The Colleges of Cambridge University

Advantages: High scholastic standards. Many are beautiful
Disadvantages: Very competitive

...The University of Cambridge, one of the most famous and renowned universities in the world has a long and illustrious history, and is organised on a collegiate system. Many well known figures in history are graduates of Cambridge including Wordsworth, Bertrand Russell, LOrd Keynes, and former Indian prime minister Mr Nehru and nobel laureates such as AK Sen. What follows is a short round-up of some of its well-known colleges and their famous former students. Clare Clare College, is the second oldest college, originally founded in 1326 as University Hall. In 1338 Lady Elizabeth of Clare refounded the college calling it Clare Hall, it was renamed Clare College in 1856. It is one of the most beautiful colleges and is hugely popular. Famous alumni include Hugh Latimer (Protestant reformer), Siegfried Sassoon, Lord Cornwallis...

ashford 20.05.2002 · Read review
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University Arms - Cambridge - The Low Down

Advantages: central with good quality communal facilities
Disadvantages: expensive for the quality of bedrooms

...As many Ciao regulars know I have just got married and this is my first, and possibly most boring (!), review since then. It was always my dream, from a young child (1) to get married and (2) to go to university at Cambridge. I am now proud to say that I have managed both! What is even better is that as a result of studying in Cambridge I was able to get married there. Although I got married in Sidney Sussex, my old college, commerciality being what it is I was unable to hold my wedding reception there as the "might get a conference booking for that weekend" (clearly more lucrative than a wedding reception)! Still, I was determined to get married in college and so set about finding a suitable reception venue. +++ Location +++ Cambridge City Centre itself is pretty compact and so almost all of the major hotels that are...

CareBear 25.04.2001 (30.04.2001) · Read review
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Corpus Christi - The Body of Christ - Cambridge

Advantages: *
Disadvantages: *

...When I stayed at Cambridge University last week with the Sutton Trust, we stayed in Corpus Christi College. This is just one of many colleges at Cambridge university. After arriving at Cambridge train station it was arranged for us to be taken to Corpus Christi by taxi. It took about 10 minutes to get there. We arrived at the Porter's Lodge where people from the Sutton Trust gave us an envelope with our room number and keys. I was staying in the Robert Beldam Building, which was about a 5-minute walk from the main Corpus Christi building. This didn't cause any problems but on the first day it was raining and we had to take our suitcases round (typical - it was sunny the rest of week when we didn't have our cases!) ~ The Corpus Christi Building ~ 'Corpus Christi' means the body of Christ. Corpus Christi College is one...

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The Truth about Cambridge Uni

Advantages: friendly people, hundreds of clubs and societies to join, good welfare support system, excellent lecturing and tutoring, unique opportunities, formal hall, good accommodation, great atmosphere
Disadvantages: nightlife is not that great compared to some other UK cities

...I have just graduated from Cambridge, after doing a three year degree course. The thing i was most nervous about before going was whether i would fit in or not - would it be full of eccentric people, or stereotypical public school types? I needn't have worried. Whilst everyone is obviously intelligent, i found everyone i met to be nice and normal, ordinary people. They all go down the pub, to the cinema, out clubbing and so on. Just like my friends from home. In fact I do not think i had one bad incident in all my time there - so do not worry about the company. You will fit in. The great thing is that there is a niche for everyone. I doubt there are more clubs or societies at any other university, there really is something for everyone, whether it be a sport, journalism or something else completely. The opportunities are endless...

danny_boy 21.07.2001 · Read review
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De Vere hotel in the centre of Cambridge!

Advantages: Great location, nice rooms, friendly
Disadvantages: Parking charge, busy area

...there start from about £110 but you can pay for for the suites with the four poster beds which are lovely. You do have to pay to park as well which is quite annoying, it is £14 a day which is quite expensive but is what you get with hotels in the city. Cambridge itself has lots of great things to do, the shops are good and then of course there is all teh old university buildings to look around, take a trip down the river cam etc. They have a ncie restaurant called 17 which is adjacent to the htoel and there is also a bar as well with excellent big couches that you can slop on and a lovely fire. The rooms were fairly big, all on suite and room service went til quite late. The decor inside is quite oldy world, with lots of dark wood but very nicely maintained. The staff were very friendly and offered lots of advice on what to do during...

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Cambridge and Law from a Comprehensive pupil

Advantages: Great reputation, gateway to many of the top legal firms (old school tie still works)
Disadvantages: Less practical than some

...Fancy a challenge? Law at Cambridge has always been highly regarded and it lives up to its reputation. I studied law at Sidney Sussex College and thoroughly enjoyed it. There's no denying the work was hard and, if you asked me whether I would go back and do it again I'd reply "Yes, but without the work". There's a real work hard, play hard mentality in Cambridge - just as well the terms are only 8 weeks long! I came from a comprehensive (and only just obtained the necessary grades) and was worried that I might not fit in. How wrong I was. Cambridge is a place where you can really be yourself, guaranteed there is someone else who shares your interests and your outlook on life. There's no denying, there are a fair few from the "privileged classes" but, in all honesty, comp students often fair better as they are used to having...

CareBear 06.12.2000 · Read review
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Anglia Ruskin University - Cambridge

Advantages: Campus university, nice city, varied degree programs
Disadvantages: can be disorganised

...Well for starters, the university is now called Anglia Ruskin University. Why did this happen? Well i believe it was to remove the "polytechnic" from the name and to help change the image of the university. As to whether this worked or not... The jurys out. So whats Anglia like? It is made up of campuses and regional colleges, with the main two campuses at Chelmsford and Cambridge. I went to the Cambridge campus and this is what this review is based on. The cambridge campus is on the new side of town..ie. not with the cambridge university colleges in amongst the old bricks. Within a 5 minute walk is a VUE multiscreen cinema and the Grafton Centre Shops (offering most things), and a 10 minute walk takes you to the old town where more shops are and generally most of the nightlife. Between both sides of the town, everything is...

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The Cambridge

Advantages: nice out side
Disadvantages: none

...The Cambridge Pub Liverpool The Cambridge located just between Liverpool and John Moores University is generally a quiet small pub where some students hang out. Mostly the ones who live on campus and is basically their local. The Cambridge serves a good variety of lagers and bitters but nothing stands out as a classic beer of this pub. The Cambridge is one of the more expensive places to drink on campus but is generally cheap for visitors to Liverpool. In the summer the Cambridge is a very nice lace to sit out on their benches just of Abercromby Square which is a bit of a heat trap. I remember lots of enjoyable afternoons their. The Cambridge does not have a pool table or darts and rarely plays music is a place to go for a quiet chat....

richardjmeek 16.01.2001 · Read review
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Cambridge diet

Advantages: A low callorie diet
Disadvantages: Tastes vile

...The Cambridge diet is the type of diet that is known as a VLCD or a Very Low Calorie Diet. On the Cambridge Diet you consume 415 to 1500 calories per day, on what I described as a flexible weight-loss programme. It is a Sole Source Diet, in that all of your vitamin and mineral requirements are provided by the diet regimen. You take the diet meals in the form of powdered shakes that you mix yourself, soups, chocolate coated bars and readymade drinks. The diet depends on the effect of Ketosis, which is the technical term for starvation. Men and women need 2,000 to 2,500 calories per day. The Cambridge Diet relies on the fact that your body will have to rely on fat reserves in order to provide energy. Unfortunately the first thing to be burnt off will be muscle mass and vital organs, so most experts believe that any VLCD should...

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Punting in Cambridge - brief summary!

Advantages: Good fun, beautiful scenery
Disadvantages: Possibilities of falling in if punting yourself!

...Punting is one of the most traditional things to do on a summers day in Cambridge. When the weather is good, it can often get quite busy, but that only adds to the excitement (especially if doing the punting yourself!). Punts can be hired in several locations around the city; you can either go through the more country route from Grantchester (where there are fantastic outdoor tea rooms in an orchard), or along the 'Backs' of Cambridge, past the likes of Kings College. Either offers a very scenic view! Especially in summer, there are often a number of people trying to entice you to their punts. There are several different companies, including ones such as Scudamores. Punts range in sizes and prices; you can either punt yourself, or hire a 'chauffeured' punt, whilst your guide gives you a history of the beautiful scenery and buildings...

rd89 07.05.2009 · Read review
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