Student review [#27593]
for Applied Economics
at University of Cambridge
Cambridge, The United Kingdom
Hi everyone- I’m a postgraduate student that studied in both Cambridge and Oxford. And cannot seem to choose between Oxford or Cambridge for my PhD.
Having said that, I also don’t know if I want to work as an academic after graduating. If I decide to pursue a career in consulting then I believe that Oxford is probably better for me. When I was in my Bsc we received no employability support at Cambridge. I had no idea for example of the amount of options available. However, the Cambridge network is OK probably not as good as the one I developed at Oxford.
However, Cambridge is known to put a lot of emphasis on the social life of students and always cares about how you spend your free time at University. The student union offers more than 200 clubs/ societies based on any hobbies and interests students have and clubs for all kinds of sports that a student might want to take up. However, with the covid, the union decided to close all campus events.
During my master’s, I spent a lot of time training as part of the University’s rowing team. I had a fantastic time there so if you are into sports, that is something you should consider.