The Big 'Which Cambridge College?' Thread
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Original post by The Mr Z
If you wanted to eat in the canteen, yes, but you can also cook for yourself - most people do when living off-site.
Is there a cheap (equal to canteen) food delivery service in Cambridge?
Does living off-site mean you aren't the part of the college life?
How do the accomodations in Emma look like? (have you got some picture?)
Original post by labu01wx
Is there a cheap (equal to canteen) food delivery service in Cambridge?
Does living off-site mean you aren't the part of the college life?
How do the accomodations in Emma look like? (have you got some picture?)
Does living off-site mean you aren't the part of the college life?
How do the accomodations in Emma look like? (have you got some picture?)
No; you can get better value for money by cooking for yourself, but you're not going to get food cooked and delivered for you, there aren't any services that provide that - you'll have to break out the apron (metaphorically) and lean to provide for yourself.
It doesn't mean you're not part of the college life, but it does mean you're less a part of it - living off-site, especially a longish way from site, limits who you will see and socialise with.
Emma accommodation is nice. There are some photos on http://www.ecsu.org.uk Those are mostly second and third year rooms, and obviously don't include the new accommodation being built right now.
Original post by labu01wx
Where exactly the first year accomodations are?
Now I'm thinking about Trinity Hall and Emma.
Trinity Hall is beautiful and I like knowing everyone, the main building closer to the Math building (for Maths Part II) than Emma's.
Emma is still on my list because everyone recommended me that.
There are only two reason for I am not sure in Trinity Hall. I'am afraid of the noise and dont't know whether my accomodation will be near the main building or not. (I've already asked it in Trinity Hall's topic, but got no answer)
Now I'm thinking about Trinity Hall and Emma.
Trinity Hall is beautiful and I like knowing everyone, the main building closer to the Math building (for Maths Part II) than Emma's.
Emma is still on my list because everyone recommended me that.
There are only two reason for I am not sure in Trinity Hall. I'am afraid of the noise and dont't know whether my accomodation will be near the main building or not. (I've already asked it in Trinity Hall's topic, but got no answer)
Emma is only a 2 minute walk from Trinity Hall so don't let that affect you. Everyone reccommended Emma to me but I just found it a bit cold, the accommodation was a little old. Noise won't really be an issue there, the Wychfield site is really quiet and the main site is enclosed, so I wouldn't worry about that. 2nd and 3rd year accommodation is quite far from the main building though, so invest in a bike! Really cheap though, rooms start from £50 a week, meaning only £1,500 for an entire year!
I'm applying for Linguistics, and just need to finalise my college choice! I'm planning on going for Clare - if anyone could give any general thoughts on this it would be great. The only thing that worries me is that there are only two Linguistics fellows at Clare, whereas King's seems to have a lot more and so may be better. How much of a difference would this kind of thing make? Are Clare good at letting you meet with fellows from other colleges if you prefer their areas of interests? The other thing is that King's specifically says that the people who end up loving the course most are generally those interested in maths, music and languages - a perfect description of me! Should this sway my opinion at all or should I assume that this is true for all colleges? I love Clare and I've not looked inside King's (apart from the chapel which is obviously stunning) but I don't think I'd like how central it is, Clare suits me as it's easily accessible but still slightly hidden away.
If anyone has any thoughts at all then that would be really appreciated
If anyone has any thoughts at all then that would be really appreciated
Original post by Florence321
I'm applying for Linguistics, and just need to finalise my college choice! I'm planning on going for Clare - if anyone could give any general thoughts on this it would be great. The only thing that worries me is that there are only two Linguistics fellows at Clare, whereas King's seems to have a lot more and so may be better. How much of a difference would this kind of thing make? Are Clare good at letting you meet with fellows from other colleges if you prefer their areas of interests? The other thing is that King's specifically says that the people who end up loving the course most are generally those interested in maths, music and languages - a perfect description of me! Should this sway my opinion at all or should I assume that this is true for all colleges? I love Clare and I've not looked inside King's (apart from the chapel which is obviously stunning) but I don't think I'd like how central it is, Clare suits me as it's easily accessible but still slightly hidden away.
If anyone has any thoughts at all then that would be really appreciated
If anyone has any thoughts at all then that would be really appreciated
It is very common to have supervisions at another college so you are quite likely to end up having them at King's even if you go to Clare. If you are ideal for the course you will be ideal at any college. Go where you want to.
Original post by Colmans
It is very common to have supervisions at another college so you are quite likely to end up having them at King's even if you go to Clare. If you are ideal for the course you will be ideal at any college. Go where you want to.
Which college are you at? Also, how far is St.John's from where the Economics lectures are held?
Original post by Extricated
Which college are you at? Also, how far is St.John's from where the Economics lectures are held?
I am near Johns but prefer to stay private about my college. Economics lectures are Sidgewick Site but johns and several other colleges have first year accommodation that side of the river. From central johns it is maybe ten mins walk and a short flat bike ride.
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What do you think about the atmosphere in Trinity?
I don't have a clue about these things, so I'll ask: how much does it cost to cook your own balanced meal? Cheaper than the buttery enough to justify the extra time and effort?
Original post by labu01wx
What do you think about the atmosphere in Trinity?
Contains mostly Nitrogen and Oxygen, 279-293 Kelvin, about 100bar pressure.
Trinity is known for being rather insular and cliquey (as in, more so than other colleges). There are large sections of your year, let alone other years, who you will never meet, most who you won't get to know. Most Tinitians seems to have a fairly small group of friends and people they more generally socialise with, even though (or perhaps because) it's the largest college.
Notable sub-sections are large numbers of foreign students who tend to keep together and quite a large public-school/wealthy, predominantly Tory, "Rah" contingent.
Original post by und
I don't have a clue about these things, so I'll ask: how much does it cost to cook your own balanced meal? Cheaper than the buttery enough to justify the extra time and effort?
(unhelpfully) it depends a lot on what you cook/how good you are at cooking etc/where you shop/your routine. Btw presuming you're talking about evening meals as breakfast/lunch are usually cheap and easy.
I think for most people the buttery debate is more along the lines of convenience (just turn up) v flexibility (restricted times and no way to just have what you want at the time).
I tended to cook because my hall times for evening meals were way too early for me/I had societies and sports and stuff to do in the evenings that just didn't fit. That said, in exam term of my first year I went to hall every day because a) it gave you that valuable social time and b) it was useful to be in a strict-ish routine for revision-planning purposes.
ok so please please please
Jesus vs downing vs John's
literally dying here...
pros and cons please as much detail literally whatever you can think of to say would be awsome!
(classicsbtw)
xxx
Jesus vs downing vs John's
literally dying here...
pros and cons please as much detail literally whatever you can think of to say would be awsome!
(classicsbtw)
xxx
(edited 11 years ago)
My son finally made his college choice yesterday so I understand your dilemma! I'm assuming you have visited your 3 possible choices? If so I would say go on your gut instinct. You may get pooled to e.g. Homerton or Murray Edwards anyway! I would recommend making an instinctive decision, then quickly examine your reaction to the choice - if you think, "Phew!" then that's great; if you think, "I'd rather choose x..." then that's a result too. You could go into massive detail with lists of pros and cons but that may not bring you to a conclusion and would certainly use up a lot of time and emotional energy. It's very easy to start overthinking this decision Most people seem to like their college, whether they chose it or not. Cambridge is a lovely place to be at university.
Good luck with your application.
Most people seem to like their college, whether they chose it or not. Cambridge is a lovely place to be at university.Good luck with your application.
Original post by Helen26
ok so please please please
Jesus vs downing vs John's
literally dying here...
pros and cons please as much detail literally whatever you can think of to say would be awsome!
(classicsbtw)
xxx
Jesus vs downing vs John's
literally dying here...
pros and cons please as much detail literally whatever you can think of to say would be awsome!
(classicsbtw)
xxx
What the person above me said!
My favourite out of those is Jesus but it really doesn't matter too much, just go with the place you'd most want to live
Original post by Florence321
I'm applying for Linguistics, and just need to finalise my college choice! I'm planning on going for Clare - if anyone could give any general thoughts on this it would be great. The only thing that worries me is that there are only two Linguistics fellows at Clare, whereas King's seems to have a lot more and so may be better. How much of a difference would this kind of thing make? Are Clare good at letting you meet with fellows from other colleges if you prefer their areas of interests? The other thing is that King's specifically says that the people who end up loving the course most are generally those interested in maths, music and languages - a perfect description of me! Should this sway my opinion at all or should I assume that this is true for all colleges? I love Clare and I've not looked inside King's (apart from the chapel which is obviously stunning) but I don't think I'd like how central it is, Clare suits me as it's easily accessible but still slightly hidden away.
If anyone has any thoughts at all then that would be really appreciated
If anyone has any thoughts at all then that would be really appreciated
I'd say go for Clare, Linguistics is such a small course that supervisions are organised centrally by the department, at least that's what I remember having read somewhere.
The general advice is also to ignore the specific research areas of fellows. They only say it might be good to choose a college where the DoS is not external, but you say Clare has two fellows, so that should be okay. (Incidentally, I'm also applying for Ling!)
So, it seems that most Cambridge Colleges have a subject or area that dominates. Churchill, for example, has a large population of mathematicians, Darwin seems to favour the sciences slightly (that may just be what post-grads are favouring), and I've heard several other colleges described as "law colleges" or "science colleges." Here's my question - what college seems to attract a large number of historians? Or at least arts/humanities students?
This is nonsense, with the exception of Homerton and Churchill no college mandates what subject size it has. Ultimately as a Grad, you have much more to do with your faculty than your college anyway.
I am applying to read English at Cambridge for 2013 entry. I considered making an open application, as there were so many colleges that I'd love to attend (and to be honest, I think I'd be happy at any of them) but in the end, I ultimately thought I'd like to choose a particular college (even though, even if I did get in, there is a chance that it wouldn't be at that college due to the winter pool). I've done a lot of research and narrowed it down to two:
Girton and Sidney Sussex.
I loved both equally. They both shone with such a different quirky atmosphere in comparison to the other colleges. The English professors I met at both were such interesting individuals. I cannot decide at all between the two. Of course, they both had their pros and cons.
Sidney Sussex was right in the centre of town, which in a way was perfect but the busyness of it all seemed a little daunting. It seemed a lot more formal in comparison to Girton. However, it was beautiful and not too big. It had some amazing history, and I loved the little quirky stories like "Did you know Oliver Cromwell's head is over there?"
Girton on the other hand, is very far out. This, again is something that will either be perfect or not for me. Living quite far out is rather daunting as I would have to cycle into town for my lectures and as someone who was hit by a car only two years a go that seems a little scary. However, it also meant (and I saw it myself) that there is such a close community at Girton, which is great if you're involved in the close community, but if you're more friendlier with people from other colleges then it might be rather annoying. I loved the whole women's history of Girton and that was something that really attracted me to it. The lecturers at Girton were great, they seemed so connected with their students (and boy were they funny!) The buildings were beautiful and the people I met at the open were so helpful and nice.
Help anyone?!
Girton and Sidney Sussex.
I loved both equally. They both shone with such a different quirky atmosphere in comparison to the other colleges. The English professors I met at both were such interesting individuals. I cannot decide at all between the two. Of course, they both had their pros and cons.
Sidney Sussex was right in the centre of town, which in a way was perfect but the busyness of it all seemed a little daunting. It seemed a lot more formal in comparison to Girton. However, it was beautiful and not too big. It had some amazing history, and I loved the little quirky stories like "Did you know Oliver Cromwell's head is over there?"
Girton on the other hand, is very far out. This, again is something that will either be perfect or not for me. Living quite far out is rather daunting as I would have to cycle into town for my lectures and as someone who was hit by a car only two years a go that seems a little scary. However, it also meant (and I saw it myself) that there is such a close community at Girton, which is great if you're involved in the close community, but if you're more friendlier with people from other colleges then it might be rather annoying. I loved the whole women's history of Girton and that was something that really attracted me to it. The lecturers at Girton were great, they seemed so connected with their students (and boy were they funny!) The buildings were beautiful and the people I met at the open were so helpful and nice.
Help anyone?!
Original post by NoSpeakNewSpeak
I am applying to read English at Cambridge for 2013 entry. I considered making an open application, as there were so many colleges that I'd love to attend (and to be honest, I think I'd be happy at any of them) but in the end, I ultimately thought I'd like to choose a particular college (even though, even if I did get in, there is a chance that it wouldn't be at that college due to the winter pool). I've done a lot of research and narrowed it down to two:
Girton and Sidney Sussex.
I loved both equally. They both shone with such a different quirky atmosphere in comparison to the other colleges. The English professors I met at both were such interesting individuals. I cannot decide at all between the two. Of course, they both had their pros and cons.
Sidney Sussex was right in the centre of town, which in a way was perfect but the busyness of it all seemed a little daunting. It seemed a lot more formal in comparison to Girton. However, it was beautiful and not too big. It had some amazing history, and I loved the little quirky stories like "Did you know Oliver Cromwell's head is over there?"
Girton on the other hand, is very far out. This, again is something that will either be perfect or not for me. Living quite far out is rather daunting as I would have to cycle into town for my lectures and as someone who was hit by a car only two years a go that seems a little scary. However, it also meant (and I saw it myself) that there is such a close community at Girton, which is great if you're involved in the close community, but if you're more friendlier with people from other colleges then it might be rather annoying. I loved the whole women's history of Girton and that was something that really attracted me to it. The lecturers at Girton were great, they seemed so connected with their students (and boy were they funny!) The buildings were beautiful and the people I met at the open were so helpful and nice.
Help anyone?!
Girton and Sidney Sussex.
I loved both equally. They both shone with such a different quirky atmosphere in comparison to the other colleges. The English professors I met at both were such interesting individuals. I cannot decide at all between the two. Of course, they both had their pros and cons.
Sidney Sussex was right in the centre of town, which in a way was perfect but the busyness of it all seemed a little daunting. It seemed a lot more formal in comparison to Girton. However, it was beautiful and not too big. It had some amazing history, and I loved the little quirky stories like "Did you know Oliver Cromwell's head is over there?"
Girton on the other hand, is very far out. This, again is something that will either be perfect or not for me. Living quite far out is rather daunting as I would have to cycle into town for my lectures and as someone who was hit by a car only two years a go that seems a little scary. However, it also meant (and I saw it myself) that there is such a close community at Girton, which is great if you're involved in the close community, but if you're more friendlier with people from other colleges then it might be rather annoying. I loved the whole women's history of Girton and that was something that really attracted me to it. The lecturers at Girton were great, they seemed so connected with their students (and boy were they funny!) The buildings were beautiful and the people I met at the open were so helpful and nice.
Help anyone?!
I'm at Churchill myself, but if I were deciding between those two I'd go for Sidney purely on the basis that it's opposite Sainsburys! If you enjoy cycling, Girton isn't too bad, but it's a pretty long way to go to lectures. Still, for english I guess that's less of a problem!
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