King's College London (reviews)

I enjoyed my time at King’s so much. While classes were for the most part very interesting and intellectually stimulating the extra-curricular opportunities at King’s and the doors that open-up after graduation are unparalleled. My main recommendation would be (if you enjoy football) to sign up to KCLFC. I was the first team’s captain this year and my experience has been unforgettable. I have made lifelong friends, the level is very high and our coach very committed. The football club has really been the best part of my experience, from weekly games to social events it has been incredible. I also particularly started to enjoy King’s with the opening of its latest building: Bush House. Bush House is mainly for the business school and it has been a great place to go to, whether to study, for classes or to socialise. Bush house also holds a trading room which gives you access to the Bloomberg Terminal allowing you to practice the skills needed to access a career in the financial services. The gym, various cafés, the king’s kitchen, and the many study places are a real added value and have enhanced my experience at King’s. The career services at King’s are also very valuable. They read your CV or cover letters and can run through practice interviews! The location of the university is also an asset, everything you will ever need is right next to you. I strongly recommend King’s especially for business-related degrees and for those interested in competitive football!!

Many networking opportunities – especially with fellow Russel Group London universities and Oxbridge due to inter-uni social events and talks. Plenty of things going on constantly no matter what time of year.

Very good university with high quality teaching. Lacking of organisation sometimes (especially for my degree). But overall very good experience with good memories. Had the chance to learn about myself and meet students from all around the world.

My experience at King’s College London so far has been everything I would have expected. Many valuable opportunities for your future are offered and the level of teaching I found has always been above the average. Furthermore, student life and location in the heart of London makes this university even better.

The module content was interesting and challenging, although the overall lack of organisation and transparency from the teachers and the KBS administration was shocking. Having to wait until beginning of December to get our examinations calendar considering that a large number of students are international wanting to go home for Christmas is frustrating. Having had to take exams which were poorly made and that grading criteria and exam development differs from what we are taught by lecturers and the real results affected negatively our grades. The lack of transparency for grading and an imposed unreasonable cap on grades and instructions from the board to grade students lower to reduce the number of first is infuriating and unreasonable. Therefore, students are capped at 80 for their qualitative modules since the new instructions stated that ‘in order to get over 80 the quality of the assignments should be the same as a publishable paper which is unfeasible for a student working on a module for one term among 4 other modules compared to publishing academics with over 10 years of research in one specific topic.

One of the best social experiences I’ve ever had in my life. London and King’s was really the best combination. Amazing study abroad opportunities! I really thoroughly enjoyed my time at Kings with the friends I made and the career prospects that I gained.

I would definitely recommend studying at KCL: I particularly enjoyed my 2 study abroad experiences as well as the projects I undertook outside of my studies (from consulting to various societies). I believe my experience was less built by my academic studies as I didn’t find all my modules equally stimulating.

It’s a great university, with a large number of international students. Apart from academics, The university really succeeds in creating a sense of community amongst students. The institute focuses on providing students with a very holistic university experience.

I had the best three years at this university, teaching standards are incredibly high and I know I’ve made friends for life, both English and International. The social life could be improved on but it was the perfect Uni for me!

Like all University experiences in central London, studying at King’s definitely makes you think about what it would’ve been like going to a ‘campus’ university. You truly feel like it’s you against one of the most metropolitan cities in the world…which is a tool you need to learn to wield. Thank aside, staff is genuinely helpful, and content-wise, not much different from our neighbours across the street (LSE). There’s also a very active student body, if that’s the thing that interests you.