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Homerton College
Homerton College is a fantastic place to be - with beautiful grounds, supportive staff and an energetic student body, it is ideally suited to anyone who wants to really enjoy their time at Cambridge. It was recently voted the ‘friendliest College in Cambridge’, which may seem surprising as it is also has the most students. As a result, College has a very outgoing yet caring community, which is great to come home to after a busy day of lectures.
Julie Christie
Homerton
Education Studies, 2nd Year
Bandd, Aberneenshire
Homerton started life as a teacher training College, but now accepts applications for almost every subject. And although it may seem a bit of a thought cycling to lectures in town, College is NOT as far away as the map suggests! Cheap buses and flat cycle routes (if you don’t count the bridge) allow plenty of opportunities to get to the town centre for lectures, shopping and socialising.
Homerton is represented at many University societies and sports, and has a strong social scene of its own. The Griffin’s Club (the College sports team) is extremely active and invites anyone to join, whether they are beginners or play at University level. HCMS (the College music society) plays some fantastic concerts and comprises an orchestra, swing band, choir and even a steel-pan group! Homerton is perhaps most famed for its drama scene, with HATS (Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society) putting on several highly successful productions a term at various venues in town. Rather than being stuck for something to do, most Homertonians find it difficult to fit everything in!
Another great aspect of Homerton is the accommodation. The modern accommodation blocks blend in with the nineteenth-century architecture, so you won’t find any concrete tower blocks hidden behind the Great Hall. Most College rooms aren’t huge but they do have lots of storage and are almost all ensuite. This means there is no queue for the shower, so you might actually make that 9 o’clock lecture...if you’re awake, that is!
Best thing? Supportive, fun-loving atmosphere.
When you do get round to working, there is internet access in every room and plenty of computers in the library and computer room. The library itself is a beautiful place to study, with core textbooks for every subject - so you don’t have to fight over the ones in your faculty library. The collection is growing and it is an ideal place to read for essays.
If you need a break, have a parcel to collect or have lost your room-key (again), our super-friendly porters are always there to help you out or cheer you up. And if that doesn’t work, you can catch up with friends over dinner in the Great Hall, or in the newly-refurbished bar/buttery. The regular ents and fantastic welfare support provided by the Homerton Union of Students (HUS) mean that a smile can never be far away - however bad that essay crisis might seem!
Worst thing? The cycle ride (but it's not that bad...)
If you want to be away from the bustle of tourists but still enjoy everything that Cambridge has to offer, Homerton is the College for you.