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erm no, very far from it. Cambridge is a very small and quiet place. Oxford is only slightly bigger but much busier, more crowded and noisy. This is the main reason I chose Cambridge over Oxford when I applied as an undergraduate (I have just submitted my PhD thesis at Oxford but I was a Cambridge undergraduate).</p>
<p>I would not describe either as “party schools”, but some people in the US would describe every single UK university as a party school just because you can drink aged 18. In fact there is often wine provided with the evening meal in Oxbridge colleges. It is just no big deal. Some people do drink/party to excess, but a minority at Oxbridge. You have to study, or get kicked out. For a party school choose Manchester, Leeds or Newcastle.</p>