It’s a highly praised university academically, although I feel as though the student support is not great. There is a lack of community that is felt at other universities but could be due to it being a non-campus university.

KCL is an excellent university and institution composed of a renown and brilliant academic staff. Having been part of the university for four years I was fortunate enough to be a part of not just a myriad of engaging and insightful seminars and lectures of my History degree but also a wider world having participated in societies and events that the university and its various departments hosts. KCL is also a place of understanding and recognition of students’ needs, circumstances and efforts and ultimately has been a place where I feel my knowledge and hunger for knowledge but also my desire to participate and contribute further in my field of study was immensely bolstered. I owe KCL the best years of my life.

King’s is an excellent university, where you have access to some of the world’s leading academics in your field of study. It has several campuses across London, and most of them are situated in Lovely areas of central London, such as Holborn, South Bank and London Bridge. There are numerous societies that organize interesting and exciting events and the university itself organizes many interesting events. Earlier this year Hillary Clinton came to speak. The accommodation that King’s provides ranges in price and location, so there is something for everybody.

My three years at King’s College London pursuing a degree in War Studies and History have been formative and engaging. I have made friends from all over the World, I can confidently say that I have special knowledge in a number of fields and that I have attained polyvalent skills which will permit me to engage not just in professions similar to my degree but in any field. I engaged fully with student life. I joined societies and even helped start one (the French Debate Society). I have enjoyed myself, partaking in innumerable outings both within and without King’s. You get out of university what you want to; it all depends on you. If you’re the type of person who shows up to class and leaves right after and does not partake in student life, then you will not enjoy this as I have. If you decide to be active, be positive and seize every academic, professional and social opportunity that come your way, you can make this some of the best three years of your life. The only negatives I would give King’s would be the administration, particularly the War Studies department’s and the growing size of the student body in a university in which social spaces are too few (even though there are many) to meet demand (not completely their fault). Otherwise, War Studies was a great programme. I would offer one recommendation though: take War Studies only; do not take a joint honours.

There have been ups and down as at any university. The sports, student Media and companionship have been highlights The WiFi and first year less so. My lecturers have given me the opportunities to bring my non-academic passions into the academic sphere and to them I am eternally grateful.

Overall I would say I enjoyed my time at Kings. Coming from Italy, from a small city, it was very exciting to start this new academic and life journey. The lectures were good and also the seminars allowed me to voice my own opinion. However, I would say I wasn’t challenged by my degree and that it could have had more contact hours. Moreover, I think that there is not really a sense of community at Kings, as in maybe other campus universities. But overall, I enjoyed my three years here.

King’s offers great educational structures and facilities. As far as I have experienced, professors are well prepared and passionate about their subject; uni staff is kind and professional. KCL also has a career service, which I consulted twice, but that I did not find so helpful. What I really liked is the possibility to structure my degree as I wanted to, specialising in specific subjects in a consistent way throughout the last 2 years especially. Objectively though, I was lucky as the choice for History dissertation modules was not that wide and good… As for accommodation, I was in Stamford Street in the first year and I had a good experience in terms of security and location, although hygiene was not the best. Overall I recommend KCL as a university.

Great academic experience, great location, great staff. Many staff members are very approachable and genuinely interested in what you think. Departments are very receptive to feedback and make changes accordingly. Student union bars and cafes are okay but there isn’t much of an effort from the universities side to help students get to know each other in the first weeks. There are a bunch of student societies that cater to very niche interests as well. The university career service is fantastic and offers a lot of exclusive internships just for kcl students but the quality and speed to access mental health services has been a topic for criticism for a while now. Halls for first year are either dreadful or £300 /w but most are very centrally located.