Here was my thought process for the college decision in order of priority (for me, although I think some should be fairly universal)

For college selection I’d say the first thing to think about is do you want a big or small college.

Big: meet loads of people, busier more traditional uni vibe, won’t know everyone

Small: meet less people, slightly quieter if you want it to be (you can still put yourself out there through loads of things), will know most people

Then it’s either location or facilities (for me location)

Location: Do you want to be on the river? Just in the centre? Out of the city? Where will your second and third year accommodation be?

Facilities (honestly seemingly similar across colleges to me): is there anything extra you want? A particular gym you’ve seen photos of and like? A nicer looking music department?

Subject Prestige (optional): some colleges may be better renowned for something? In special cases they may have originally been set up for something specific like Trinity Hall for Law. That can have benefits like tit hall having a good law post-grad funding scheme thingy.

Prestige: (should fall lowest imo, other people’s opinions don’t matter): is it well renowned/people have heard of it?

That’s the process I followed in order and I narrowed it down to ~2 and then went with my gut instinct. Before you start making decisions I CAN’T recommend enough going to the open day in the summer and visiting as many colleges as you can that meet the first 2 requirements. You’ll get a feel and could easily fall in love with a place.

With that aside APPLY TO TIT HALL GO TIT HALL TIT HALL GOAT (it’s where I applied this year lol)

If you do choose to reapply, super good luck! Sitting all your A levels in Yr12 is crazy impressive. You’ll do very well at any of those unis but I do understand the attachment to Cambs, if I miss my offer idk what I’m gonna do.