Imperial college london?

so sorry for the late reply, i emailed them and they said the dates would be late april

i have received an offer to study biological sciences at imperial. i know that it’s an incredible uni but i am worried that i won’t be able to afford to study in london, and also that as it is spread out amongst the city there might be less of a sense of community that i am looking for. does anyone studying there have any advice? thank you for any replies!

If you don't have the money to study in London currently, you could take a year out and earn some. The other option would be to work at least one day a week in a supermarket or some other zero hour contract job whilst you study, although l wouldn't recommend this in your final year of study.
Imperial, LSE, UCL and KCL all have the same problem with regards to the weak student experience, given that a lot of their UK based students are already living in London with their parents, so they commute to uni. Then there is the massive international student population, who aren't there to party every week, but to get a good grade for their very expensive degrees. But if you join lots of clubs and societies, and rotate attending each one, then you have plenty of opportunity to meet other students and enjoy uni life.
Students on campus unis outside of London go a bit crazy in the first few weeks and months of uni, but you don't get that at the top London unis. I often tell people that if they are studious and introverted, then they would probably prefer a top London uni. But if they are extroverted, a campus uni outside of London might appeal more. But this is just a generalisation, and you could easily study outside of London by living in self catered accommodation, so as to avoid most of the crazy behaviour that goes on in catered university halls.

If you don't have the money to study in London currently, you could take a year out and earn some. The other option would be to work at least one day a week in a supermarket or some other zero hour contract job whilst you study, although l wouldn't recommend this in your final year of study.
Imperial, LSE, UCL and KCL all have the same problem with regards to the weak student experience, given that a lot of their UK based students are already living in London with their parents, so they commute to uni. Then there is the massive international student population, who aren't there to party every week, but to get a good grade for their very expensive degrees. But if you join lots of clubs and societies, and rotate attending each one, then you have plenty of opportunity to meet other students and enjoy uni life.
Students on campus unis outside of London go a bit crazy in the first few weeks and months of uni, but you don't get that at the top London unis. I often tell people that if they are studious and introverted, then they would probably prefer a top London uni. But if they are extroverted, a campus uni outside of London might appeal more. But this is just a generalisation, and you could easily study outside of London by living in self catered accommodation, so as to avoid most of the crazy behaviour that goes on in catered university halls.

thanks, i was really hoping to move out this year due to my parents planning to downsize to a one bedroom shortly. im not a party animal and i dont drink alcohol so definitely not upset to miss the freshers craziness and i would love the studious environment but everytime ive visisted london ive felt so unsafe (although that may just be bad luck on my part) i definitely want to make lose friendships tho as i am currently lacking much of a social life thanks

How safe London feels depends on a number of factors: which area you visit, luck, time of day, whether you are alone, and whether there are other people about, like police, bus drivers, road workers etc. As a general rule, Northwest, West, and Southwest London are the safest parts, especially Southwest London. Central London is for the most part safe, provided that you use some common sense.
One thing you could do is to always carry a long brolly, preferably with a round handle. It would be perfectly legal to use it to defend yourself in a dangerous encounter, and more importantly, it would deter anyone from targeting you. But the overwhelming odds are that you won't be in that situation.

im predicted A*AA, which is in biology, maths and physics. supercurriculars wise it was just simple stuff like books, online course and work experience. how about you? i hope you get your offer!