St John's College

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What are the pros of being at this college?

• 18

  They have lots of money that they invest in students through student ships, travel grants and summer bursaries to name a few!
• 8

  Beautiful buildings
• 8

  Separate formal hall and canteen (buttery), with formals 6/7 days a week
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  Being able to chill on the lawn by the river watching the punts go by
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  Sports pitches on site (football, rugby, netball, hockey)
• 5

  Cripps building is fantastic - big kitchens, very social, nice rooms that have been renovated relatively recently, many of which are ensuite
• 5

  Amazing student services team - very friendly and understanding about any issues (exchange programs to accommodation requests to exam arrangements)
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  Free laundry
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  24/7 library
• 3

  Really amazing ents with super cheap drinks
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  Accomodation throughout winter and easter break included in the rent price
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  Great location - close to the centre but also quiet inside
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  Many university-wide events are held in John's as it is this big
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  Accomodation throughout the whole degree (in houses and also on site)
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  Loads of welfare events
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  Cheap punts for students

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What are the cons of being at this college?

• 5

  Lots of tourists visiting
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  We have a scholar's ballot where students who get a 1st or a 2:1 get higher priority when choosing rooms each year
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  Not completely balanced in terms of gender, also has a very high proportion of private school:state school ratio
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  About a quarter of first year accommodation is located at Chapel Court/North Court - it’s much less social than the Cripps building, with much smaller kitchens and smaller rooms on average
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  In second year, a majority of students have to share a double set, which are rather limited with respect to privacy.
• 1

  Accommodation services are terrible at responding to student requests, and accommodation in older buildings is sometimes poor - e.g. broken heating, broken windows etc.

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

• 13

  Accommodation services

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What are the on-site rooms like?

• 7

  Heating often broken, accommodation services slow to respond to complaints, tiny kitchen with no oven
• 2

  Big difference between North/Chapel and Cripps in first year, but North/Chapel is also considerably cheaper (cheapest 1300 Pounds per term including term breaks)
• 2

  Very helpful maintenance - there is an online form for sending in maintenance requests and reasonable requests get responded within 1-7 days (lots of students don't seem to be aware of the form though).
• 1

  Really nice and spacious rooms in beautiful buildings.

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What are the off-site rooms like?

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• St John's May Ball: a reality-bending extravaganzaVarsity, June 25, 2018
• St John's win fourth rugby Cuppers in five yearsVarsity, May 1, 2018
• St John's victorious in 2018 University ChallengeVarsity, April 23, 2018
• Cambridge make University Challenge final for fifth year running as John's smash EdinburghVarsity, April 9, 2018
• Cambridge pins University Challenge hopes on St John's, after Fitzwilliam falls in quarter finalsVarsity, April 3, 2018
• May Ball Review: St John'sVarsity, June 24, 2017
• 'Sweet Lovin' Sigala to headline St John's May BallVarsity, June 13, 2017
• Punts banned for St John's May BallVarsity, May 6, 2017
• St John's conquer Caius to seal stunning rugby seasonVarsity, April 28, 2017
• John's book discovery suggests taboo hindered knowledge of female anatomyVarsity, March 29, 2017
• John's signet rings are a symbol of elitismVarsity, Jan. 20, 2017
• St John's to cover living costs for disadvantaged studentsVarsity, April 14, 2016
• Review: St John's May BallVarsity, June 20, 2014
• St John's to hold global charity auction of May Ball ticketsVarsity, Feb. 10, 2011
• John's do the doubleVarsity, March 11, 2010

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What is the cafeteria like?

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Ball review

• 15

  Sixth best party in the world according to The Times and I believe it!
• 8

  Tacky and overpriced
• 5

  Pricey but worth it for all of the entertainment, food, and drink - so much to choose from!
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  Most amazing ball experience you can get!
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  Overhyped ball which frankly just is not as unique as it purportedly used to be a couple decades ago.
• 0

  Amazing night - I loved it. The fireworks really sold it for me

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

• 11

  A band/headliner we've actually heard of please
• 0

  The 'sixth best party in the world' is a joke that was made up years ago and is still being perpetuated and taken seriously today. No such ranking by the Times exists or has ever existed.
• 0

  less queues

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What are the formals like?

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Formals

Graduate-only formals