So you touched upon facilities and how close they are to your college isn't that important, but are college facilities shared by the University? I.e Anyone can use any library in the university, or do undergraduates have access to their own college's facilities only? Thanks!
Hi Mojo, Anyone can use any library in the university, although there are often certain restrictions when it comes to using a college library that isn't your own (so, for example, if you wanted to look at a book at another college's library, you would usually need permission to view it from that college's librarian, and wouldn't be able to take it out of the library and borrow it). This is just to make sure that each college's library has enough books for its own students! As for faculty and department libraries, it's very easy to register for full access and borrowing rights at subject libraries other than your own - I'm a member of at least five myself! :) Finally, it's worth mentioning that the Cambridge University Library is one of only 6 'deposit libraries' in the UK (you can find out more about what this means here: www.bl.uk/legal-deposit/about-legal-deposit). It's very difficult to come across a book over the course of your studies at Cambridge that won't be available in the University Library - and if by some chance it isn't, they have an easy-to-use book request service, which usually means they can get it for you within about six weeks. College libraries are usually only available as study spaces for their own students - so if you really like the vibe of a particular college library as a place to spend a lot of time working in, then it might make sense to take that into account when considering colleges. Otherwise, it doesn't have too much of an effect - as you can see, there are plenty of resources for all to use no matter the college!
@@ClareSchools Thank you for the quick reply. That's really interesting and I appreciate the information :) The downside to the entire process for us 2020 applicants/2021 entry is that we're under lockdown, and so can't visit any of the potential universities we wish to apply to! Then again it's all necessary to protect oneanother. I look forward to future content!
@@MojoProductions No worries! :) Of course, it's a frustrating situation. Cambridge is working on moving its usual July open day online, as are many colleges - including Clare! I'll share a link to our upcoming open day website on the channel once it goes live: it will contain a 'virtual tour', so you can look around - not quite the same as walking around in real life, but it's something! Take care.
Hi, i have a quesiton. If you initially choose a college and then get pooled is the process now then like as if you made an open application? basically, is being pooled similar or the same as making an open application ?
Hi Yee, that's a good question. If you make an open application, you are allocated a college before interview; pooling happens after interview, and there's no guarantee that applicants who are placed in the pool will be taken by another college. It is possible to make an open application, be allocated a college and be interviewed by it, and then to be placed in the pool and be taken by a different college.
So you touched upon facilities and how close they are to your college isn't that important, but are college facilities shared by the University? I.e Anyone can use any library in the university, or do undergraduates have access to their own college's facilities only? Thanks!
Hi Mojo,
Anyone can use any library in the university, although there are often certain restrictions when it comes to using a college library that isn't your own (so, for example, if you wanted to look at a book at another college's library, you would usually need permission to view it from that college's librarian, and wouldn't be able to take it out of the library and borrow it). This is just to make sure that each college's library has enough books for its own students!
As for faculty and department libraries, it's very easy to register for full access and borrowing rights at subject libraries other than your own - I'm a member of at least five myself! :)
Finally, it's worth mentioning that the Cambridge University Library is one of only 6 'deposit libraries' in the UK (you can find out more about what this means here: www.bl.uk/legal-deposit/about-legal-deposit). It's very difficult to come across a book over the course of your studies at Cambridge that won't be available in the University Library - and if by some chance it isn't, they have an easy-to-use book request service, which usually means they can get it for you within about six weeks.
College libraries are usually only available as study spaces for their own students - so if you really like the vibe of a particular college library as a place to spend a lot of time working in, then it might make sense to take that into account when considering colleges. Otherwise, it doesn't have too much of an effect - as you can see, there are plenty of resources for all to use no matter the college!
@@ClareSchools Thank you for the quick reply. That's really interesting and I appreciate the information :)
The downside to the entire process for us 2020 applicants/2021 entry is that we're under lockdown, and so can't visit any of the potential universities we wish to apply to! Then again it's all necessary to protect oneanother.
I look forward to future content!
@@MojoProductions No worries! :) Of course, it's a frustrating situation. Cambridge is working on moving its usual July open day online, as are many colleges - including Clare! I'll share a link to our upcoming open day website on the channel once it goes live: it will contain a 'virtual tour', so you can look around - not quite the same as walking around in real life, but it's something! Take care.
@@ClareSchools Much appreciated :)
Hi, i have a quesiton. If you initially choose a college and then get pooled is the process now then like as if you made an open application? basically, is being pooled similar or the same as making an open application ?
Hi Yee, that's a good question. If you make an open application, you are allocated a college before interview; pooling happens after interview, and there's no guarantee that applicants who are placed in the pool will be taken by another college.
It is possible to make an open application, be allocated a college and be interviewed by it, and then to be placed in the pool and be taken by a different college.