Don't panic! This is not the point where you discover that being in Cambridge is like being on another planet! This page is just here to acclimatise you to some of the more obscure Cambridge phrases, some of the lazy terms, which become obligatory as you enter studenthood. Trust me, you'll be saying them yourselves before you know it!........
Arch n Anth- Archaeology and Anthropology
ASNaC- Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic
Boatie- some who rows and has the social life to go with it
Bops/Ents- themed club nights put on by colleges
The Buttery- the place to eat and meet friends
Catz- St Catherine's College
Coming up/going down- to arrive/leave Cambridge
CompSci- Computer Scientist
CUSU- Cambridge university students' union
DoS- Director of Studies. The person in charge of the work: your acedemic guardian angel and slave-driver!
Emma- Emmanuel College
Fitz- Fitzwilliam College
Formal Hall- Weekly formal dinner in our pretty college hall. Everyone wears college gowns and can invite guests. Three courses and nice mints for afters! Costs around £8.
JCR- Junior Common Room (place with TV, newspapers and big comfy sofas), or can also mean your college representatives!
KFC- Kitchen Fixed Charge. A set charge for use of our lovely kitchens and facilities as well as subsidised food in the buttery.
Mathmo- student reading Maths
May Week- A week of all night partying after exams. Talked about incessantly all year round.
Newnhamite- Talented woman who studies at Newnham (i.e. you)
PhysNatsci/BioNatsci- Physical or Biological Natural Scientist
P'lodge- The porters' lodge
Sheepdog- Newnham student voluteers who show freshers or interview students around
Tit hall- Trinity Hall College
Tripos- Cambridge exam system