King's College London Speciality : History
programme: Classics

The King’s experience is a diverse one, above all.

You are caught between academic rigour and the froth of Central London, which is an environment to bear in mind. Socialising within such a full-frontal ecosystem can be time-consuming and tricky. I find it challenging. But there is a range of societies to find like-minded people, moreover there’s no shortage of ways to connect with people in London.

Academically, it’s always true that one receives what their input. But King’s provides a wealth of facilities to optimise that.

King’s College London has in many respects been my saviour. I came to London as an 18-year-old; I had lived my whole life in the countryside and had only just graduated from a local state sixth form. So, reasonably enough, I was pretty terrified about coming to live in a huge city and attend a university I hadn’t even visited before. However, in my first week – and throughout the rest of my time at King’s – I was met with so much warmth, love and support from both student and staff alike. My personal tutor actually listened to what I said about my interests and my passions in our first meeting – and he promptly introduced me to another girl on my course. She is now one of my closest friends and my housemate. Within my first week, I was not just able to interact with people on my course, but instead, go outside of what I had imagined and participate in other societies. I was immediately welcomed into the student societies available, and within my first year, I was lucky enough to become vice-president of the Korean Hallyu Society at KCL. I made friends from so many different backgrounds, countries, who speak different languages and can tell different stories — and I think that was all down to KCL.