what oxford college?

I still have lots of time before I have to decide, but I want people's honest opinions on these colleges: Queen's, St Anne's, Corpus Christi, Trinity, St Catz
I like that the food at st annes is said to be the best and they offer on college ground 3 years accomodation, but it's not really a picturesque or rich college and is quite far from the centre. queens is quite nice, seems a bit posh but offers 4 years accomodation, not sure what self catering is like also idk how far away the college accomodation really is and I wouldn't want to be that far away. corpus seems nice and quite traditional, again not sure about self catered, and far away from the science area, I like the turtle racing stuff. st catz seems far away. trinity is nicely in between centre and science area, but self catered doesn;t really exist and apparently they kick you out quite far in 2nd and 3rd year. any opinions?

From your description, Queens.

I know it seems like it but I don't really know much about each college so it would be nicer to hear about people's experiences at each college.

It’s best to visit.
You can check for student comments through the Alternative Prospectus: http://apply.oxfordsu.org/colleges/

yeah, I'll do that too but tbh everyone is going to say that they love their college so I can't get super accurate information

Yes, most people love their college.
You have to find out the attributes that you would want in a college such as traditions, proximity to your lecturers, community etc, then check the Alternative Prospectus.

I still have lots of time before I have to decide, but I want people's honest opinions on these colleges: Queen's, St Anne's, Corpus Christi, Trinity, St Catz
I like that the food at st annes is said to be the best and they offer on college ground 3 years accomodation, but it's not really a picturesque or rich college and is quite far from the centre. queens is quite nice, seems a bit posh but offers 4 years accomodation, not sure what self catering is like also idk how far away the college accomodation really is and I wouldn't want to be that far away. corpus seems nice and quite traditional, again not sure about self catered, and far away from the science area, I like the turtle racing stuff. st catz seems far away. trinity is nicely in between centre and science area, but self catered doesn;t really exist and apparently they kick you out quite far in 2nd and 3rd year. any opinions?

St Anne's brutalist building has a concrete spiral staircase - best avoided and rooms can be noisy.

I'm considering quite a niche course, materials science, so there aren't that many colleges to choose from in the first place- I guess that's a pro in the sense that I don't have to narrow down so many, but on the other hand none of the colleges are really my 'ideal' college per se- obviously if I get accepted that will be the least of my worries but I'd rather still be able to choose somwhat.

Hi, what's the problem with the staircase? I don't have any mobility needs so it should be ok right? Do you know about the food situation etc? The thing I like about st annes is that it is fully catered and the kitchens are very good, and it provides accomodation for the whole course- is this as important as it seems right now?

A spiral staircase with luggage is a challenge ... I don't have mobility issue but found it awful.

In my opinion, best to stick with Queens.

Ohhh right, how did you find everything else?

I was helping with a Summer school there - food was good. I had to be moved from the room I was initially allocated because the noise from lorries revving at the traffic lights on Banbury Road kept waking me up. Rooms all had a weird step which I did not like and the beds seemed narrow/small. Larger people struggled with the toilets as the washbasins are close to the door and so the access is narrow.

Thank, but could you elaborate on that please?

A light hearted approach.
Note the one real point: "You will end thinking that your college is the best and all the others are terrible".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inYEXUjh2cY

I still have lots of time before I have to decide, but I want people's honest opinions on these colleges: Queen's, St Anne's, Corpus Christi, Trinity, St Catz
I like that the food at st annes is said to be the best and they offer on college ground 3 years accomodation, but it's not really a picturesque or rich college and is quite far from the centre. queens is quite nice, seems a bit posh but offers 4 years accomodation, not sure what self catering is like also idk how far away the college accomodation really is and I wouldn't want to be that far away. corpus seems nice and quite traditional, again not sure about self catered, and far away from the science area, I like the turtle racing stuff. st catz seems far away. trinity is nicely in between centre and science area, but self catered doesn;t really exist and apparently they kick you out quite far in 2nd and 3rd year. any opinions?