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The College System

All students at the University must belong to a College. Each of theÌýÌýforms a separate community and its members represent most of the academic subjects. Colleges are independent of the University faculties and departments. The College fulfils a number of roles for any student, including providing a social structure, (non-academic) tutorial care, and frequently accommodation. In the case of undergraduates, the Colleges are also responsible for admitting a student to the University, directing the student's study, and arranging certain kinds of teaching (notably supervisions, as tutorials are called in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼).

Although postgraduate admissions are centrally organised, postgraduate students must nonetheless also be admitted to a College. The postgraduate application form for the MPhil or PhD therefore lists the Colleges and asks applicants to express a preference. An offer of admission by the University does not automatically guarantee a place at a College but in practice acceptance by a College is largely a formality. The choice of College is entirely a matter for the applicant, though members of the Section of German will be happy to give advice. Applicants new to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ may wish to bear in mind that some Colleges admit only postgraduate students (Clare Hall, Darwin, Hughes Hall, St. Edmund's; Wolfson College admits mainly graduate students) and some admit only women (Murray Edwards, Newnham). There may be some advantage in choosing a College to whichÌýaÌýmember of the SectionÌýor someone otherwise concerned with German is affiliated, but there is no reason not to apply to other colleges. For further information please consult the

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