King’s College London Open Week 12-16 March

Hey KCL official representative (catchy name),

I've recieved a conditional offer to study history at King's college, I was wondering firstly about whether you have any specific employment information for history at KCL.

Secondly, how do most King's college students deal with the lack of money? Do some get a job?

Thirdly, would you be able to provide any further information about the possibility for international study?


Thank you so much for bothering to even read my post!

Hi paulas

I'm afraid Erklam isn't live on the forum at the moment but he may be logging in later and can back to you; if not, he's back live with us tomorrow at 4.30 so I'll make sure he gets back to you on what he reckons

Thanks!

Fran

Why haven't you replied to my application yet? <_<

Hi,

The most basic difference between staying in King's hall and staying at an intercollegiate hall is that, as the name suggests, there are people from many different unis at the intercollegiates. It is also worth mentioning that from next year on, none of King's halls will be catered - so if you want to go for catered, go for the intercollegiates. At the same time, if you don't want catered, you should consider King's halls (since all intercollegiates are pretty much catered).

Every undergrad intercollegiate hall (except for Nutford) is in Bloomsbury, a very lively and very studenty area of London just next to the British Museum. King’s halls are spread out across London, e.g. there are some close to Guy’s campus, there are some just next to Waterloo campus, there is also one in Hampstead in a beautiful area but far from any King’s campus...King’s halls offer a wider range of facilities (in term of being an apartment or not, having your own kitchen or not, being ensuite or not, etc.) and there is also a wide range of prices.

I live in an intercollegiate hall and I love it! I choose to live in an intercollegiate because I knew I wanted catered (couldn’t cook for myself haha)...It's just an amazing atmosphere, I really enjoy eating with my neighbours every day, and the facilities are great too. There are squash courts in the basement, a pool table, a music room with a piano and a drum set, and we are also allowed to freely use the tennis courts in front of our halls. Occassionally, the hall also organises parties in the common rooms which can be fun. It does cost more than most (if not every) King’s hall, but if you consider that daily breakfast and dinner is included, it kinda equals out! Price was a huge factor to me and that is how I arrived at the decision to stay at the catered intercollegiates, paying more than I would at a King’s hall.

I hope this answered your question Let me know if you have any further questions...
erklam from KCL

P.s. and the food is not "revolting". It did get better this year, for dinner there is generally a choice of three meals, salad, fruit, some cake for dessert etc. They are also gradually introducing a pasta/salad bar for vegetarians which could also be nice for those who aren't vegetarians Also, you can leave feedback on comment cards at any time and they do actually listen to what you have to say!

Hey,

In terms of your A100 Med course:

How many hours of dissection do you do a week roughly?

What percentage of graduates go on to be GPs/ consultants/ surgeons?

How do you look at the UKCAT?

Is intercalation compulsory, or do you have to get certain exam average grades to be considered?



And in terms of the campus:

Are you only allocated a room for your first year?

Can you pick your campus?

Thanks

Thank you for a brilliant reply! Do you find that the cost of the intercollegiates halls is justified to the average cost spent on food by KCL students at the individual college halls? Also, quick question added on, when can we start applying for any accomodation at all? Either halls or individual kings places? And when do we find out whether we achieved them? ALSO, sorry about the many questions, but i happen to just about live outside the M25 belt, does this mean i am guaranteed at least one year, in either college or kcl halls?

Cheers!

Hey Natalie21

Thanks for your message! I'm afraid I'm going to need to check some of this information with my colleagues in the Medicine Admissions team as they'll be able to help with the specifics. In the meantime, the School of Medicine website should help you with a bit more info: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/medicine/study/ug/about.aspx

But we will get back to your specific questions asap

Fran

Hello Organon,

Congrats on your offer, it seems to be such a unique degree! I had a look into the course structure and it seems to you will be taking classes in both the Physics and Philosophy Departments. I could give you a rough estimate that there would be around 12-18 contact hours/week. If you would like to find out a bit more about the course in specific, you could have a look at this course handbook. (I am not sure how up-to-date it is but it could give you an idea of the course structure)
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/nms/depts/physics/Induction/UGhandbook-2011-12.pdf

To find out more specific details about your course, I'd advise you to contact the department directly via [email protected] or call +442078482271

I am pretty sure that no previous knowledge is required nor expected from you in Philosophy. As Philosophy is not a required course for admission into this course, you are probably going to have plenty of classmates who never did Philosophy before either!

I hope this helps but do let me know if you have any further questions!
erklam from the King's team

Hi NeuralYelir

Thanks for your message; great to hear you've accepted your offer with us!

Well, speaking from experience, I actually went straight into an MA after completing my undergraduate degree and I actually found that it was helpful to me as I was still 'in the zone' with regards to studying! I think if I had taken some time off in between it may have been harder to get back into it!

However, there were a number of people on my MA who were a few years out of uni or had done some work experience or were returning to study as a mature students but I actually found this really helpful as it was great to hear different perspectives from people with different experiences.

Most MAs have mixed groups of younger and more mature students so there will definitely be people in the same boat as you, also some of the older students may worry that they're at a disadvantage because they haven't studied for a while so you'll all just get stuck in and in no time at all you'll forget all about it

Hope this helps!

Fran

Dear Ruixue,
Thank you very much for your message.
It’s really great that you are interested in studying at King’s and the China & Globalisation MSc is truly innovative. Entry to our master programmes is competitive but all applications are considered on merit. It seems that you are doing all the right things to boost your application and I think you should pay particular attention to writing your personal statement, so that you can highlight your visits to China, internship etc.

Please bear in mind that there is a requirement for a 2:1 or equivalent from your bachelor degree and you may want to contact our Admissions Team to ensure that your predicted grades match that once converted to the English equivalent. You can get in touch with our Admissions Team at [email protected] or on +44(0)2078482765/2232.

I would definitely advise you to apply as soon as possible. You do not need to wait for your results as King’s will be able to make you a conditional offer based on the information you provide in your application. In your offer letter you will be told what grades King’s would like you to get from your bachelor degree and IELTS and once you meet those ‘conditions’ your offer will become unconditional.

It’s good that you don’t foresee any problems with your IELTS scores. The requirements for this programme are 7.0 overall; minimum 6.5 in Writing & Reading, 6.0 in Listening & Speaking.

In terms of term dates, enrolment will start week commencing 17 September 2012 but we usually run some activities for international students the week before so you may want to plan to London a little bit before then to get settled before the course starts!

I hope this information is helpul. You may also want to visit the China Institute’s website for additional information: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/aboutkings/worldwide/global/chinainstitute/index.aspx

Good luck with your application!

Laura 

King's has a Modern Language Centre where anyone can undertake language classes and we offer over 15 different languages. ... but you are able to study languages at the Modern Language Centre outside of your degree for a small fee, and sometimes for free (depending on your eligibility).