But the College has two graduate hostels on its perimeter, so that it is possible for graduates to participate as fully as anyone else in College life. In addition, the College has converted a considerable number of small houses, again mostly on the perimeter, into bedsitters sharing a communal kitchen and dining room. Both hostels and converted houses are suitable for unmarried graduates. For married graduates there are a limited number of College flats, both furnished and unfurnished. The College is unusually fortunate in the extent and the range of the accommodation it has available to offer its graduate students.
Food is of a good standard and reasonably priced.
This is an economical way to feed your friends. But if you want to impress them, there is a special guest night on a regular basis. In Formal Hall wearing of gowns is compulsory, and this, together with a Latin grace, makes it the only vestige of tradition which most students will experience until graduation. For those who prefer informality, cafeteria lunch and supper are served in Hall, and breakfast is available every weekday if you can face the world before 9 a.m. After this charge has been levied, the cost of a meal is close to the cost price of the food.