most social college?

Hmm, I do agree with that, however I do also feel that sometimes there is ridiculously overt amounts of patriotism from students who, while they may "know people" or have been up and been out once for interview, have not actually lived there yet. Emma supposedly has this rep, but I find that in Cambridge, it's far less of a big thing than it is on here. Fresher enthusiasm is great, and I had it majorly last year, but it can blind you a little. After a while I began to realise that there are a number of colleges where I'd probably be just as happy as I am at Clare, and though now I wouldn't want to be anywhere else, it's not the only place I like.

I dont think you are justified to say it's not as sociable as other colleges. My key point was that the people I know at cambridge (and that's people who arent here on UK-L) think of emma as a very good friendly college. Hence I believe you to be in a minority.

If we take your figuring on this, trinity would probably be the friendliest college because it has the most people, hence you are more likely to know people from trinity who socialise.
Emma looked plenty friendly to me.

I will not have you badmouthing Emmanuel. Clearly you do not know anything, or are very socially blind! I applied to Emmanuel because I personally perceived it to be very friendly when I have visited it. I haven't heard a bad word said about Emmanuelites from other college's students until your comment here today! So you must be in a minority. Yes I agree that emma might not be THE friendliest college, because that's down to opinion (personally I think it is the friendliest college, but that's biased), but I dont think there is much doubt about it actually being a friendly college.

I'm going to Emma and yes, I chose it for the ducks.
BUT to be honest I think these whole sweeping generalisations about colleges are just silly...I mean, someone I know applied to Peterhouse "because it's really right wing". Now surely, not everyone there votes BNP? Just like how I'm sure there are some right bastards in Emma as there are everywhere else.

Let's face it, the BNP is for nutters. I doubt very much that Peterhouse students support the BNP! However, if you were to say that they are more conservative in their political views, I would say you're probably right. The college has some famous conservative alumni, who sometimes visit as guest speakers - this is according to my friend who studies there at the moment.

Indeed the BNP are crazy. But then the leader of the BNP did study history and then law at Downing college
Note I don't mean that means that downing people are racist nutters. Was just pointing out where he went

Let's face it, the BNP is for nutters. I doubt very much that Peterhouse students support the BNP! However, if you were to say that they are more conservative in their political views, I would say you're probably right. The college has some famous conservative alumni, who sometimes visit as guest speakers - this is according to my friend who studies there at the moment.

The truth is that on issues like health, transport, housing, protectionism and globalisation, their economics are left of Labour, let alone the Conservatives. It's in areas like police power, military power, school discipline, law and order, race and nationalism that the BNP's real extremism - as authoritarians - is clear.

Well...the BNP are not technially right-wing, but authoritarian. They are infact more economically leftwing than New Labour

Your post prompted me to look up the definition for right-wing. This is from http://www.webster-dictionary.org:

Right wing - those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged

Politicians who believe things are better left unchanged? Hmmm... doesn't sound like any politicians I know.

First of all this entire poll has vastly restricted our choices - for a real result all colleges should be included. Secondly, half the people voting - no offence intended, but this includes the likes of Willa - are not even at the university, and hence have not strong basis for their opinions save hearsay. I say this is a useless attempt that should be abandoned ASAP.

i think the poster either intends to choose from the shortlist given as the poll, or is taking the piss. i'm hoping it's the former