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Original post by hermionegrangcr
Seriously, all of these are equally as competitive. Just consider things like distance from the centre of the town and accomodations, etc. I chose New College and stuck with that decision since months ago.


I chose Trinity! Thanks for the reply though :smile:
Does anyone know anything about Somerville college? I was just allocated there


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Does anyone know anything about Somerville college? I was just allocated there


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I don't know very much, but the grounds are really nice (lots of garden) and it's not too far from the centre
Cool, thanks!


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Does anyone know anything about Somerville college? I was just allocated there


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I applied to Somerville. Heard it's the most liberal of them all and the grounds are nice and not too over the top. Seems pretty laid back and chill :smile:
Original post by Kaddy_Dee
I applied to Somerville. Heard it's the most liberal of them all and the grounds are nice and not too over the top. Seems pretty laid back and chill :smile:


Great, thanks!


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Question for postgrad admissions: does applying early improve your chances for a first choice college?

In other words, (A) Do departments typically process applications as they come in, or do they all wait until January? and (B) if you do get admitted in an earlier round, is a college more likely to put you into their empty slot for whatever your subject is, or do they wait until April to see how many future Nobel winners they can skim before sending the rest to purgatory?
I'm looking to study Chemistry- does anyone know if any of the colleges have little quirks? Just a bit of interesting history to them (e.g. the secret room and pet cemetery of Magdalen at Cambridge) Preferably an older college with a boathouse, opportunities to self-cater and a 24-hour library. I don't mind sharing bathrooms etc. general stereotypes, or living out for a year but would prefer to live in older buildings if I am living in the college? I don't know if I will be able to make it up to the open day so any help would be great- any general feelings of a place are also received with open arms!
Original post by conbrom
I'm looking to study Chemistry- does anyone know if any of the colleges have little quirks? Just a bit of interesting history to them (e.g. the secret room and pet cemetery of Magdalen at Cambridge) Preferably an older college with a boathouse, opportunities to self-cater and a 24-hour library. I don't mind sharing bathrooms etc. general stereotypes, or living out for a year but would prefer to live in older buildings if I am living in the college? I don't know if I will be able to make it up to the open day so any help would be great- any general feelings of a place are also received with open arms!


Not biased at all, but Christ Church have Tom Tower which rings 101 times at 9.05 every night, the notorious drag suite in Peck quad (probably the biggest student room ever*), 17th century graffiti on a door below hall stating 'NO PEEL' (apparently in protest of being served potato peels in hall) and the actual Harry Potter stairs. Easy choice, if you ask me... :ninja:

*cannot actually provide any evidence. But it is massive with a very big living/study area, two bedrooms (sets are to share) and one of those have an additional study...
Original post by conbrom
I'm looking to study Chemistry- does anyone know if any of the colleges have little quirks? Just a bit of interesting history to them (e.g. the secret room and pet cemetery of Magdalen at Cambridge) Preferably an older college with a boathouse, opportunities to self-cater and a 24-hour library. I don't mind sharing bathrooms etc. general stereotypes, or living out for a year but would prefer to live in older buildings if I am living in the college? I don't know if I will be able to make it up to the open day so any help would be great- any general feelings of a place are also received with open arms!


You may find it harder to have an older college and self catering access - a lot of older colleges have no or very little kitchen access, whereas newer ones are more likely to. The student room wiki has pages for different colleges which are a good place to look for this sort of information though :smile:
What are the main stereotypes of the colleges, especially Christ Church, Brasenose, Lincoln, Magdalen and Hertford? I realise a lot of the people won't fit the stereotype but I assume the stereotypes are there for a reason?
Original post by EllaMae
What are the main stereotypes of the colleges, especially Christ Church, Brasenose, Lincoln, Magdalen and Hertford? I realise a lot of the people won't fit the stereotype but I assume the stereotypes are there for a reason?


Stereotypes? Oxford has stereotypes?!

They are subtler than you expect, and the people who fit the stereotypes you don't like (whichever ones those are) tend to keep to themselves so in the end they don't spoil things for everyone who doesn't fit that stereotype. I know nice people at all those colleges... and some prats at all of them as well.....

Original post by EllaMae
What are the main stereotypes of the colleges, especially Christ Church, Brasenose, Lincoln, Magdalen and Hertford? I realise a lot of the people won't fit the stereotype but I assume the stereotypes are there for a reason?


ChCh: Harry Potter dickheads
Brasenose: 'deer park' dickheads
Lincoln: who?
Magdalen: deer park dickheads
Hertford: just plain dickheads
Original post by EllaMae
What are the main stereotypes of the colleges, especially Christ Church, Brasenose, Lincoln, Magdalen and Hertford? I realise a lot of the people won't fit the stereotype but I assume the stereotypes are there for a reason?


Brasenose's students have generated quite a lot of content illustrating what they and the college is like: examples

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Brasenose_College,_Oxford
http://insidebrasenose.org/why-brasenose/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4bFpSGXZDU

Our dominant impressions are that they have strong views on most subjects, work and play hard, look after each other and are very welcoming, come from all over the UK (and beyond), and collectively seem to do an amazing amount of drama.
I'm going to be applying for PPE, I can't decide on a college though!

At the moment it's between St Peters and Lady Margaret Hall but also like St Edmund Hall, any recommendations?



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Original post by Don Joiner
I'm going to be applying for PPE, I can't decide on a college though!

At the moment it's between St Peters and Lady Margaret Hall but also like St Edmund Hall, any recommendations?

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Have you visited them all? Out of those, my personal preference would be LMH.
Original post by Don Joiner
I'm going to be applying for PPE, I can't decide on a college though!

At the moment it's between St Peters and Lady Margaret Hall but also like St Edmund Hall, any recommendations?



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Why do you like those?

You haven't picked particularly popular colleges which is good wrt getting your first choice college.
Original post by Plagioclase
Have you visited them all? Out of those, my personal preference would be LMH.


Yes I have, I thought the accomodation at LMH seemed slightly worse than the others but maybe that was just my impression. I liked the general feel of St Peters as well


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Original post by nexttime
Why do you like those?

You haven't picked particularly popular colleges which is good wrt getting your first choice college.


Yes I'm aware they're not the most prestigious/popular; I've heard people say that you might as well apply to the best and most popular ones because if you're good enough for Oxford you'll be reallocated somewhere else anyway, do you agree?

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Original post by Don Joiner
Yes I have, I thought the accomodation at LMH seemed slightly worse than the others but maybe that was just my impression. I liked the general feel of St Peters as well
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Oh well don't worry too much about my opinion here because I've not seen the accommodation at LMH or St. Peter's (only at Teddy Hall which looked pretty underwhelming at least for first years).

Original post by Don Joiner
Yes I'm aware they're not the most prestigious/popular; I've heard people say that you might as well apply to the best and most popular ones because if you're good enough for Oxford you'll be reallocated somewhere else anyway, do you agree?ThanksPosted from TSR Mobile
Well there are no "best" colleges, what I think they meant is that you should apply to the college you want to go to the most rather than 'strategically' applying to less popular colleges because yes, there is a reallocation system.
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