There are many team discussion rooms in the IC commercial building, just like the bunker laboratory where people studied science underground in the last century. In the basement of the business building, there is not only a counter where you can buy breakfast and lunch but also many spaces for group discussions, they are called vaults. They are mostly semi-closed, the only trouble is that reservations are required, and online booking channels are hard to find. From Monday to Wednesday, many people are occupying the space for self-study or preview. On Thursdays and Fridays, however, there are fewer people, so you can find an empty vault room without a reservation. I’ve been kicked out several times by people who booked because I didn’t make a reservation, it’s a shame, hahahaha.

I had no idea that there were team discussion rooms inside the IC like the bunker labs where science was studied underground in the last century. In the basement of the commercial building, there are not only counters where you can buy breakfast and lunch but also many spaces for group discussions. They are mainly semi-enclosed and need to be booked. From Monday to Wednesday many people are occupying the space for self-study or pre-preparation. On Thursdays and Fridays, however, there are fewer people, so you can find an empty vault room without booking.

I was thinking about actually going to the UK at first, but now I have completely decided to stay in China for the entire postgraduate period and take classes remotely. In the past, the school let us go offline, and even forced students to go to London through offline examinations. For me, it is definitely not willing, because I still have a job to do, I hope to be able to study graduate courses and offline work at the same time. However, the chemistry and work pressure of doing this will be very high, and if you don’t have enough multitasking ability, I don’t recommend doing it. Maybe I am a typical exam king, but I am very grateful to Imperial College for being able to complete postgraduate studies online in one year.

I really think you can finish grad school entirely online, so why do we have to go offline? To bring more financial gain to the school? It’s 2022, so why be so rigid? The online economy is so advanced that it could be replaced by a digital business model for the traditional international university operations! Other than having been forced to go offline before, it was fine because the classes were really hardcore and stressful.

My experience at IC this year has been very good. There are a lot of really good students, everyone is very friendly and I like my classmates a lot. Without a doubt, ICBS is the best career service near G5. Seriously, all kinds of activities and all kinds of consultants are very responsible. It also helped me a lot in finding a job. The professors are great, and there are plenty of opportunities to network with alumni. During the pandemic, most of the communication is online, but the quality is good. But these online activities are still well integrated with offline career-related content. In recent days, the epidemic situation has been weakening, and many people have begun to switch from online to offline.

I have wonderful experience in IC this year. Lots of very good students, everyone was very friendly and loved my classmates. ICBS is the best Career Service around G5 without a doubt. Seriously, all kinds of activities and various consultants are very responsible. It also helped me a lot to find a job. The professors are very good, and there are many opportunities to network with alumni. During the epidemic, most of the networking activities were conducted online but the quality is excellent.