King's College London Speciality : Philosophy
programme: Philosophy

There is a very high academic level and discussions in seminars are fruitful. There is also a vibrant community and social life, however, being a non-UK student you can find it harder to assimilate. There are fewer contact hours than expected and so as a student the burden falls more on you to seek out professors for advice.

I am loving my degree at King’s College London. My favourite aspect has been small classes, meaning that we can ask questions even during lectures. There are many language resources offered to us too, which means I get to study grammar and learn how to analyse infographics, answer questions, write poems and study literature.

I am just entering my third year and there’s 2 major things that have stuck out to me. First is that if you’re looking at the classic student experience of sociability and nightlife then a uni in London probably isn’t for you. This pretty much comes down to the price of everything including rent for even first year student halls (275 per week and this was 2 years ago now).

That being said, the uni is of good quality and the libraries and facilities are plentiful with good quality teaching, academic support. However, I am looking forward to getting it done and moving on.

I would definitely recommend this college as it has shaped me into a person that I am today. With the most exceptional professors, services and environment kings college London is ranked as one of the top 10 universities in London with cutting-edge research and for being known for its academic excellence.

I think KCL was very good overall. I enjoyed most of the teaching, though some of the lectures were a bit antiquated and some of the seminar leaders were less interested in the subject material than others. My favourite module was a shared module with two other faculties which was a bit hectic at times, but the ability to pick this meant you could meet people from other yet similar disciplines. The main positives would be the location and social opportunities, being in central London there were lots of culturally and recreationally interesting things to do and it was easy to meet with friends. The admin system was quite poor, but I think this is a common theme across all university’s. I would have liked there to be more societies or social integration into the main university. Though, overall a very positive experience.