Choosing an Oxford College

http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/merton/ (We do have a lecture theatre now, and a gym, which were built after this was made, but for the most part, this is accurate! We also don't regularly have sword-fights on Fellow's Garden...)

EDIT: Posting this has made me all nostalgic!

Golly, I never knew we had a gym!

Well, how far is it from the shop? How far from the centre? How friendly is it? What about ladies?

St Cross college is one of the nicer postgraduate only colleges. Believe it or not, this was built in the 20th century.

I don't know if i'm asking this in the right place, but does anyone know if Keble is really as sporty as it's rumoured to be? I've heard a fair few things about how the sportsmen seem to dominate and that there's a very manly atmosphere, although i'm not at all sporty or anything like that

Otherwise, i was thinking of maybe applying to Worcester for Medicine (though if i somehow got past interview stage i'd probably be pooled due to the high no. of applicants)

Any advice appreciated

Would you guys say that it's 'too early' (if there's such a thing) to be looking at possible college choices? I've only just started Year 12, but am becoming increasingly aware of people in the Upper Sixth at my school who are struggling to finish their Oxbridge applications in time for the school's deadline, mainly because they didn't start thinking about it well in advance.

Would you guys say that it's 'too early' (if there's such a thing) to be looking at possible college choices? I've only just started Year 12, but am becoming increasingly aware of people in the Upper Sixth at my school who are struggling to finish their Oxbridge applications in time for the school's deadline, mainly because they didn't start thinking about it well in advance.

Struggling to finish the Oxbridge application? Really? There is one extra form to fill out and that's it College choice can be made in a day easily, or less if you had to as it isn't all that important.

You do have to make sure you have all your other unis and PS sorted out early, i guess, but college choosing is a small part of what you need to do. Nevertheless, reading about colleges can be fun and interesting, so feel free to have a quick browse. Don't become one of those obessive people though

Why did they specify physics may I ask? What the hell is that got to do with PPE?

Caius is "the medics' college" taking 25 per year (most colleges take between 8-15) and getting a ridiculous number of Firsts

And isn't it Balliol, Oxford, that has the reputation for PPE? (Or was this one of Baz's little fabrications?

As for social reputations - Clare does have a reputation for being friendly, and rightly so. Some people find it a little claustrophobic though, but as everyone knows, I love it.

Emma also has a similar reputation, along with its bar generally being considered pretty cool. However, rumours abound of a secret workaholic side to the college that we never see Will can tell you more.

I can't think of anything else right now, but will post more if I think of it. Rep for you for this thread once I can, will!

Hi,

I saw this document with detailed statistics of this year's application results (it was excel document I think) on TSR. Does anybody have any idea where I can find it?

Thanks

I'm sorry, can you enlighten me, I didn't realise medics could gets firsts, how is this so?

I'm sorry, can you enlighten me, I didn't realise medics could gets firsts, how is this so?

At Cambridge, in the first three years, you sit extra exams for your "Tripos" on top of your 2nd MB exams which you must take for your medical degree. The results of these are combined in some complicated way to give you a grade for each of the first three years, and this grade is used as part of the application process for clinical school. So you get firsts, 2.1 etc like everyone else. This only counts for your BA degree though; your MB BChir is distinction/pass/fail like pretty much everywhere else.