What is Selwyn College, Cambridge?
[[File:Selwyn College Old Court Panorama from North-West corner.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Old Court of Selwyn College]] '''Selwyn College''' is one of the colleges of the [[University of Cambridge]], [[England]]. It was created in 1882. It is named after [[George Selwyn]], who was an important [[bishop]] and also [[Rowing|rowed]] for Cambridge in the first [[The Boat Race|Boat Race]]. Today it has about 600 students. Selwyn usually does well in exams, but is also one of the poorest colleges.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/poorer-college-tops-cambridge-degree-table-878699.html|title='Poorer' college tops Cambridge degree table|work=[[The Independent]]|date=28 July 2008|accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref> At the beginning, the college was for [[Christianity|Christian]] male students only. With time, this changed and women were allowed in 1976, which was quite early compared to other colleges. The college is on Grange Road. It is built in red brick and a [[Gothic Revival architecture]] style. The college has a ''Snowball'' every year. This is like a [[May Ball]], which is a traditional party in Cambridge. Unlike May Balls though, it is in the winter, usually in [[December]]. Some important people have studied here, like [[Hugh Laurie]] and [[Tom Hollander]], both actors. == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == {{commons category}} *[http://www.sel.cam.ac.uk/ Official website] {{University of Cambridge}} {{UK-stub}} [[Category:Colleges of the University of Cambridge]] [[Category:1882 establishments in England]]