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King's College London (KCL) ~ Applicants for 2018 Entry

This thread is for everyone considering applying, or who has applied, to KCL for the September 2018 entry. Hopefully it can be a good hub for you to discuss any concerns, questions or anything else on your mind regarding the uni.

I am currently a postgraduate student who completed their undergrad at KCL too, so I'm happy to answer any questions.

Some useful links:

KCL 2018 Undergraduate prospectus: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/prospectus.aspx

KCL 2018 Postgraduate information hub: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/index.aspx

KCL Accommodation information: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/accommodation/index.aspx

KCL Fees & Funding information: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/index.aspx

TSR UniMatch KCL database: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/university/unimatch/kings-college-london/courses

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Reply 1

kundanad

Original post by MrDystopia

Is General Paper considered?

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Reply 2

naofassiri

Original post by kundanad

Is General Paper considered?

General Studies and Critical Thinking is not accepted

Reply 3

a.m.a.n.da

Do batches of offers get given out now? Friends of mine have been given offers today for Psychology and Physics & Philosophy. I'm applying for PPE and I'm quite anxious.

Reply 4

ememyin

Has anyone received an offer for political economy?? I sent my application at the start of September and haven't received anything aside from an acknowledgement letter ://

Reply 5

serendipity24

I just got an offer today for Economics :smile:

Reply 6

arizonaidiot

Original post by serendipity24

I just got an offer today for Economics :smile:

Your gcse and as level results please. :smile:

Reply 7

serendipity24

Original post by arizonaidiot

Your gcse and as level results please. :smile:

I'm from Singapore and I haven't taken my A levels yet.
I am not sure what I got for my predicted grades (the school sent them a few days ago), but they should be pretty good.

Reply 8

tryhard101

Original post by serendipity24

I'm from Singapore and I haven't taken my A levels yet.
I am not sure what I got for my predicted grades (the school sent them a few days ago), but they should be pretty good.

omgosh im from singapore too! i just got the acknowledgement email yesterday. could i ask when you got your acknowledgement email? i'm shocked they replied so quickly!

Reply 9

irishapplicant

I got an offer for CS with Intelligent Systems! It's so weird that they're already sending them out

Reply 10

serendipity24

Original post by tryhard101

omgosh im from singapore too! i just got the acknowledgement email yesterday. could i ask when you got your acknowledgement email? i'm shocked they replied so quickly!

I got the acknowledgement email on 11 October and the offer came 2 days later :smile:

Reply 11

tryhard101

Original post by irishapplicant

I got an offer for CS with Intelligent Systems! It's so weird that they're already sending them out

Wow I'm def anxious now😂 I only received an acknowledgement a day ago but knowing that they're responding so quickly, I can't help but wonder if I'll receive a reply by next week. Congrats on your offer tho :smile:

Reply 12

tryhard101

Original post by serendipity24

I got the acknowledgement email on 11 October and the offer came 2 days later :smile:

Ah okay thanks for the reply!!! Congrats on your offer btw :smile:

Reply 13

BMEleo

Original post by serendipity24

I got the acknowledgement email on 11 October and the offer came 2 days later :smile:

Congratulations! So when did you send in your application? And what is your conditional offer like?

Reply 14

melodyofhearts

*Experience sharing*
I got my offer about shortly after I submitted my UCAS (in mid November...) , and I think it came 2-3 days after I got the acknowledgement email.
Time flies and I am now a year 2 student for biomedical sciences!

Reply 15

tryhard101

Original post by melodyofhearts

That's really cool! I'm applying for biomed too! Neuroscience actually. Real worried my personal statement's too academically driven for kcl tbh :/ do you mind me asking, what are the differences between biomed n neuroscience at kcl? I was wondering if biomed students choose a field of specialization in Y2-3

Reply 16

aj89754

Should I send off my ucas application before tomorrow i applied for nursing

Reply 17

melodyofhearts

Original post by tryhard101

My personal statement was quite heavy in the academics part as I had a whole paragraph dedicated to a lung cancer research project I took part during the summer. Showing your academic ability isn't a bad thing :smile:

Normally I think differences between biomed n neuroscience at kcl is minimal. Neurosci student have their compulsory courses to take in year 2 and 3 and have less choices for other courses to take, but as a biomed student you could also choose to be neuroscience focused. In fact switching is possible, so biomed students can switch into a more focused degree or people who originally opt for a more focused program want to switch out. There is nothing too much to worry at this stage.

The difference between the two ,I suppose, only matters if you want to study abroad or enroll on a competitive course. Biomed students obviously have a wider range of study abroad destinations to choose from. And some popular courses can only be taken by biomed students and students in the relevant major.