Robinson College

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What are the pros of being at this college?

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  Best food
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  Close to the Sidgwick Site and West Cambridge Campus
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  People are all friendly and approachable
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  Bops (aka high school disco with alcohol) EVERY FRIDAY
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  Pretty gardens where you can walk on the grass
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  Great café and bar in College
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  Library open 24/7
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  No tourists
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  Great friendly inter-year atmosphere
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  Really down-to-earth and both staff and students are really lovely in my experience; it's not the most typically 'Cambridge' of colleges, but I really like it for that. Makes it feel like home and somewhere I actually want to be, whereas some other colleges don't I think
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  Friendly environment! Actually the most welcoming college
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  Undergraduate accommodation for all years is onsite

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What are the cons of being at this college?

• 5

  too many red bricks
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  There are no ovens or freezers in the staircase bedrooms. Only snack facilities
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  There is no gym - we have to use the University Sports centre, though we do get a discount for the 1st year we use it
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  Expensive rent
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  Despite being the newest college, some of the facilities are actually very old because they havent been renovated
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  Terrible attitute of administration towards students.
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  well, everything is good, except the college
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  No mothers
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  Students (JCR) have to clean out the common room every term.
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  Bad food compared to other colleges.
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  No financial assistance of any kind (travel money, rewards for good academic achievemnts)
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  No gym.

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If you could, what would you change at this college?

• 6

  Have an onsite gym
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  More facilities for students to cook proper meals
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  Cheaper rent!

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What are the on-site rooms like?

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  The walls are very thin - you can hear others moving about
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  The heating is really good - you can make your room quite warm
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  Most come with a kettle in the room
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  Good Size, even if not super spacious
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  Options of having them be college-facing or garden-facing
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  The floor-boards are very creaky
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  Generally good wifi
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  So many of the rooms have en-suites; and if you don't, there's usually only 2 or 3 people sharing the bathroom with you

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What are the off-site rooms like?

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  Quite a bit bigger than college rooms, but more sharing the toilet
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  Mostly accessible through the college gardens

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• Robinson student survey reveals significant dissatisfaction on rent and mental health supportVarsity, Jan. 20, 2019
• Far-right Tommy Robinson march met with anti-fascism protestVarsity, July 21, 2018
• Alt-right plan Cambridge march in support of Tommy RobinsonVarsity, July 1, 2018
• Robinson May Ball: no-frills funVarsity, June 20, 2018
• Robinson Cut the Rent claim early successesVarsity, Feb. 26, 2018
• Cut the Rent shocks Robinson with banner drop stuntVarsity, Feb. 16, 2018
• Thirteen-man Robinson make historyVarsity, Oct. 19, 2017
• May Ball Review: RobinsonVarsity, June 22, 2017
• Controversy after 'blackface' Beyonc tribute act performs at Robinson May BallVarsity, June 17, 2017

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What is the cafeteria like?

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Ball review

• 9

  Cannot recommend highly enough. One of the, if not the cheapest ball in Cambridge but twice the fun and atmosphere you can find anywhere else. Have been the last two years and will definitely be coming back for my final year!
• 7

  Actually better than a lot of the more expensive balls
• 7

  The best value-for-money ball in Cambridge without a doubt, highly recommend
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  Really good party atmosphere without the pretensions of some of the other balls - a great night on the whole, would go again
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  Dare I say, the best ball in Cambridge is also the cheapest!?!
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  Amazing!
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  Great value for money
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  Amazing value, amazing atmosphere, no queues. Best ball in Cambridge!
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  V cool and unique theme
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  Amazing
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  Great
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  Terrible
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  So much fun
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  Cheese
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  Fantastic!

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What would you most like to see at the next ball?

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  As much fun as last year!
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  What more could I ask for??!
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  Food last year was amazing
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  Alcohol

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What are the formals like?

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Formals

Graduate-only formals