The Big 'Which Cambridge College?' Thread

Hi guys, I am an international student from New Zealand. I am hoping to apply for medicine in Cambridge and I'm just wondering which college in Cambridge accepts the most oversea med student? I've heard some college takes 1 while others 2.

May someone share the information of which college accepts 2 oversea students for medicine and further more the link to find such information since I can't find any around.

Thanks everybody in advance.

I'm not sure about all colleges, but certainly in my college, we have 2 over-seas students in my year (there are 8 of us in total.)

The pooling system will even it out (in terms of getting into cambridge), so don't worry about whether one will give you a better chance of getting in than the other. That said, I might still go for Caius, as at least then you'll have less chance of ending up in a completely random college...if you think you're likely to be a very strong candidate (UMS above 95%, good at interviewing) maybe downing, though....at the end of the day, though, i don't think there is really that much difference between colleges.

I suppose so...but in terms of interview, will Caius be harder than Downing?

I'm studying AS levels at the moment and I'm going to apply to Cambridge to study engineering, but I have no idea which college to apply for. Are there specific colleges that are 'good' colleges for engineering?

also music is a big part of my life so that will be a big factor
Any suggestions would be welcomed and well argued reasons for specific colleges would be even better

Thanks

I'm studying AS levels at the moment and I'm going to apply to Cambridge to study engineering, but I have no idea which college to apply for. Are there specific colleges that are 'good' colleges for engineering?

also music is a big part of my life so that will be a big factor
Any suggestions would be welcomed and well argued reasons for specific colleges would be even better

Thanks

Also, to add to the previous post, if you can sing tenor you will be a pretty rare and valuable commodity...

Yeah that's not really my thing - I'm a drummer (yes I've heard them all before - drummers apparently aren't musicians blah blah...)
When I said I love music - big bands and jazz bands and rock bands etc etc etc (occasionally orchestral stuff too) is what I do - I cannot sing to save my life!

Hi, I was wondering do all colleges require you to share a room or is there an availability of having one on your own? Also which is the best college in terms of accommodation in your opinion. Thanks :-)

Pretty much all colleges will give you a room of your own as far as I'm aware. There's a possibility of sharing a lounge area with a few other people but the vast majority just have a room to themselves. I can't speak for all the colleges, but Gonville & Caius have the Stephen Hawking Building....mmmmnnn. Trinity Hall has some nice modern accommodation at Wychfield and it's the cheapest in Cambridge too.

I'm sure there are other great colleges for accommodation but that's all I personally know!

Pretty much all colleges will give you a room of your own as far as I'm aware. There's a possibility of sharing a lounge area with a few other people but the vast majority just have a room to themselves. I can't speak for all the colleges, but Gonville & Caius have the Stephen Hawking Building....mmmmnnn. Trinity Hall has some nice modern accommodation at Wychfield and it's the cheapest in Cambridge too.

I'm sure there are other great colleges for accommodation but that's all I personally know!

I *think* Pembroke has some rooms which are shared. And one year, I think either Clare or Queen's asked for people to volunteer to share rooms.

Not quite.

At Pembroke, they have what they call "split sets". The easiest way to explain this is by reference to "sets" generally.

In short, if you get a first in your exams, you have the option of "upgrading" your room to a scholars' room, which is normally a "set". A set is like a flat; there's an oak which keeps people out, and inside there's a living room, bedroom and small basic kitchen, all for one person. (Normally, students just have a medium/large bedroom and have to share a kitchen with 4-6 other people.)

"Split sets" are sets which have, at some point in the past, been divided to accommodate two people instead of one - one person lives in the "living room" (called the "A" room, because it's bigger), and the other lives in the bedroom (the "B" room, which is smaller. It's normally large enough for a bed, chest of drawers, desk and book case, but it'd be very tight for someone else to sleep on the floor next to the bed). Both individuals then share the kitchen, and the oak is still there to keep visitors out.

Hopefully this makes things clearer!