King's College London Postgraduate Applications 2012/13

Yeah..your SO dramatic..gosh!!

Joking!!

received a conditional offer that i maintain a 3.5 GPA until graduation... ) Will be going into the department of war studies, a Msc in intelligence and international security

Congratulations on your offer! Can I ask when you submitted your application? I am also waiting on the dept of War Studies, different course though, and am wondering how likely it is to get a decision before the Christmas break.

Thanks!

Does anyone know if King's is a key target by companies?

I've heard UCL, oxbridge, LSE etc. is..but is King's?

Congratulations on your offer! Can I ask when you submitted your application? I am also waiting on the dept of War Studies, different course though, and am wondering how likely it is to get a decision before the Christmas break.

Thanks!

Congratz on the offer mate!

if you are referring to ibanks I can say that KCL is not the main target unis....

I applied in October. It took about 4 weeks. I was actually really surprised as I was expecting King's to take the longest, they were the first I heard from.
And had the least amount of problems with my application!

I also applied in War Studies and I got a response in 11 days (after both references were in). What course did you apply for?

Thanks also for the info - and that's a quick response - positive I hope for you?

I applied for Conflict, Security and Development. It's been 6 weeks now since my references were in, so I am interested that both of you got much quicker responses. I don't have a first degree in a social science so I am not sure how favourably my app will be considered, although I do have a relevant work history. Let's see!

Does anyone know if you can still apply for funding via the Graduate School even though you originally stated in the application form that you'll be self funding? Change of circumstances means I'd like to apply but I don't know if I can...

I really wasn't expecting them to be so quick! And yes, I got an offer

It might work differently for different courses in the dept though (I applied for International Peace & Security) so don't worry too much yet - and yes, if your first degree's in a different subject they might wait until they can compare you to other applicants in the same position but you should still stand a chance if your app is strong.

I'd think that you should be able to, if its within' the deadlines? I'd send them an e-mail and ask!

There is little or no funding for my course Still hasn't quite sunk in that I got an offer haha, huge jump, reputation-wise from my current university

Thanks! I am hoping that no news = good news! But we'll see!

I hope so It's a long shot but I'm hoping I could get something because I'd really rather not take out a bank loan

So do you think you'll probably end up going to King's then? (Depending on what Cambridge say I'm guessing...) If you do, I'll see you there Let's take over London

It is a long shot..but there is no harm in trying!! I'm going to have to take a loan to pay around 75% of my fees. Besides that I'm going to try and find some external funding sources, but from what I've research it's very, very bleak (especially for Management).

I think I will probably end up there..but there is still a probability of imperial/cambridge (albeit tiny), combined with the fact that I don't have a definitive idea of where I want to work, plus the king's deposit deadline (being the main problem), makes for a confused me

Taking over London, does sound fun though

Have you had a look at studentcashpoint? Lists all funding available - you might find something there

Ohh Screw Cambridge and come to London (I'll let you off for Imperial...maybe ) ... Nah, I'm kidding, let's hope Cambridge/Imperial get back to you soon so you know what your options are at least

Not had a look on there, but I have extensively researched some other sites. Pretty much no funding for business/management..I think it's because they know people are probably going to be well off, after this sort of degree.

Are you definitely heading to KCL? Cambridge take ages to reply! I have a 1 in 5 chance..quite a decent probability, but I have a feeling I won't get in because of something I wrote in my PS

Yeah but if you're the son of a freemason you could get money from the Masonic Trust (or something) Any degree will do ...ok there's the slight problem where you may not be the son of a freemason but...yeah Alternatively, rob a bank. If you get caught, say it's payback time

Most likely, yes Mainly because their War Studies dept is awesome and totally beats UCL in that respect If it helps, I wrote in PS 'I never really wanted to do this degree to begin with but now I think, hey, I might as well. I kinda like it!' ...well, more sophisticated than that but you get the gist. I sent that to all of them I also ripped apart the theories of a few academics (one of whom teaches at KCL ) ...I still don't why I chose to send off my apps in a sleep-deprived state

I wish I was the son of a freemason I could finish my masters behind bars?

I've heard War Studies at KCL is world-reknown? A lot of top political figures have come outta KCL? Haha, I think they appreciated your honesty!! I wasn't that explicit..lol

That would be so cool, right? Well, Nelson Mandela studied behind bars

Yep, it's pretty famous They work together with a lot of places like Chatham House, RUSI, FCO, UN, NATO and different security and defence institutes. Think of all the networking I can do Thus begins my desperate attempt at bribing those contacts for jobs Maybe they just want the opportunity to rip me apart in person In which case...yeah, I'll deal with that