Negatives of Oxbridge

Come on, surely you can come up with better arguments of fending for yourself than bedsheets?! In any case, I'm pretty much self-catered.

My negatives of Oxford:

1) You often feel like an idiot
2) There is a general lack of praise
3) Some of the tutors are clueless about pastoral care and learning disabilities
4) Some of the tutors should clearly just being doing research and not teaching
5) General state of huge disorganisation
6) The Oxford Union hacks
7) Questionable standards of English amongst some of the international students
8) Very cold
9) No Poundland
10) Some of the tutors just shouldn't be allowed to teach. At all.

That's really put me off.

I'm just thankful it's Oxford and not Cambridge!

Well, there's only one long vac, that's what they call the summer "holiday". As West Wing said, they have a thing about the word holiday as they claim it implies a lack of work etc. Anyway, I was just pointing out that sentences with one plural and one singular subject can be odd, because that's the sort of thing I find fun.

You're applying for Magdalene English right? That be cool.

I would say that's a positive, the reason being that you are with people with the same interests as you etc.

Work load? That's all I can possibly think of.

What a load of rubbish. People (well, probably not you) don't tend to make friends with other just because have a comparable level of intellect.

I saw levels of social retardedness that were absolutely stratospheric, including extremely poor levels of English from internationals who have allegedly passed English tests in order to go to Oxford, 25-year-olds with the social skills of 15-year-olds, and people who don't know how to park bicycles.

I have to say, I have no idea about the actual university, but I don't get whats with all the Cambridge haters here. Its a great city , there are also plenty of non-chain stores if you actually look in the right places, obviously there are none in the town centre but still

2. We don't get weekends

4. The town is really quite boring once you've gotten over the initial excitement

5. The food is awful and there are limited self-catering facilities

7. We don't get a freshers week, people often get set work in the first 3 days (I was set work on my second day)

I have to say, I have no idea about the actual university, but I don't get whats with all the Cambridge haters here. Its a great city , there are also plenty of non-chain stores if you actually look in the right places, obviously there are none in the town centre but still

The work load is a negative, yes. I've been doing over 6 hours private study a day on average.
And although I wouldn't know myself, I've heard that if you're into 'serious clubbing' then the 'scene' isn't great.

I'm not sure if this is a postgraduate/Oxford thing as I haven't seen any of this.

That's really put me off.

I'm just thankful it's Oxford and not Cambridge!

Off topic, but you annoy me so so so so SO much.
Pass your alevels, then chose a subject, THEN uni.
Dont try and choose a uni before you choose a course. For instance history at oxford is completely different to the course at UCL. You may have the grades for oxford, but prefer UCL's course.
Thats just an example.
Choose a subject then a uni.
grr

And I lol'd because I thought you were probably one of them. Ignorance is bliss.

Off topic, but you annoy me so so so so SO much.
Pass your alevels, then chose a subject, THEN uni.
Dont try and choose a uni before you choose a course. For instance history at oxford is completely different to the course at UCL. You may have the grades for oxford, but prefer UCL's course.
Thats just an example.
Choose a subject then a uni.
grr

I live right near cambridge and lived there for a long time (17 years), i dont drive either and i imagine many students dont, which is why i find the town centre annoying. Also my partner has a well paid job and we still can't afford a flat there. The nightclubs are a bit crap to be honest too. The pubs are ok, but pricey. I guess i'm just annoyed at having lived in an expensive small 'city' for son long.