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Lucy Cavendish
When friends from other Colleges visit Lucy Cavendish, known to us as Lucy, they always comment on the relaxed and friendly atmosphere. They love the peaceful gardens, the lack of a high table in the dining hall, and the way that staff and students all seem to know each other – it’s very different from larger, more traditional Colleges with more Cambridge hierarchy and formality. For older students returning to education, the friendliness and excellent tutorial support of Lucy is a big plus for those juggling study and adult life.
A Lucy Cavendish student
The modern on-site accommodation with en-suite bathrooms and full kitchens makes up for the limited catering. The standard of the external accommodation is a little more variable. Some people find it a little quiet – the college bar only really comes to life on Thursdays after formal hall, for example, and there isn’t the range of societies or activities you’d find in a larger college – but for students who want to get involved there is plenty going on, from a successful boat club to yoga to drama and choir.
On the academic side, Lucy has its own teaching fellows for a broad range of subjects, and particular strengths in vocational subjects including law, veterinary science and medicine – Lucy is one of the Colleges supporting the graduate medicine course. Students of minority subjects may fi nd themselves with an external director of studies and no teaching in college, but the combination of faculty teaching and college tutorial support works very well.
Best thing? Inspiring and friendly students/tutors
Worst thing? Other people's image of the college