Queens' College (Cambridge) Students and Applicants

That'll be fine, the hot plates are pretty feeble anyway.

The Freshers at Queens' College generally room in Cripps and can ask for a room that faces inwards or outwards. Does anyone know if there is a significant difference?

Inwards can be noisier. You tend to get people milling around outside the bar or during/after bops for a while, and the sounds carry fairly well in the court. I didn't find noise to be a problem in first year, and some of the outward facing rooms (e.g. those by the river, with tourists punting) can be similar. Outwards does have the considerable advantage of not being overlooked, you don't have too much privacy if you're facing the court.

So slight differences, but I wouldn't be gutted if I ended up facing the court (in fact, I've chosen my third year room in Cripps, facing the court).

How is the food? I am a vegetarian.

Are formals in the old hall and normal meals in the new hall?

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Modern, fairly uninspiring but not actively ugly. There's a sort of sandwich bar/café type thing as well, but I've never used it (it's in the same room, though). Prices were reasonable, although most college bars are.



I've eaten college food about twice, and both at the start of first year, so I'm not the person to ask, sorry. I remember it being moderately expensive: you can certainly eat for less by cooking although facilities are pretty severely limited.



Normal meals and formals are in the new hall. There's a normal formal every night. Guest nights and special events (e.g. boatie dinners) are in Old Hall. Guest nights are black tie, and open to friends and family, but you have to apply for seats (mainly because Old Hall is so much smaller).

Thanks for the detailed reply Would you say Queens' is the best college? What are the good things about it?

Also how much do the college punts cost and do they have to be booked in advance?

I would quite like to apply to a college with a nice dining hall, am I being stupid and does it not really matter when you get there?

Roughly how much is a pint in the college bar?

So it seems having your room cleaned, cleaning stuff (from the housekeeping room or something) & water are included in the room rent - what about things like toilet paper?

And does there tend to be things like salt & pepper left in the gyp rooms?

Thanks (: and gowns - do people tend to buy new ones, or are we able to buy second-hand ones? Which is better?

It's so good to be able to think about WHEN I go to Cambridge, not if!