Trinity College

I'm thinking about staying over holidays as well because I live too far away, so you'll have me for company!

Reply 121

JHutcher

Catholicism... there is something to find out more about... oh the luxury of being a protestant (but catholic leaning) quaker in a lapsed catholic famiy.

Reply 122

JHutcher

Morning Mass?

as for staying in cambridge during the christmas term... i once saw a fantastic society website called 'Christmas College Cambridge' for all those thinking of doing just that.

I really can't see you wanting to stay outside of term. There'll be no one here, it's depressing. It's good for getting work done but not much else. Also means you have to pay extra for your room. In Trinity you can get a rebate on your rent if you get out by a certain date- don't know if that'll happen this year though.

I might take some photos round college over the next few days- shall I post them up on here?

Reply 123

JHutcher

sounds like a plan.

Some people do stay over christmas and they get toghether for christmas meals and for midnight mass at Kings etc etc

Reply 124

LauraEH

Uh, mass was probably the wrong word to use - just mixing up Danish words... I'm not a Catholic though, I'm a Protestant out of a family of Protestant vicars. But I definitely like Ratzinger, and I think he's very good for the Church. (I know that one was a bit out of topic - Trinity Gossip).

And Puppy, do post your pictures. Lots of people waiting for them :smile:

Reply 125

Willa

Helenia

Depends, some colleges chuck out all home students straight after the end of term so they can use their rooms for interviewees. It gets very quiet though.

Will - are your lot trying to go to Henley? I think our men are sending a IV, not sure about the women.

I think there is some sort of plan in the pipeline, i dunno how realistic it is. I havent got henley written down on my race schedule, but it doesnt go beyond bumps though. I've definitely heard it mentioned though. Would be exciting to enter!

Reply 126

JHutcher

LauraEH

Uh, mass was probably the wrong word to use - just mixing up Danish words... I'm not a Catholic though, I'm a Protestant out of a family of Protestant vicars. But I definitely like Ratzinger, and I think he's very good for the Church. (I know that one was a bit out of topic - Trinity Gossip).

And Puppy, do post your pictures. Lots of people waiting for them :smile:

Like ratzinger :eek:

thats another topic...

Reply 127

minimo

OP

Lol OK Laura hehe...puppy I agree, please post the pictures :smile:

Reply 128

JHutcher

sounds like a plan.

Some people do stay over christmas and they get toghether for christmas meals and for midnight mass at Kings etc etc

Do they? Never heard of that

Reply 129

jd27

Pictures sounds like a great idea - might help remind me how much i want to go there and stop me slacking off in the final weeks...

Reply 130

jd27

Pictures sounds like a great idea - might help remind me how much i want to go there and stop me slacking off in the final weeks...

Or make you not want to go! I'll try to take a selection showing cambridge life. Like ppl puking outside clubs etc. and tourists getting in your way.

Reply 131

jd27

Pictures sounds like a great idea - might help remind me how much i want to go there and stop me slacking off in the final weeks...

Oooo you're Classics at Trinity, you'll be on the same course as me then, I start part 1A next year (this was my prelim year)

Reply 132

French Pikachu

Hm i'm really confused about accomodation thingies... At Downing I know that rooms are based on a 30 weeks contract but since terms are only 8 weeks that surely means that they dont chuck students out immediately after the end of term, right?

Reply 133

Willa

well term begins on a thursday and ends on a wednesday. you HAVE to turn up 2 days before the start of term, most people turn up 3 or 4 days in advance. Then you can't leave for 2 days at the end of term either (it's what "keeping term" is all about), and once again people normally stay for 3 or 4 days. Overall that adds up to at least 1 week outside of term time, although as you correctly said, colleges entitle you to 10 weeks worth of accomodation per term - this basically means the earliest you can come back to college without paying extra is on the thursday before term. And the latest you can leave without paying extra (and requesting permission from the senior tutor...at least at emma that's the case) is the wednesday after end of term. That adds up to 10 weeks a term!

thx

puppy

Or make you not want to go! I'll try to take a selection showing cambridge life. Like ppl puking outside clubs etc. and tourists getting in your way.

ewww, some girl was throwing her guts up on Trinity Street last night about 10pm. She had about 4 friends round her, and it was just ming, she was crying at the same time. Yuk. Thank god I've never thrown up in public.

Reply 136

jd27

Helenia

ewww, some girl was throwing her guts up on Trinity Street last night about 10pm. She had about 4 friends round her, and it was just ming, she was crying at the same time. Yuk. Thank god I've never thrown up in public.

Don't knock it till you've tried it. Having been on both ends - the vomiting and the standing around a vomiting friend in the street - i'd much rather be the former any day. can't say it happens so much at the moment, but i would never say never...

Reply 137

Adhsur

JHutcher

sounds like a plan.

Some people do stay over christmas and they get toghether for christmas meals and for midnight mass at Kings etc etc

Sounds great!! Christmas at Trinity....

I bet it looks a lot nicer in my imagination though - snow and christmas trees and carols and bells from the chapel, etc. etc.

:redface:

Reply 138

Helenia

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jd27

Don't knock it till you've tried it. Having been on both ends - the vomiting and the standing around a vomiting friend in the street - i'd much rather be the former any day. can't say it happens so much at the moment, but i would never say never...

Yeah, being sick in public is an experience I really can't wait to try. :rolleyes:

Reply 139

Adhsur