university of kent?
Is uni of kent good? Some guy in my class said he might apply and then everyone around him started bashing and making fun of it, saying that he could do better. What is it like there?
Original post by Anonymous
Is uni of kent good? Some guy in my class said he might apply and then everyone around him started bashing and making fun of it, saying that he could do better. What is it like there?
One of my closest college friends went there and absolutely loved it and made loads of friends so it's really up to you
Let's be real it's not about what your friends think - what do you think?
Check out the forum for the university of kent for more info
Best wishes,
Cheese
Original post by Anonymous
Is uni of kent good? Some guy in my class said he might apply and then everyone around him started bashing and making fun of it, saying that he could do better. What is it like there?
I'll be quite biased since I am currently sudying here at Kent, and honestly, I had the same thought when I first entered.
The grade boundaries are lower than say Oxford or some other Russel Group Universities, it's close to London but not in London, and I did think I could do better.
After having studied here for 2 years, I'll admit, it's not perfect, but no university is - including Oxford and everything else.
Instead of hating it though, I began to appreciate aspects of it which friends who had gone to other, more reputable unis had told me they lacked.
My lecturers, PhD teachers, professors, and just general staff here are all exceptionally talented and intelligent, but also incredibly lovely and kind. Lecturers here will speak to me for hours after a lesson when I have questions. If they are busy, they'll make time and arrange a meeting. Some of my friends in the more reputable unis told me they never even got a reply to their email from their professor, let alone saw them outside of class - because why would they? They're famous, have more important work to do. Again, I'm not saying lecturers in more reputabe unis will ignore you, just that I've never once heard of that happening here. Alongside that though, our lecturers here are made to be half-lecturer, half-researcher, and they're asked if possible to incorporate some of their research into their classes to make it more modern, more practical, and also more understandable.
The amount of support given here is also encouraging, as departments are widely available, for everything between academic support, to work experience, to mental health.
The course is made entertaining, I don't think there is a single professor in my economics course who people think is stuck-up, always busy, or just hate (don't get me wrong, some individuals might not get along with others, but no single lecturer is just hated. Some may have more controversial opinions, but all in all, lecturers here are kind). The course is also challenging as well, but resources are made clear and available to everyone, and it generally feels like you can make progress through hard work alone.
Our economics alumni have gone on to work for the Bank of England (at one point making up 25% of the MPC), go onto famous investment banks, Credit Societe, Goldman, UBS, PwC, or governmental departments, etc. Some very prestigious places with good money.
The campus itself also is just beautiful. We have many students from London and cities come here because it's a nice escape, and a change of environment for them. We also have many international students who fall in love with Canterbury itself and decide they want to study here, as we are internationally acclaimed as well.
And finally, we also get many A* students here anyways. We're the only university who offer the Government Economic Service Degree Apprenticeship Programme, which allows students to both get work experience in the goverment department and a certified degree alongside that. As such, its a very competitive course to enter, and so only high-mark students ultimately enter. It speaks to not just how much the economics programme at Kent is widely regarded as both informative and practical, but also to the all the other benefits which studying at Kent has, such as networking, nice geographic positioning, good contacts, and a powerful staff.
Many other subjects here at Kent are also widely regarded, such as Law, Psychology, Forensic Science (though I don't know as much about them), and the university continues to deeply invest into more and more facilites as time goes on, most recently modernising the department building for our Science programmes, such as Chemistry, Physics, and Biology (and Forensic Science).
Off the top of my head, that's what I really like about Kent. Sure, it's not perfect, and entry requirements are definitely lower, but I'm of the view that this shows its good value and return.
Hope this helps.
David
University of Kent Student Rep
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