The Big 'Which Cambridge College?' Thread

I think most colleges will be chiefly left-leaning, owing to the fact that they're filled with students, but some are likely to be less left-leaning than others.

As Melancholy said, you're likely to be happy whichever college you end up in (assuming you get in), so it's worth doing some research to find out things like accommodation types, accommodation costs, food costs, location with relation to departments/libraries, distance from the centre of Cambridge and that sort of thing.

Jesus College, tbh. (In all honesty, you'll probably enjoy any of them, like the people who get pooled). Was that useful? I dunno.

I personally think your going to be living out anyways your prob going to socialize with boys anyways
so yeah...

It's doubtful that you'd live out (the uni provides accommodation for 3 years in most cases, and living out is very expensive in Cambridge), but socialisation with boys would inevitably happen because, although the college is same-sex, the courses are not (so you'd meet boys in lectures, tutorials, seminars, etc.) And who says you can't gatecrash colleges with boys in? (And vice versa.)

FYI: Your chances aren't much higher if applying to a single sex college than applying to a mixed sex one.

I thought that if you're a girl and apply openly, you're more likely to get accepted into a single sex college? Same if you get rejected after getting rejected from applying to a specific college and get pooled? This definitely put some girls I know off doing either - which I didn't really understand tbh, I guess they couldn't stand to be around only females for most parts of 3 years!

I know there's an all girl's college in Oxford (St Hilda's?) where the competition is much, much less than for other colleges, therefore surely more chance of gaining a place? Or at least it was back when I bothered looking at into these things. Do correct me if I'm wrong Just thought I'd throw in some general conceptions.