University of Cambridge

The Modern and Medieval Languages (French and Russian) course has been fantastic so far. There is a brilliant mix of language and content modules. First year you get an introduction to the culture and later on you can specialise in any direction from history to philosophy and literature, film, to linguistics. I love this flexibility. I think it's great that in one course you can study at least some linguistics, literature, history, philosophy, film, art and architecture. All the teachers are academics and many are specialists in their fields. The supervision system gives you time with an academic to discuss your ideas in depth and receive feedback on your work. Language classes are well taught, from orals, to translation, to grammar lessons. 
The students are not like you think they'll be - at least not most - and Cambridge is the most accepting place I've ever been. You can really be who you want to be at Cambridge.
Living in colleges is a real plus, since you always feel like you know more people cause you meet people naturally from the off, and then stay with them, at least loosely, until the end of your degree. Accommodation is cheaper than at a lot of UK universities, because it's provided by the colleges themselves. 
Would highly recommend MML at Cambridge.

University of Cambridge is known for being a very intense place with a heavy work load, and that is true, BUT you can make it manageable if you are clever about it. One of the first things is to pick the right subject, and the second is to perfect the art of power-working rather than procrastinating all day. If you manage this then you can get the best out of the 1-to-1 supervisions that you have with top supervisors in their field, the information-packed lectures and the interesting reading lists.
Cambridge is great because, as well as being a top academic institution, it also has a great sports scene in the form of the 'Blues', a large theatre scene with multiple plays every night, and a beautiful town with wonderful architecture.

Having supervisions means you can tailor your course to your interests and discuss those interests with your supervisors. Naturally, not every supervisor is perfect but I've really liked all of mine and have found them very academically supportive. The course is broad and has opportunity to discuss a range of topics within your field and to narrow down what you personally want to focus on.