10 things you only know if you’re at Brookes (not Oxford!)

1. You start to hope people don’t pick up on the difference between studying in Oxford and studying at Oxford.

We can pretend that the dreaming spires belong to us

2. Our history isn’t quite as impressive. 50 years is still an achievement though.

3. You enjoy a slightly lighter work load. And complain about it all the same.

How every timetable should look

4. You’ve probably missed out on a chance to marry into the aristocracy.

But you could have landed the Prince of Brunei if you’d only been a few years older. (We tried to find a photo of him in Bridge but sadly failed.)

5. Fuzzys is ours, no matter how much they try and muscle in on it.

Oxford is yet to have an answer to the legendary Clubber Steve

6. You’re supposed to go to Bridge on a Monday – not a Thursday. And Camera on Fridays? Just no.

7. When the boat race rolls around you’re torn between city loyalties and really wanting to see Oxford lose.

Although their win this year was slightly overshadowed by the cox’s screams of ‘get a fucking move on’ (or something to that effect.)

Oxford cox Oskar Zorrilla

8. You’re not quite sure where Park End is.

Oh, you mean Lava?

9. After a while, you start to think that maybe Wheatley has a certain charm (self-preservation we assume).

And then realise you probably should probably broaden your horizons.

So much concrete. (Photo credit)

10. You tell everyone where you are in the league tables doesn’t matter. But secretly it does.

Getting into the top 50 at last!

But either way, this still applies.

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