Any seniors heading to Oxford/Cambridge in DMV area?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The specific college is what matters. Some colleges are technically at Oxford/Cambridge but are decidedly unoxbridge. Unlike in the US, you can only use the resources at your college. So instead of having a grand all-uni library, some colleges have gothic cathedral libraries and some have libraries with aluminum shelves and moldy carpet.

Utter nonsense. Most of my tutorials were outside my college. All of my lectures were. And I spent almost all my time working in the Bodleian. Students in all colleges get their degrees from the university, and have access to all the university facilities and libraries.

Please don’t post nonsense when you have no idea what you are talking about.

Great advice, but it would reduce the volume of content on this site by ~90%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The specific college is what matters. Some colleges are technically at Oxford/Cambridge but are decidedly unoxbridge. Unlike in the US, you can only use the resources at your college. So instead of having a grand all-uni library, some colleges have gothic cathedral libraries and some have libraries with aluminum shelves and moldy carpet.

Utter nonsense. Most of my tutorials were outside my college. All of my lectures were. And I spent almost all my time working in the Bodleian. Students in all colleges get their degrees from the university, and have access to all the university facilities and libraries.

Please don’t post nonsense when you have no idea what you are talking about.

I agree. I think you get tutors from your own college, but are free to use resources anywhere within the University.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The specific college is what matters. Some colleges are technically at Oxford/Cambridge but are decidedly unoxbridge. Unlike in the US, you can only use the resources at your college. So instead of having a grand all-uni library, some colleges have gothic cathedral libraries and some have libraries with aluminum shelves and moldy carpet.

Utter nonsense. Most of my tutorials were outside my college. All of my lectures were. And I spent almost all my time working in the Bodleian. Students in all colleges get their degrees from the university, and have access to all the university facilities and libraries.

Please don’t post nonsense when you have no idea what you are talking about.

What is the significance of the college then? Is it just your dorm? Genuinely curious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The specific college is what matters. Some colleges are technically at Oxford/Cambridge but are decidedly unoxbridge. Unlike in the US, you can only use the resources at your college. So instead of having a grand all-uni library, some colleges have gothic cathedral libraries and some have libraries with aluminum shelves and moldy carpet.

Utter nonsense. Most of my tutorials were outside my college. All of my lectures were. And I spent almost all my time working in the Bodleian. Students in all colleges get their degrees from the university, and have access to all the university facilities and libraries.

Please don’t post nonsense when you have no idea what you are talking about.

I agree. I think you get tutors from your own college, but are free to use resources anywhere within the University.[/quote]


True. DS is at St. Hugh's but studies all over oxford. Tutors also are in different houses. Classes are all over the place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I know one but they haven’t gotten all their application results yet so haven’t made a final decision.

Same here. A top 3 US outcome will have us thinking real hard. DC almost wishes they don't get in. Excited about going to the UK!

[Anonymous]

DS heading to Cambridge!!! Super excited.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS heading to Cambridge!!! Super excited.

Congrats! Aren't you waiting on US outcomes? Decided already? Good for you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The specific college is what matters. Some colleges are technically at Oxford/Cambridge but are decidedly unoxbridge. Unlike in the US, you can only use the resources at your college. So instead of having a grand all-uni library, some colleges have gothic cathedral libraries and some have libraries with aluminum shelves and moldy carpet.

Utter nonsense. Most of my tutorials were outside my college. All of my lectures were. And I spent almost all my time working in the Bodleian. Students in all colleges get their degrees from the university, and have access to all the university facilities and libraries.

Please don’t post nonsense when you have no idea what you are talking about.

What is the significance of the college then? Is it just your dorm? Genuinely curious.

Your dorm, where you eat, there’ll be a bar and hangout areas, social events, some sports teams, etc. You may also have tutorials (individual or two or three of you) working with a professor from the college - mine were all in my college but I did English. Some of the experience will be subject and college dependent so it’s not that college choice is irrelevant but it’s not like choosing between different universities.

[Anonymous]

I know one too but they are deciding between that and a top3 US option.

[Anonymous]

This OP is a troll.

Oxford gave out all its acceptances on JANUARY 9th more than a month ago.

Cambridge theirs on JANUARY 24th

Try harder OP, next time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This OP is a troll.

Oxford gave out all its acceptances on JANUARY 9th more than a month ago.

Cambridge theirs on JANUARY 24th

Try harder OP, next time.

so? Both sound pretty recent to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This OP is a troll.

Oxford gave out all its acceptances on JANUARY 9th more than a month ago.

Cambridge theirs on JANUARY 24th

Try harder OP, next time.

so? Both sound pretty recent to me.

+1. And many are conditional offers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This OP is a troll.

Oxford gave out all its acceptances on JANUARY 9th more than a month ago.

Cambridge theirs on JANUARY 24th

Try harder OP, next time.

so? Both sound pretty recent to me.

+1. And many are conditional offers.

+2 That is over 3 weeks ago, plenty of time to make an informed decision.

[Anonymous]

not if you don't know your other options.

[Anonymous]

What are we even talking about here? Oxford came out early Jan. Cambridge last Jan. RD decisions are yet to come out. So DMV kids are probably waiting to receive those before taking a final call.