Clare College

Primarily a facilities-​related review.
This is a beautiful little area of campus right near King’s College chapel and the river Cam. I enjoyed its proximity to downtown without any of the hustle and bustle.
The porters are generally very helpful and genuinely kind.
The campus/​dorm-​associated dining commons, The Buttery, pumps out pretty good — albeit usually over-​salted or redundant — food three meals a day.
Being right by the Cambridge University Library is a definitely plus.
Overall I give Clare a 4.5 — I didn’t get to see inside any dorm buildings other than the W/​V buildings we were staying in, but the dorm rooms seemed well-​suited for one and poorly-​suited for two. We were shoved in two to a room with below-​average quality beds, one desk, and one closet. It could’ve been worse, but it’s ass-​old, and easily the least adorable thing about Clare College.

This is one great college. Beautiful garden down to the river.