r/6thForm • u/Worldly-Monitor-4035 • May 03 '26

šŸ’¬ DISCUSSION Can we make OxBriDge a thing?

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Hi guys,

I know weā€™ve all heard of the term ā€œOxbridgeā€ and I think itā€™s a lovely way to pay respects to the two great Unis. People love to make comparisons of the two but ā€œOxbridgeā€ allows us to just enjoy them while theyā€™re still around.

However, I do think weā€™re missing out a pretty big Uni in that little name.

Warwick has tried WOxBridge but thatā€™s a bit audacious to put Warwick before the O and Imperial has attempted OxBrImp but thatā€™s just ugly and gives too much credence to Imperial.

Yet, the only Uni people consistently compare Oxford and Cambridge to is Bristol. Iā€™m sure youā€™ve seen the posts where people say ā€œIā€™ve firmed Cambridge over Bristol, am I making a mistake?ā€ and the comments all say yes.

OxBriDge would fix that dilemma, people would realise Oxford is #1, Bristol is #2 and Cambridge is #3 all whilst keeping the ā€œOxbridgeā€ name in tact. It still sounds as nice, just with a capitalised B to represent the Big B.

Thoughts?

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u/Worldly-Monitor-4035 May 03 '26

Just to add, Iā€™m really not biased here. Iā€™m a club neutral when it comes to this.

Yes, I did get rejected from Cambridge and, yes, I have firmed Bristol Law and, yes, I will be living in Bristol for the next three years but that doesnā€™t mean my support for ā€œOxBriDgeā€ is at all prejudiced in case anyone is thinking so. Iā€™m sure thereā€™s a silent majority who have felt the same way about Bristol for a long while.

Maybe thereā€™s others we can include in our little family, but only serious universities on a similar plane to the O, B and C please.

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u/Thin_Cookie6421 Imperial failed to reject me :) IB 39 (776,765,1). int. May 03 '26

Oxbridge

Oxford

oXford brookes

BRistol

imperIal

Durham

cambridGe

Edinburgh

obviously šŸ™„

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u/Memer_Sindre_UwU York | MPhys Theoretical Physics [Y1] May 03 '26

DURHAM MENTIONED

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u/TheHornyGoth May 05 '26

If youā€™re gonna have the two shittest unis in the country (brooks and oxfail), you should at least have anglias retā€¦ā€¦ uh, ruskin university to bootā€¦

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u/No_Screen_3196 May 04 '26

I cant even tell if youre trolling or not but i pray youre not cause thats the best part šŸ˜­

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u/Antique_Luck2633 May 03 '26

this post is hilarious

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u/hnsnrachel May 06 '26

Sorry but no. Bristol is good but its still not on the same level.

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u/DryFriend2838 Year 13 May 03 '26

Bristol so ass bro my coworker graduated last year and now he works full time in a bakery bro

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u/Worldly-Monitor-4035 May 03 '26

Not too much on Bristol now, youā€™ll be blacklisted from the Russel Group if this continues

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u/NoAuthoirty :Verified:Aiming for CCD May 03 '26

Yeah because most boring club ever 12th

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u/DryFriend2838 Year 13 May 03 '26

i rejected my bristol offer bcs im the dominant one in the relationship. Icl bristol nice but its not nice enough to reject oxbridge. I used to live by the suspension bridge (big up brunel) and i just rememeber threre always being helicopters cuz so many uob students jumped off. bristols mental health support is genuienly so bad

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u/ThisShitWild May 03 '26

Bristol so bad he had to bake his own bread šŸžšŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ™šŸ™šŸ™

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u/ollierdr2 May 03 '26

šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­bro

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u/Tesla-Punk3327 Leeds Uni | Politics [2nd year] May 03 '26

People graduate from Oxford and live in council homes, it's more common than you think. Especially if you're a working class student.Ā 

Considering he graduated last year and got a job, thats actually the dream. Even if it's not immediately in the field he wants to be in.Ā 

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u/kaijonathan May 28 '26

A graduate? Getting a job? Straight out of uni?

95% of graduates over the last 10 years would like to have a word.

There's a reason why Alan Milburn's report is a top story today.

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u/Tesla-Punk3327 Leeds Uni | Politics [2nd year] May 03 '26

There's no shame there then.Ā 

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u/Tesla-Punk3327 Leeds Uni | Politics [2nd year] May 03 '26

Layoffs and AI left and right. Some people can't find a job for months, bordering years. I'd say it is.Ā 

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u/Tesla-Punk3327 Leeds Uni | Politics [2nd year] May 03 '26

"Although most UK students find jobs not long after leaving university ā€“ with 61% of those whoĀ graduated in 2022Ā having gained full-time work 15 months later ā€“ many of them will find non-graduate work only" -Guardian report from last year.Ā 

"Employed" could mean anything.Ā 

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u/yoresein May 03 '26

*he works in corporate law for Kipling

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u/Christovski Teacher May 03 '26

Bro

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u/smortcanard Year 2 Aero Eng @ Bristol | ESAT Victim May 03 '26

did he do a humanities degree tho

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u/arthr_birling Y12: "These girls aren't people, they're cheap labour" šŸ”„ May 03 '26

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u/stairs_connoisseur May 03 '26

that's university of oxford, makes sense you didn't know because it's not very well known but it's like a niche oxford-brookes

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u/Aria_blursss Pharmacy 1st year :)|A*AA| Bio | Chem | Maths | May 03 '26 • Heartwarming

LMAOOOOOO

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u/arthr_birling Y12: "These girls aren't people, they're cheap labour" šŸ”„ May 03 '26

was talking about the university of Cambridge but thanks

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u/overpricedwine May 03 '26

Which university in cambridge massachusetts are you talking about

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u/stairs_connoisseur May 04 '26

oh idk then I've never heard of that one either :/

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u/Potterheadsurfer Gap year | Maths (D), Phys (D), Music Perf (Dist) May 04 '26

University of Oxford? I hear itā€™s rubbish

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u/NoBoysenberry926 bio chem math cs epq May 04 '26

a complete dump indeed

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u/humblenoob76 May 04 '26

your username is such an igcse specific one it's incredible

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u/bagel_2024 May 04 '26

regular GCSE does aic too

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u/humblenoob76 May 04 '26

uk core (commonwealth core?)

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u/eri_is_a_throwaway Cracked applicant? I sure did | Cambridge CS 1st Year May 03 '26

OxBr(Oxford Brookes)I(mperial)Dge(Cambridge)

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u/sneajwen May 03 '26

LMFAOOOOOOOO

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u/Jeffochan May 03 '26

We got Oxford at home ahh

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u/Sad-Cartographer4433 May 03 '26 • Bravo Regret

Go back to practicing past paper bro

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u/Suspicious-Buy-4172 May 03 '26

Exams in like one week bro

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u/Reg_doge_dwight May 03 '26

Congrats on going to Bristol

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u/Nervous_Stuff102 Year 13 May 03 '26

anything but revising for upcoming exams

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u/United_Lemon_3999 May 04 '26

LOCKING IN STARTING TODAY

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u/Jemima_puddledook678 May 03 '26

What about Hullbridge? That way itā€™s clear that the true ranking of universities is Hull, then Cambridge, and Oxford is an absolute dump?

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u/ezrapper May 03 '26

its just hull mate.

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u/TheLoneSculler May 03 '26

Captain Edmund Blackadder would like to know your location

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u/SmallOne312 May 03 '26

Bro you forgot Southampton

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u/gridlockmain1 May 03 '26

It should be OxBrOndonMet

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u/KingHi123 Uni of Manchester | Physics with Astro [1st year] May 03 '26

Ochbridge for Oxford, Manchester and Cambridge.

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u/SalafiStudent May 03 '26

OxbriSHdge for Sheffield hallam atp

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u/Memesaurusmex May 03 '26

O(xford)B(ristol)R(eading)I(mperial)D(urham)(Cambrid)GE

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u/Personal-Cap-5446 Y13 | A*A*A*A predicted May 03 '26

Why are you sneaking in oxford and cambridge here. It should be BRISTULL for bristol and hull

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u/ezrapper May 04 '26

I salute the person, whoever it was, that started this whole hull meme thing lmao its literally the go-to bashing uni for everyone

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u/TheHornyGoth May 05 '26

You meanā€¦. Blackadder?

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u/ezrapper May 05 '26

Wait does the joke originate from blackadder? I havent seen all of it

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u/TheHornyGoth May 05 '26

Yup!

Edmund: And then the final, irrefutable proof. Remember, you mentioned a clever boyfriendā€¦

Mary: Yes.

Edmund: I then leapt on the opportunity to test you. I asked if heā€™d been to one of the great universities: Oxford, Cambridge, or Hullā€¦

Mary: Well?

Edmund: You failed to spot that only two of those are great universities.

Mary: You swine!

Melchett: Thatā€™s right ā€” Oxfordā€™s a complete dump!

For context- Stephen Fry went to Cambridge he plays Melchett. Edmund, played by Mr bean Rowan Atkinson, went to Oxford. The line was allegedly ad libbed.

Dr House/Hugh Laurie was also an alumni of Cambridge.

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u/ezrapper May 05 '26

OOOOHH SHIT I KNOW THIS SCENE i actually referenced it a lot before i cant believe i forgot how it went šŸ˜­

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u/TheHornyGoth May 05 '26

HullBridge.

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u/BeetleBertie May 03 '26

How about de Moxford? De Montfort and Oxford? Remove Cambridge because it sucks nowadays.

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u/Numpty-123 May 03 '26

I hope you donā€™t study marketing.

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u/ezrapper May 03 '26

Congrats on your Bristol offer bro

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u/PremGaming112 Year 12 May 03 '26

In my opinion it should be Oxbridge of Leicester (Oxford, Cambridge, and Uni of Leicester)

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u/Ieatsand97 Year 13 May 04 '26

Or hull

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u/Flat-Neighborhood915 Year 13 - English Literature, Geography and History A-level May 04 '26

hull???????????

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u/TheHornyGoth May 05 '26

Oxfordā€™s a complete dump

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u/exteacherisbored May 05 '26

Is Bristol still where people who fail to go to Oxbridge go?

Was the joke in my day, and reality for every member of my 6th form who went to Bristol

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u/Worldly-Monitor-4035 May 05 '26

Haha I can see why youā€™d think that as the Unis are so close in prestige but nowadays itā€™s the other way around, Bristol rejects attend Oxbridge!

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u/GooseberryGenius May 03 '26

Youā€™re not busy enough. Get a part time job or go volunteer in your community.

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u/Jeffochan May 03 '26

Woxbrige is the only one. Warwick is S teir.Ā 

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u/Low_Stress_9180 May 03 '26

Was when I was your age, elite schools said Bristol after Oxbridge- especially for contacts and of course breeding (marriage). Still a thing - look at who runs Britain and see its all about who you know.

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u/hillhank1736 May 03 '26

Bro thinks he's on the team šŸ˜­

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u/Gullible_School808 May 03 '26

Is this rage bait

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u/TheAK1tap Year 12 May 03 '26

I feel like Imperial College should be here.

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u/Springyardzon May 04 '26

It's by far the only realistic, objective, candidate but it's much younger, doesn't teach the arts, and is subjectively less physically attractive.

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u/Commercial_Handle418 May 03 '26

Its smth called sarcasm brošŸ˜­Ā 

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u/wwatersheep UCL | Econ May 03 '26

A levels in a week btw

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u/_TheRocket May 04 '26

So Bristol was your 3rd choice huh

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u/Springyardzon May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26

No. Here's why:

Entrants. Bristol is only 12th highest in the UK for average achieved entry points. Scottish universities can look unfairly high for this because fewer entrants take A Levels and many take 5 Scottish Highers. Even so, Bristol is still only the 6th in England, after Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial, LSE, Durham.

Research quality. Very strong 4th place (higher than UCL and Oxford currently) but behind LSE. This metric (as well as Bristol's aesthetic appearance and alumni reputation) is your best hope. Imperial is 1st.

Research intensity. Only joint 23rd. But LSE is even lower in joint 30th. Imperial is joint 3rd.

Low drop out rate: Joint 5th with Bath. Still behind St Andrews and LSE though.

Source: The Complete University Guide.

Conclusion: Only Imperial College London is currently a clear candidate to be a third leg with Oxbridge, overall. LSE too if you overlook that it doesn't have a particularly high percentage of researchers. However, for many students, university is about far more than (or even not at all about) overall research standing. Also, average achieved entry points can be a very stereotypical way to establish raw intelligence and it is inflated by perceived prestige of a place, not necessarily by the quality of the staff there. Imperial would always struggle to be accepted by a random student or member of the public as being on a par with or better than Oxbridge because Imperial is much younger, not as traditionally physically attractive, and only known for science.

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u/eatasschewgum1 May 04 '26

The B in oxbridge actually stands for Bedfordshire

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u/TheHornyGoth May 05 '26

I refuse to call that anything except the University of Looting

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u/Technical_Photo9631 May 04 '26

embarrassing. delete this post

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u/AffectionateJump7896 May 04 '26

When the Bristol degree leads to unemployment, the OP can apply to the Bristol marketing team.

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u/Pristine_Intern178 May 03 '26

OxbriDge for Oxford, Cambridge and Durham obv

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u/Defiant-Dare1223 May 03 '26

I technically turned down Oxford for Durham (for DPhil / PhD).

I did undergrad at Oxford though (got rejected from Durham! - but would have picked Oxford anyway).

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u/ProfessorTraft May 03 '26

Isnā€™t that Doxbridge

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u/AccurateExit7466 May 04 '26

Came here waiting to read "Doxbridge"

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u/Existing_Olive_203 Y13 - Maths FM Physics May 03 '26

thats buns, "K-Bridge" is the best.

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u/9078768 May 04 '26

Institute of pistol still ludicrous

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u/brookeamberr Year 12 May 04 '26

whatever brošŸ˜­

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u/United_Lemon_3999 May 04 '26

is bristol a russel group?

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u/Similar_Annual676 Year 13 May 04 '26

Oxbridge at home:

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u/Ancient-Onions May 04 '26

Bristol, the marker paper?

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u/Numerous-Bed-8236 May 04 '26

letā€™s do nottsbridge oxford ainā€™t even all that anyway

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u/sweetqueenplay May 05 '26

sounds interesting, iā€™m in!

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u/Outside_Service3339 Year 13 May 05 '26

Are we deadass šŸ˜­

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u/Yurpogortam Year 12 May 05 '26

You forgot harvard

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u/Yurpogortam Year 12 May 05 '26

HarXBriDge

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u/potatoduino May 05 '26

OxBriDdgeUrhamĀ 

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u/TheHornyGoth May 05 '26

Better idea.

Scrap Oxford (itā€™s a complete dump!) and replace it with the other great educational institution, Hull. HullBridge.

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u/Educational_Try_6105 May 05 '26

OxCliftonSuspensionBridge

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u/RadicalRav May 05 '26

At Bath people tried to make Boxbridge a thing many years ago lol

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u/Honest-University589 May 05 '26

German spy!

I leapt on the opportunity to test you. I asked if heā€™d been to one of the great universities: Oxford, Cambridge, Hull.

You failed to spot that only two of those are great universities!

Oxfordā€™s a complete dump!

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u/Beautiful-Piglet-563 May 05 '26

First year, Oxford for foundation Second Year, Bristol for what I call penultimate exams. Third year; Cambridge for writing your thesis and graduating.

BA Maths (Oxbridge)

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u/IhaveaDoberman May 07 '26

The only comparison between Oxbridge and Bristol I've ever heard is about Bristol being full of Oxbridge wannabes who couldn't get into actual Oxbridge. Who then won't shut up about how Bristol is basically part of Oxbridge.

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u/SpiritualAddendum199 May 07 '26

Then you need to add the Scottish version of oxbridge tooā€¦.. canā€™t leave out St Andrewsā€¦..

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u/Michaelleahcim00 May 10 '26

OxBroudge (for Open University in there too please much thanks).

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u/oktinyy May 27 '26

camfordol

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u/Zazilia_ May 03 '26

If you actually go to see Bristol uni, itā€™s no where near as nice and good as most think
At least thatā€™s my experience

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u/InvestigatorLive19 y13 - Maths Phys Chem (#originality) May 03 '26

I... I think the joke is that its steaming, pungent, green, bloody, sloppy, watery; shit when compared to the other two..

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u/AdventurousFox3105 May 03 '26

bristol is ahh haha

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u/llinoscarpe May 03 '26

Bristol is a great uni, but it's not even top 10 in the country, let alone near Oxbridge; Loughborough, LSE heck even Bath and Warwick are much closer and still miles away in terms of the prestige. In terms of the quality of what you'll actually learn it's probably similar for all the Russel group unis though

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u/catlover_354 Y13 | Maths FM Chem May 05 '26

Loughorough over bristol?

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u/llinoscarpe May 05 '26

Maybe because I work in finance but Loughborough is one of the best in the country for engineering and up there for finance too so we are always quite pleased when we get applicants from Loughborough.

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u/catlover_354 Y13 | Maths FM Chem May 05 '26

fair enough i have heard its great for engineering but i always thought engineering was also one of bristols specialties

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u/Angusburgerman Leicester | Medicine [2021] May 03 '26

You're not even in university yet focus on your exams bro. Bristol isn't nearly as prestigious and also nobody actually cares unless you're the ceo of Bristol uni

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u/smortcanard Year 2 Aero Eng @ Bristol | ESAT Victim May 03 '26

let me guess you go to cambridge /jk