The Cambridge Chat Thread

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.

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?

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?

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

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.

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

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.

Did they sign it?

Negger: you're pathetic.

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

"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'm not applying, nevertheless of course i can.

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

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

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)?

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

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.