Kings College London 2009 Applicants :)

lol i haven't received anything at all! no mycampus or lawsoc (what do they say??) i'm gonna ring 2moro because i would have thought we would have gotten an enrollment pack or something. Yeah i haven't read any of them either but i am buying some books of someone in the second year on here so i'm guessing they will be the ones

I know there are problems because of postal strikes, so I wouldn't panic tooo much. There is a form you need to take to enrolment in there, the lawsoc timeline for mooting, social calendar....random stuff really!

I know there are problems because of postal strikes, so I wouldn't panic tooo much. There is a form you need to take to enrolment in there, the lawsoc timeline for mooting, social calendar....random stuff really!

I got the enrolment form but no mooting timeline or social calender.

Thanks! Yes I'm on my gap year after doing my IB exams in May. Did you do A-levels??? Good luck with your application!!

Did your gap year helped to boost up your chances for Uni application? if yes, what did you do during your gap year?

I am currently doing a gap year.

Last year my application wasn't that impressive and I got rejected from 4 out of 5 of my universities (including King's, only Reading gave me an offer, and whilst I have nothing against Reading as an institution I felt I could produce a better application). I learned the mistakes I had made in my application from the previous cycle and re-applied this year. So far King's have given me and unconditional as well as QMUL (still waiting on the other three, but no rejections so far).

During my gap year I have worked full-time. It has allowed my to earn money, and as cliched as this sounds, I have learnt a lot about the 'real world'.

I was quite cautious about taking a gap year before it started, your are effectively missing out on a year's worth of post-grad wage amongst other things. However, now I am mid-way through mine I can't emphasise enough how good it has been for me. It might not be good for everyone, but it worked for me: I now have a place at a uni I am really excited about going to and don't regret a thing. It is a decision that you have to make though.

I am currently doing a gap year.

Last year my application wasn't that impressive and I got rejected from 4 out of 5 of my universities (including King's, only Reading gave me an offer, and whilst I have nothing against Reading as an institution I felt I could produce a better application). I learned the mistakes I had made in my application from the previous cycle and re-applied this year. So far King's have given me and unconditional as well as QMUL (still waiting on the other three, but no rejections so far).

During my gap year I have worked full-time. It has allowed my to earn money, and as cliched as this sounds, I have learnt a lot about the 'real world'.

I was quite cautious about taking a gap year before it started, your are effectively missing out on a year's worth of post-grad wage amongst other things. However, now I am mid-way through mine I can't emphasise enough how good it has been for me. It might not be good for everyone, but it worked for me: I now have a place at a uni I am really excited about going to and don't regret a thing. It is a decision that you have to make though.

I am currently doing a gap year.

Last year my application wasn't that impressive and I got rejected from 4 out of 5 of my universities (including King's, only Reading gave me an offer, and whilst I have nothing against Reading as an institution I felt I could produce a better application). I learned the mistakes I had made in my application from the previous cycle and re-applied this year. So far King's have given me and unconditional as well as QMUL (still waiting on the other three, but no rejections so far).

During my gap year I have worked full-time. It has allowed my to earn money, and as cliched as this sounds, I have learnt a lot about the 'real world'.

I was quite cautious about taking a gap year before it started, your are effectively missing out on a year's worth of post-grad wage amongst other things. However, now I am mid-way through mine I can't emphasise enough how good it has been for me. It might not be good for everyone, but it worked for me: I now have a place at a uni I am really excited about going to and don't regret a thing. It is a decision that you have to make though.

If you don't mind me asking, what were the mistakes that you made on last years application? (So I can avoid any of mine too!)

What have you been doing for work out of interest?

Firstly, I had to mention five different subjects in my personal statement (Philosophy, History, Economics, Politics and international relations) because of the courses I had applied for. This meant that I couldn't really talk about one subject in detail and thus prove my passion for it. This was a big big error. My personal statement in general wasn't nearly academic enough. Despite having the academic credentials I put in a lot of extra-curricular stuff. I don't doubt the universities want to see that you have a life outside the library but in the end they are academic instutions; these applications are being read by academics who want to see if you are an academic. My GCSEs weren't special (4A*s, 3As, a B and a c) as I had been told by sixth formers that they meant nothing so I hadn't tried particularly and my AS marks weren't striaght As as I had only started just before Christmas (was doing IB before that). Also my application was so obviousely middle England as my school hadn't advised me brilliantly and I think that there was some social engineering going on (absolutely no evidence to base this on though so take that with a pinch of salt and humour).

I am a TV producer - great fun .

If you don't mind me inquiring (PM if you want), did you get your current position through a contact / family member/friend or in some other way?