Student review [#14019] for Biological Sciences
at Imperial College London

Of course it may vary, but overall the quality of teaching Imperial provides is exceptional. Many professors are world-renowned experts in their field. The opportunities to develop practical experience are also plenty. As someone with interest in biotechnology, I would totally recommend coming here.

I must warn that the workload is no joke. Forget the words of whoever said uni would be easy. I did IB, which is stereotypically hard. My first year of uni was like three IB’s.

Accommodation quality varies. There are both excellent modern halls and rustier ones. Some of them are located right next to the South Kensington campus and are perhaps the cheapest accommodation in the area. Like in all London unis, it’s provided mainly for first-years, though.

The location of the South Ken campus is an undisputed winner. As for the facilities itself, some buildings are nice and modern, some are historic and beautiful, and some are in the ‘uncanny valley’ of being too old to be shiny but having no adornments of archaic buildings. It also gets pretty crowded. The White City campus is massive and impressively hi-tech. I haven’t been to others.

What else to say? There are many societies to suit a wide range of interests, I’m very happy with the ones I’m associated with.

As an international student, I love the ethnic diversity of the student body. It makes me feel at home. There is indeed a nerdy vibe but personally I don’t mind it. And people here still have all sorts of personalities. I’ve found the best friendship groups I’ve ever had in my life here.

Overall, don’t come to Imperial if you’re going to uni to party and drink. But it’s the right place if you want to gain knowledge, experience and a diploma for a top-10 worldwide institution. You’ll get to work like a galley slave but it’s worth it.