hello! I've sumbit my application for natsci at kcl, ucl, bath and durham and currently struggling to decide from the first 3! some pros and cons I've been thinking abt:
kcl: (waiting)
- relatively new course (first made in 2024) so no grad info
- really interesting, incorporates aspects of AI and sustainability
- great location, good uni, enjoyed the open day when i looked at biomedical eng department in may
- kinda far (2hr30 drive)
ucl: (waiting)
- well-know, top 10 global uni consistently
- course is ok, lots of flexiblity
- both kcl and ucl in london, which is p expensive
- but london has lots of good networking opportunities and nice to escape my tiny city
bath: (offer)
- quite a bit closer, could visit home often (50 min drive)
- brilliant industry links
- quite cool structure, interested in pharmacology
- lower ranking, less prestige?
- smaller community, less diverse
- yet to visit irl
but just curious to hear from any students that study natsci at any of these unis! how they find it, how London is as a student in general, what bath is like, any suprises or common misconceptions etc etc.
thanks for reading <3
predicted 4A* in bio chem maths n epq on smart prosthetics so happy to answer any qs asw, hopefully js waiting on ucl and kcl offers