FAQ |
Members List |
Calendar |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
Serious Debates & News Debate and discussion about political, moral, philosophical, celebrity and news topics. |
View Poll Results: What Oxbridge uni.’s the best? | ||||||
Oxford - it’s the quintessential English uni. | 4 | 36.36% | ||||
|
||||||
Cambridge by far | 5 | 45.45% | ||||
|
||||||
They’re both level pegging/exactly the same. | 2 | 18.18% | ||||
|
||||||
Voters: 11. You may not vote on this poll |
Reply |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
30-12-2019, 02:29 PM | #1 | |||
|
||||
Senior Member
|
Which do you think’s the better of the two? Strictly in uni. (aka not overall city) terms.
__________________
Don’t let your regret be stronger than your gratitude. And don’t hang on to negativity. That’s all. Last edited by Redway; 30-12-2019 at 04:27 PM. |
|||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 02:35 PM | #2 | |||
|
||||
Likes cars that go boom
|
I don't know... how are we supposed to guage that?
I don't know about you but I'm a security guard from Leeds, I know nothing of either.
__________________
|
|||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 02:39 PM | #3 | |||
|
||||
Simba Wiv Ya Friggin ‘Air
|
If I was to go to one I’d probably rather go to Cambridge just judging from pics etc. but I’m very happy at Liverpool!
|
|||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 02:40 PM | #4 | |||
|
||||
POW! BLAM!
|
I went to Bedford, which is pretty mehh overall but good for my degree. Cousins of mine went to each, and they were different enough to make it tricky to compare like-for-like.
I liked Oxford the place more though. |
|||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 02:44 PM | #5 | |||
|
||||
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
|
Basing it purely on which town/city I liked the most from the one time I visited there, I'd say Oxford... but obviously have no idea what the universities are like.
__________________
Spoiler: |
|||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 03:49 PM | #6 | ||
|
|||
Senior Member
|
I visited both and applied to Cambridge. But I think a part of that is because the cobbles reminded me of Coronation Street
|
||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 03:53 PM | #7 | |||
|
||||
You know my methods
|
I voted Oxford as when the rugby game is on and you watch it in black and white, Cambridge look like Celtic
|
|||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 04:22 PM | #8 | |||
|
||||
Senior Member
|
Cambridge....because of the Light Blues.
|
|||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 09:26 PM | #9 | ||
|
|||
-
|
I obviously have no idea in terms of teaching standards etc. having not been to either, but the international credibility that comes along with being Oxford alumni, either undergrad or postgrad, automatically makes an Oxford education extremely valuable. Cambridge has a great reputation in academic circles too, obviously, but outside of that the "Oxford" brand is pretty much unparalleled to this day save for a few of the most high-profile US schools (Harvard et al).
|
||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 09:40 PM | #10 | |||
|
||||
This Witch doesn't burn
|
Quote:
__________________
'put a bit of lippy on and run a brush through your hair, we are alcoholics, not savages' |
|||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 09:42 PM | #11 | ||
|
|||
Senior Member
|
|
||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 09:49 PM | #12 | |||
|
||||
All hail the Moyesiah
|
Oxford is slightly older which might give it a tiny bit more prestige but they tend to just swap places with each other in University rankings over the years and both are easily top 5 Unis globally
I did a postgrad course at Cambridge and loved it but its a weird world where you do feel like you're in a very privileged bubble |
|||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 10:06 PM | #13 | |||
|
||||
This Witch doesn't burn
|
They chop and change, its down to Firsts!
__________________
'put a bit of lippy on and run a brush through your hair, we are alcoholics, not savages' |
|||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 10:13 PM | #14 | ||
|
|||
-
|
It doesn't matter, the name is better known globally by "laypeople" and thus holds more value than the official ranking.
Last edited by Toy Soldier; 30-12-2019 at 10:13 PM. |
||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 10:17 PM | #15 | ||
|
|||
Senior Member
|
|
||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 10:20 PM | #16 | |||
|
||||
POW! BLAM!
|
I kind of wanna study Mathematics at Cambridge so I can myself a Wrangler <3
A job I do over the summer for the BBC is sometimes called Wrangler haha |
|||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 10:34 PM | #17 | |||
|
||||
Senior Member
|
There’s a saying that Oxford’s better for the humanities and Cambridge for the sciences.
All in all Oxford might have the tiniest bit more prestige worldwide but Cambridge is at the top of the league tables more years than not.
__________________
Don’t let your regret be stronger than your gratitude. And don’t hang on to negativity. That’s all. |
|||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 10:41 PM | #18 | |||
|
||||
Senior Member
|
Is that really how it works?
__________________
Don’t let your regret be stronger than your gratitude. And don’t hang on to negativity. That’s all. |
|||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 10:45 PM | #19 | |||
|
||||
POW! BLAM!
|
Whichever ever you go to it's basically a magic handshake.
Like my cousin did a humanities-type degree and sailed to the top of PGCE trainers (I don't know exactly what he does ). Obviously he had to put the work in, but his degree gave him some shortcuts for sure. When he was in Oxford I was doing Primary Ed, and now I have a middling job in a behaviour unit, which to be fair is what I wanted, but now he occasionally trains some of tge the secondary staff when he's never set foot in a place where he's routinely punched in the arm or sworn at Last edited by Oliver_W; 30-12-2019 at 10:45 PM. |
|||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 10:48 PM | #20 | ||
|
|||
Senior Member
|
Oxford is better for Medicine than Cambridge which is probably where I got the misconception from
|
||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 10:48 PM | #21 | |||
|
||||
This Witch doesn't burn
|
Absolute garbage they are both equally renowned along with Imperial College
__________________
'put a bit of lippy on and run a brush through your hair, we are alcoholics, not savages' |
|||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 11:35 PM | #22 | |||
|
||||
Senior Member
|
Who told you Oxford’s better for medicine?
__________________
Don’t let your regret be stronger than your gratitude. And don’t hang on to negativity. That’s all. |
|||
Reply With Quote |
30-12-2019, 11:39 PM | #23 | ||
|
|||
Senior Member
|
|
||
Reply With Quote |
31-12-2019, 12:03 AM | #24 | ||
|
|||
Senior Member
|
|
||
Reply With Quote |
31-12-2019, 02:59 AM | #25 | |||
|
||||
Senior Member
|
Quote:
__________________
Don’t let your regret be stronger than your gratitude. And don’t hang on to negativity. That’s all. |
|||
Reply With Quote |
Reply |
|
|