Negatives of Oxbridge

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

can someone clarify this for me:

is it true taht in cambridge you're not allowed to go home during the first term of your 1st year?

ISA: You don't understand until you see it. 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.
And yes, when I said it was difficult to get involved with university activities, I did include the student journalism etc in that. Can't speak for the Union as I was never interested in being a member and was advised by others that the joining cost wasn't worth it.

You strike me as being someone besotted with the Oxford dream, which doesn't much match the reality. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed my year there well enough, but more fool you if you've bought into all the shiny advertising. I think you want to go there for all the wrong reasons, and this will only show if you ever have an interview there.

Bah, we have a Poundland! And it sounds like we might be a bit better organised, going by this thread.

Maybe, but I've had a surprising number of flyers promoting various grindcoremashhardstepindiedubthwack nights.

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.

******* scout bastards.

...aaaand that's it.

Surely the workload isn't that much more than a lesser uni?

Re the comments about the poor level of English amongst internationals, this is not unique to Oxbridge. I recall a newspaper article suggesting it was widespread amongst UK universities who needed the money these students bring. If anything the problem will be smaller at the wealthier Oxbridge unis.

university is what you make of it

That's a lie.

I'd rather go to a "lesser" university than be treated like a child.

But you don't really know a place until you've been there. Have you been there? Judging it on perceived negatives is quite unfair.

Take a stroll up Mill Road.

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

Nothing much! Its like any other university, just that courses are more demanding (in most cases), there are many more traditions and you get supervised by experts (mostly)! - All positives.

great job prospects
prestige by the bucket load
pastoral care like no other

....glad I didn't apply !