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Reply 380
MC REN
Well other than the cathedral (which probably is quite impressive) i'm guessing there isn't anything else to do?

There are several very cool massive antique shops, several fantastic tea shops including one which won the national best tea award (Peacock) there's a great restaurant (The Boathouse) linked to the Cambridge Chop House, there's Oliver Cromwell's museum and lots of very scenic grassy places to flop and the riverside with loads of boats. And the cathedral is one of the best in Britain.
Reply 381
Also, this is bugging me:

"all of the students accepted over the last 4-5 years got an average of 92-96% in their most relevant A level"

Would people on here read that as
a) all of the students who applied each got 92-96%
or
b) the average over all of the students was 92-96%

And would you say it is a bit ambiguous?

Craghyrax
There are several very cool massive antique shops, several fantastic tea shops including one which won the national best tea award (Peacock) there's a great restaurant (The Boathouse) linked to the Cambridge Chop House, there's Oliver Cromwell's museum and lots of very scenic grassy places to flop and the riverside with loads of boats. And the cathedral is one of the best in Britain.


Oh that sounds alright actually, the antique shops mainly (and somewhat surprisingly). Thanks a lot
Reply 382
MC REN
Also, this is bugging me:

"all of the students accepted over the last 4-5 years got an average of 92-96% in their most relevant A level"

Would people on here read that as
a) all of the students who applied each got 92-96%
or
b) the average over all of the students was 92-96%

And would you say it is a bit ambiguous?


I would say a, and wouldn't have thought there was any ambiguity if you hadn't suggested b. If it is b, it's very badly phrased IMO.
Reply 383
MC REN
Also, this is bugging me:

"all of the students accepted over the last 4-5 years got an average of 92-96% in their most relevant A level"

Would people on here read that as
a) all of the students who applied each got 92-96%
or
b) the average over all of the students was 92-96%

(a)
MC REN

And would you say it is a bit ambiguous?
Yes, but I might not have noticed that it was unless you drew my attention to it.
MC REN

Oh that sounds alright actually, the antique shops mainly (and somewhat surprisingly). Thanks a lot

Sure...

I'm confused when people say they don't have anything to do. To my mind most places in the world don't offer much to do, but when you're with friends you find almost anything interesting because you wonder in and out of things , even though the main thing you're actually 'doing' is just socialising - which doesn't really require entertainment.
And Cambridge has plenty of places to be while socialising. But maybe that's just me. I'll admit its not exactly May Week any longer.
MC REN
Also, this is bugging me:

"all of the students accepted over the last 4-5 years got an average of 92-96% in their most relevant A level"

Would people on here read that as
a) all of the students who applied each got 92-96%
or
b) the average over all of the students was 92-96%

And would you say it is a bit ambiguous?

It's closer to b) - all those accepted (given offers and met them) in the last 4-5 got an average of between 92-96% in their most relevant A-level. I think it would be highly unlikely that none of those accepted got below 92% in their most relevant A-level. And yes it's slightly ambiguous.
Reply 385
Scipio90
I would say a, and wouldn't have thought there was any ambiguity if you hadn't suggested b. If it is b, it's very badly phrased IMO.


hah, and you're a physicist too

I just got negged for commenting on that ambiguity: "for being a physicist who doesn't know what an "average" is"

and for what it's worth I think it does read as (a ), although as alex said clearly (b ) is true

Craghyrax
Sure...

I'm confused when people say they don't have anything to do. To my mind most places in the world don't offer much to do, but when you're with friends you find almost anything interesting because you wonder in and out of things , even though the main thing you're actually 'doing' is just socialising - which doesn't really require entertainment.
And Cambridge has plenty of places to be while socialising. But maybe that's just me. I'll admit its not exactly May Week any longer.


You are kinda right, but I wanted to do something to treat a friend - and getting away/going somewhere gives the impression you've put a bit more effort in and stuff
Reply 386
MC REN
hah, and you're a physicist too

I just got negged for commenting on that ambiguity: "for being a physicist who doesn't know what an "average" is"

and for what it's worth I think it does read as (a ), although as alex said clearly (b ) is true

Did they sign it?

Negger: you're pathetic.
Reply 387
alex_hk90
It's closer to b) - all those accepted (given offers and met them) in the last 4-5 got an average of between 92-96% in their most relevant A-level. I think it would be highly unlikely that none of those accepted got below 92% in their most relevant A-level. And yes it's slightly ambiguous.

I agree that you must be right, but as the person reading it I would almost certainly assume it was (a) because I would presumably only have read it if I was interested in being admitted, and that would instantly make me take the more paranoid view :p:
Reply 388
Craghyrax
Did they sign it?

Negger: you're pathetic.


No, but I just thought it was quite funny, then suddenly got really paranoid that I was being stupid and was actually reading it wrongly
Reply 389
combining an average with a range is guaranteed to generate confusion, you're right in thinking it's ambiguous
Reply 390
generalebriety

Good luck to you too. I don't know if you're applying, but if you are, can you afford to be that cocky?

i'm not applying, nevertheless of course i can.
MC REN
"all of the students accepted over the last 4-5 years got an average of 92-96% in their most relevant A level"

Would people on here read that as
a) all of the students who applied each got 92-96%
or
b) the average over all of the students was 92-96%

And would you say it is a bit ambiguous?

(a), and no. If nothing else, why would they average over all the students and not come up with anything more specific than "92 - 96%", rather than, say, "94.3%"?
Chewwy
i'm not applying, nevertheless of course i can.

Well, of course you can if you're not applying. :p:
Reply 393
MC REN
"all of the students accepted over the last 4-5 years got an average of 92-96% in their most relevant A level"
I don't see any ambiguity. It clearly says (a). As far as I can tell it doesn't even make sense to say that the average over all the people is 92-96%.

Edit: Or just +1 to generalebriety.
Reply 394
MC REN
hah, and you're a physicist too

I just got negged for commenting on that ambiguity: "for being a physicist who doesn't know what an "average" is"

and for what it's worth I think it does read as (a ), although as alex said clearly (b ) is true


Yeah, clearly a isn't true.

Looking at it again, it doesn't actually make sense to write that whatever you mean :tongue:
alex_hk90
It's closer to b) - all those accepted (given offers and met them) in the last 4-5 got an average of between 92-96% in their most relevant A-level. I think it would be highly unlikely that none of those accepted got below 92% in their most relevant A-level. And yes it's slightly ambiguous.

Wasn't that (a)? :confused:
Reply 396
The only way to justify the range is that the lowest student's average score was 92% and the best student's average score was 96%

which just isn't true
Reply 397
generalebriety
Wasn't that (a)?
You're reading what he dais rather than what he meant. I used to have the similar problem of writing what I meant: most of my posts ended up consisting of careful explanations of how I wasn't implying anything in my previous posts.
MC REN
The only way to justify the range is that the lowest student's average score was 92% and the best student's average score was 96%

which just isn't true

How do you know it's not true? You have no context. :confused:
Reply 399
Craghyrax
There are several very cool massive antique shops, several fantastic tea shops including one which won the national best tea award (Peacock) there's a great restaurant (The Boathouse) linked to the Cambridge Chop House, there's Oliver Cromwell's museum and lots of very scenic grassy places to flop and the riverside with loads of boats. And the cathedral is one of the best in Britain.



There's also a great bookshop: http://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/