Cambridge, UK. Would I like it?

ceyoung · #1 11-01-2005, 02:02 PM

yah, i was thinking i could get a place near king's cross and commute. but i dont know how reasonable that would be.

daveymck · #2 11-01-2005, 02:12 PM

Oxford is much better for nightlife if looking for uni based jobs. An hour form London as well, plus 24 hr bus for fri and sat nights in london.

Cambridge is pretty dead imho form the 3 months I spent there.

#3 11-01-2005, 02:14 PM

The commute from Kings X is doable, but I suspect it would be expensive.. train was £17 return this weekend, so I guess season ticket would be pricey. Plus Kings X is not as cheap as it was a few years ago... I agree that Oxford is more lively (but still not great IMO)

ceyoung · #4 11-01-2005, 02:52 PM

just looked and found that an annual travel card is $4,000 from kings cross to cambridge.

ceyoung · #5 11-01-2005, 02:32 PM

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Oxford is much better for nightlife if looking for uni based jobs. An hour form London as well, plus 24 hr bus for fri and sat nights in london.

Cambridge is pretty dead imho form the 3 months I spent there.

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we went out in oxford about two weeks ago. the night life was pretty good. if cambridge isn't as good, then maybe it's not right for me. its not really a uni based job, it's a spin off company from a professor's research.

evil_twin · #6 11-01-2005, 03:33 PM

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Oxford is much better for nightlife if looking for uni based jobs. An hour form London as well, plus 24 hr bus for fri and sat nights in london.

Cambridge is pretty dead imho form the 3 months I spent there.

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I would agree with this. I was at Oxford from '94 to '98 and the night life was pretty good and certainly not entirely student based. I had friends at Cambridge and was not impressed with our weekend options when I visited.