King’s College London Reviews
King’s College London Reviews
Guest879
King’s College London, University of London
War Studies MA
15 Mar 17
Quite disappointed. The MA programme is very expensive, and what you get is little support with the massive levels of stress from having 5-6 essays due in a 10 week period. They promised help and access to lecturers at orientation, but from my experience its near impossible to get. Also, the facilities which don’t work properly half the time which is irritating given how much is being paid for the degree and what we were sold with the marketing.
The services the careers team offer are quite good, but they’re organisation is really poor. The number of times i’ve been emailed something interesting for the first time to find out its the next day and i’ve already committed to something is not funny. Pretty sums up King’s. Lots of potential but poorly delivered.
The quality of the teaching staff and how they challenge you to think much more deeply then you thought you could.
Not much really. Fairly ineffectual and irritating. They have pretty much no presence or influence on campus, but send emails around talking like they do.
Pretty poor. They’re old and very poorly maintained. I’ve had problems with mice, and had my water heater leak and was told it “couldn’t be fixed” for two days in winter. Also, the fire alarms a really sensitive and can go off anywhere between midnight and 7 in the morning.
Pretty poor. At any one time, at least one lift will be broken or the IT won’t work in the lecture rooms. The library facilities are good, but the services aimed at helping you to use them cannot be depended on to work properly.
London is amazing. Everywhere you go there is something new to see. Pretty much the only redeeming thing about King’s is that it is so central in London.
Expensive and boring. You pay quite a bit for entry to some of these, and they run like one event a semester.
The support is quite poor. The lecturers i have are very hard to contact, and when you can grab them and discuss with them they often give advice like “think about it logically, you’ll be ok”.
None that i know of. There could be projects, i wouldn’t be surprised, but given how poorly King’s communicate most people wouldn’t know if they did.
Marie Barrett
King’s College London, University of London
Medicine MB BS
26 Dec 16
So far, I’m enjoying university and the medical course. I’m still adjusting to juggling workload and personal stuff. I’ve already learnt a great deal, not only course knowledge, but from different extra-curricular course on offer like languages, philosophy and ethics.
I study medicine, I’m in my first year, but job prospects are almost guaranteed.
The course has a lot of content (and it’s quite interesting most of the time). The lectures are very well organised, and delivered in an engaging way. Our lecturers are experts in their field and answer questions well, so far I haven’t had any boring lecturers. The only thing is that we get a lot of lectures in a week. on some days back to back lectures, but we have tutorials, lab work and clinical skills to keep it interesting.
The kclsu is very good, they have a lot of different societies (I’ve joined some that I never thought i would before uni) and regular socials.
I live in private accommodation because it is cheaper than living in university halls. But from I’ve heard from friends is that they seem to be enjoying it, it’s a very social (and loud) atmosphere.
The libraries are often crowded and sometimes all the core books you need are taken out, but there is a lot of alternative spaces. Some libraries are 24/7. The lab rooms are high-tech and well stocked, and the dissecting rooms are amazing (we have lots of protections, models, and articles on display). Of course the Gordon Museum is a real asset to anatomy learning.
It’s London, enough said.
I joined around 4 clubs and societies, it’s a great way to meet new people. develop new skills, and take your mind off the course.
We all have a personal pastoral tutor that we can go to for help. There is academic support available for people with learning disabilities or those who are struggling with the course. I’m part of a peer-mentoring system where older medical students help us with harder topics in the course, it’s super helpful. We have counselling services and Kings Wellbeing (which promotes mindfulness, and having a stress-free time). There is Wellbeing Week, where a lot of different activities are on offer in exam periods.
There’s the King’s Experience Awards that commend students who conduct positive projects globally and in London, but I’m not too familiar with it.
Jessica Beverley
King’s College London, University of London
English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons)
17 Dec 16
Good, I would have liked to be more involved in societies or clubs, but I’ve made some friends and overall I’m happy Work load is basically what I expected 🙂
I’ve only just finished my first semester, so there hasn’t been much talk about careers just yet
Some of the lectures are really passionate about the subject which comes through in their teaching
I don’t really get involved because my student halls is pretty far away from campus, so it costs me a lot of money to travel to and from
Great facilities, sharing a kitchen with 9 people is a bit of a squeeze though
It’s almost impossible to find a free computer at the library at my campus, or even somewhere to sit and eat lunch, IT facilities have been faulty lately so it’s not very dependable
The location is the main reason I came to this university and probably the only reason I’ll be staying. London life is expensive, but incomparable
Clubs are great, but very expensive for entry/drinks Not really into any societies
I can schedule an appointment with my PT any time, the feedback I have received so far wasn’t very clear
There’s a lot or charity work
Jamie
King’s College London, University of London
History BA (Hons)
11 Nov 16
Feels like I live in London and work at Kings rather than go to uni at KCL
Careers fairs etc but not much special about KCL
Loveable and dedicated lecturers for the most part
Censorship
Champion Hill – room flooded, internet never worked, sink on the floor when I moved in etc.
The internet though….
Only upside to being at Kings
Couldn’t access easy
No info easily available
Doubt you do
Dora Soden
King’s College London, University of London
English BA (Hons)
11 Nov 16
I like living in London and some of my modules
I have done my own things outside of uni
Lecture capture and free course pacts
I literally have never got involved with them
Nice and owned by a reverend
Library books are rubbish for English and it’s hard to locate them, not enough computers
It’s worth it to live in London
The radio committee was not easy to get involved with and ignored my emails
It’s not great
I don’t know
Ludovic
King’s College London, University of London
Philosophy, Politics and Economics BA (Hons)
11 Nov 16
Amazing modules
Takes age to get ratified, for SU to answer emails, to book rooms, to approve speakers
James
King’s College London, University of London
War Studies BA (Hons)
11 Nov 16
They made us pay for washing after promising it was free for a year
Good, i’ve lived here my whole life
Awesome
Guest700
King’s College London, University of London
11 Nov 16
Kate
King’s College London, University of London
War Studies BA (Hons)
11 Nov 16
Champion Hill was awful
Great
Guest606guest606
King’s College London, University of London
Education in Arts and Cultural Settings MA
11 Nov 16