Cambridge Colleges Help Hispol

Hello! I'm trying to choose a college and I would appreciate any suggestions!

My criteria are:
- Good humanities support/supervision (im applying for hispol) and not super STEM focused
- competitive sports program (especially football)
- friendly environment/sense of community
- People aren't only focused on academics/cut-throat
- Diverse group of people
- I would rather be close to the city centre but i know Sidgwick Site is pretty far too and biking isn't a problem for me
- Not a small college

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by FloatingOtter

Hello! I'm trying to choose a college and I would appreciate any suggestions!
My criteria are:
- Good humanities support/supervision (im applying for hispol) and not super STEM focused
- competitive sports program (especially football)
- friendly environment/sense of community
- People aren't only focused on academics/cut-throat
- Diverse group of people
- I would rather be close to the city centre but i know Sidgwick Site is pretty far too and biking isn't a problem for me
- Not a small college
Based on my criteria and research, I've narrowed it down to mainly Homerton, Pembroke, Corpus Christi but would appreciate any suggestions. Thank you!

Like most applicants, you are chasing qualities that are either universal, impossible to measure or change every year!

All Colleges provide good subject support - it's what they exist for. All Colleges have a friendly environment and sense of community. All Colleges are diverse.

Sports levels change every year, because the student population changes every year, some years are full of keen sports people, and then a few key players graduate and the level sinks. If you are really good at some sport, you will be a key element of how good the College is.

Cambridge is tiny - though by Cam standards Homerton is not near the Sidgewick, biking distance.

Corpus has a reputation of being one of the more academically intense, Pembroke also a bit of a high performer.