Is it just Oxbridge that you pick colleges

can some one explain plz

dking2001

Some other universities are collegiate (Top of my head Durham, York, Kent) though not to the same extent as Oxbridge. I am pretty sure with these you apply to the university via UCAS and can express a college preference further down the line when you firm them or meet your offer.

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username5396504

Original post by dking2001

so the other universities have all their buildings in one place then

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nexttime

There are other collegiate unis, but they really aren't that similar no.

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mnot

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Original post by Imperial Majesty

can some one explain plz

Technically uni of London you also pick a college. although UoL works educationally very different as each college acts educationally independently.

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username5396504

Original post by mnot

Technically uni of London you also pick a college. although UoL works educationally very different as each college acts educationally independently.

so the other universities have all their buildings in one place then, or do they only have only place or pick for you

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mnot

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Original post by Imperial Majesty

so the other universities have all their buildings in one place then, or do they only have only place or pick for you

Ive no idea what this question means.
I was simply saying that university of London you pick the colleges, as per the thread title query.

But Uni of london colleges act more like universities in their own right. For example the uni of London college are places like UCL, Kings, RVC, Queen Mary, City. But these tend to act more like independent institutions but technically you still choose which college to apply to.

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Theloniouss

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Whether a university is collegiate or not is no indication of where their buildings are. Campus universities have all their buildings in one place, otherwise you'd have to check but they likely don't.

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username5396504

Original post by Theloniouss

thank you, this was what i was asking for

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threeportdrift

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Original post by Imperial Majesty

so the other universities have all their buildings in one place then

There are a few other universities that have Colleges, but they don't work in quite the same way as Oxbridge Colleges. In both Oxford and Cambridge, the university buildings are scattered across the city and inter-mixed with shops and businesses, there is no 'campus' as there is at York, Bath, Warwick for example. The Colleges are also scattered around the two cities.

Nearly all Universities have Halls of Residence which some students choose to live in, but students also commonly live in commercial and private accommodation. For undergrads at Oxbridge nearly all live in College for all 3 years. So the College is the equivalent of a 'Hall of Residence' but it is also a lot more. There is a whole layer of welfare (College nurse, chaplain, counsellor etc) in your College, which there isn't in a Hall of Residence, there are sports teams and societies, and there are additional visiting lecturers and academic opportunities, plus you have a load of academics that live and work tin College. So your College provides much more comprehensive support and opportunities than a Hall of Residence. Because of that, there's more af a long term community feel, and so there are networking and alumni strengths, because people tend to feel very fond of their College and want to support it, because of the opportunities they had when they were there.

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nulli tertius

Original post by Imperial Majesty

so the other universities have all their buildings in one place then, or do they only have only place or pick for you

Universities may have more than one campus but each subject is generally taught at only one campus. There are some exceptions:-

A few out of London universities have a London campus primarily for undergraduates from overseas.

Exeter teaches some of its courses in Cornwall as well as in Exeter. Anglia Ruskin teaches some of its courses at 2 or 3 of Chelmsford, Cambridge at Peterborough. There will be one or two others like this, particularly for healthcare and similar courses.

The University of Law offers its undergraduates courses in several cities

Some universities also offer their UK courses at overseas campuses.

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RogerOxon

Original post by Imperial Majesty

can some one explain plz

Oxbridge colleges handle accommodation and tutorials. All lectures and practicals are in university departments / buildings. It's the university that sets exams, and awards degrees.

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swanseajack1

Lancaster also has the college system although they are really halls of residence on campus. Durham is a little different. It has about a dozen colleges and they are all around the town. Some are near the original campus near town and the others our by the hill or science campus. Even though you can apply to 1 it doesnt mean you get into that 1 as they tend to place students to ensure there is a fair representation of the various subjects in each. Some are gowned colleges and others are not. Most are catered although there is at least 1 that isnt.

There is a sports system where you play for your college against others. I believe it is the most used intramural scheme in the UK.

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Ghostlady

Lancaster and York have their colleges on a campus. You apply to the uni, and do not choose a college like you do Oxbridge at the application stage. You choose a range of colleges at the accommodation choice stage.

York you choose (im pretty sure it was 9 but now 7) 7 types of accommodation across all of the colleges. Example so you could choose 3 different types at Goodricke College, 2 at Constantine, and 2 Catered accommodation room types at James College and rank them in order of preference. Then you get placed in one of those choices.

Lancaster you make two choices over two colleges at the accommodation choice stage and this takes place in the June. My daughter chose County College 'Townhouse', and Grizedale College 'Townhouse' (shes in Grizedale) Other examples are furness college std, Cartmel college superior en-suite, County college superior std and so on. Lancaster's colleges each have a bar, a porters lodge, a JCR (junior common room) and they have sporting rivalries against each other. On normal freshers there would be a bar crawl round all 9 colleges but even this year she booked 2 tables of 6 for her townhouse, at her college bar, and also booked and drank at other bars.