King's College London

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What is KCL good for?

llbros545

I would like to know the strong areas of KCL. Hopefully, they are more or less relevant to my intended course of study.

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Reply 1

2nd_slip

War Studies and chasing lots and lots of beautiful foreign chocha.

Why else would one study in London? From Algerian to Zimbabwean, London offers an A-Z of flavors. Damn, n***a enjoy a buffet, you heard?

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Reply 2

llbros545

Thanks! War Studies is definitely related to my area of interest, International Relations! Hopefully, I would be able to read it with History.

Reply 3

2nd_slip

Dont forget the chocha.

Reply 4

mel0n

It's meant to be really good for Law too :smile:

Reply 5

mel0n

Oh and Dentistry/Medicine I think.

Reply 6

zyzz.

Original post by llbros545

I would like to know the strong areas of KCL. Hopefully, they are more or less relevant to my intended course of study.

Humanities (History, English, Philosphy etc)
Law
Medicine

Reply 7

mel0n

Original post by zyzz.

Humanities (History, English, Philosphy etc)
Law
Medicine

According to who/what??

Reply 8

zyzz.

Original post by mel0n

According to who/what??

According to 'general prestige' if that makes any sense.
But also according to many subject league tables; in the Independent for example nearly all humanities subjects are top 10 in the country, though these need to be taken with a pinch of salt.

Reply 9

mel0n

Original post by zyzz.

I sort of understand what you're saying. I would say that their humanities ARE strong, but it's not really their strongest. Of course, some of them are probably better than others in terms of the quality but not all of the humanities are what KCL is really renowned for. Not trying to denounce your point, because I think general prestige of the university can itself make the courses at that university more attractive and 'prestigious' too. I'd say at the top, for KCL, is probably things like Law, War Studies, Medicine and Dentistry. History is apparently quite good here but I wouldn't know as I don't study it! Just my opinion :smile:

Reply 10

Mujeriego

Is it really competitive for modern languages?

Reply 11

blackvelvet07

I know KCL's pretty good for Med but what about neurosci/biochem and the science-based stuff? Is KCL worth the effort of moving and living in London? :smile:

Reply 12

CoffeeStinks

Only 31 for physics though.

Reply 13

lesbionic

KCL is only outstanding for Law and Medicine.

Forget anyone who tells you it's good for languages and humanities; go to UCL for that. Sure, it is good for those, but the real prestige is in the Law department.

Reply 14

JamesBlood

Original post by llbros545

War Studies

War at KCL, huh! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing...

This in no way reflects my opinion and I'm bastardising a song for my own amusement.

Reply 15

LutherVan

Maybe:

Law
War Studies
Psychiatry
Classics
Philosophy
Music
Dentistry
Medicine
Theology
Pharmacy
Neuroscience
Languages
Most Health Sciences
Business Management

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LAW

Original post by JamesBlood

War at KCL, huh! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing...

This in no way reflects my opinion and I'm bastardising a song for my own amusement.

LAW! Huh! What is it good for...

Reply 18

ksanyee

Original post by LutherVan

Maybe:

Business Management

Could you please tell me why you think Business management is prestigious? What have you heard about it? I'm not trying to disagree or anything, I'm just curious! :smile:

Reply 19

LutherVan

Original post by ksanyee

Could you please tell me why you think Business management is prestigious? What have you heard about it? I'm not trying to disagree or anything, I'm just curious! :smile:

The course seems to be very popular, and competitive to get into, based on posts on TSR and since KCL is one of the top Unis in getting people into front office in IB, I figured the course would be a contributor.