KCL or Warwick ?

What would be better, I got an offer for a joint honours philosophy and literature ba in warwick, or would studying just english lit be better at KCL ?

Reply 1

Anonymous #1

I go to KCL right now studying a different course but on the same campus as English lit students, and I did have to decide between KCL and Warwick when I got offers from both
I can give you the pros and cons of KCL itself and maybe someone else who studies at Warwick can also input :smile:

Pros: location - Strand is so close to all the good places in London such as Covent Garden, Oxford street and it's very accessible by tube if you're commuting. There's so many amazing cafes and restaurants in the area. The uni is quite diverse and the campus is really pretty too (huge plus for me!), lots and lots of opportunities available in terms of networking and careers and guest lecturers. There's so many events going on that I sometimes can't go to some because they're overlapping. Societies are quite fun and there's such a variety that you will probably find something you're interested in.
I currently love the modules I get to choose from for next year (course dependent) as there's a lot of variety and the option to take modules outside your department - so if you're studying English lit, you can still do a couple philosophy modules.
Cons: because Strand is so central, it gets so busy around campus especially as many offices are also located in the area and tourists during Christmas makes it much more busy. this also makes it harder to know a lot of people since once you leave campus, everyone goes their own way. Getting information is different to sixth form and this might not be specific to KCL but I always have to find info myself including important information about my course, study abroad information.

Advice - read about the modules that you might do and read around the topics. consider which location you'd prefer, Warwick is in a much quieter area and more campus like than Kings. for philosophy, I'd recommend reading around the topics if you're new to it and see if you enjoy reading about philosophers.
London is also expensive so if you're looking to get accom, I'd consider whether the extra costs is worth the experience, especially as accommodations aren't next to the uni campus, you'd have to take bus/tube typically unless you're at Stamford street (but I think that's just for 1st year). Tube can cost up to £25 a week from zone 2.
hope this helps !

Reply 2

catmiilk3

Original post by Anonymous

Pros: location - Strand is so close to all the good places in London such as Covent Garden, Oxford street and it's very accessible by tube if you're commuting. There's so many amazing cafes and restaurants in the area. The uni is quite diverse and the campus is really pretty too (huge plus for me!), lots and lots of opportunities available in terms of networking and careers and guest lecturers. There's so many events going on that I sometimes can't go to some because they're overlapping. Societies are quite fun and there's such a variety that you will probably find something you're interested in.
I currently love the modules I get to choose from for next year (course dependent) as there's a lot of variety and the option to take modules outside your department - so if you're studying English lit, you can still do a couple philosophy modules.
Cons: because Strand is so central, it gets so busy around campus especially as many offices are also located in the area and tourists during Christmas makes it much more busy. this also makes it harder to know a lot of people since once you leave campus, everyone goes their own way. Getting information is different to sixth form and this might not be specific to KCL but I always have to find info myself including important information about my course, study abroad information.
Advice - read about the modules that you might do and read around the topics. consider which location you'd prefer, Warwick is in a much quieter area and more campus like than Kings. for philosophy, I'd recommend reading around the topics if you're new to it and see if you enjoy reading about philosophers.
London is also expensive so if you're looking to get accom, I'd consider whether the extra costs is worth the experience, especially as accommodations aren't next to the uni campus, you'd have to take bus/tube typically unless you're at Stamford street (but I think that's just for 1st year). Tube can cost up to £25 a week from zone 2.
hope this helps !

thanks so much ! all of that is really helpful to think about, I really appreciate your input :] I would likely be commuting instead of accom, as I live in London.

Reply 3

Anonymous #1

Original post by catmiilk3

thanks so much ! all of that is really helpful to think about, I really appreciate your input :] I would likely be commuting instead of accom, as I live in London.

No problem so glad I could help! I'm also commuting and for me, I haven't felt like I'm missing out on much (might be different if you're looking to go for nights out and would like the independence Warwick might give you). Honestly, it's much more cost efficient to choose KCL over Warwick in your case too because you'd save so much more. Hope it goes well for you

Reply 4

Anonymous #2

Warwick

Reply 5

hilla145

Original post by catmiilk3

What would be better, I got an offer for a joint honours philosophy and literature ba in warwick, or would studying just english lit be better at KCL ?

this may be tough to answer but consider which program’s structure has the most range for what you want to do. I didn’t know what I wanted to do at 18 and started out as a general English major + art major. A uni that let me do both was really important to me but once I got there, it was a happy accident that the English department had so much to offer. they basically had “tracks” within it (technical writing, professional writing, fiction, screenwriting, playwriting, etc) and that allowed me to explore a lot of interests and helped me sort through career ideas I had at the time

so if I were you, I’d make a list of aaaaall the things that I’d love to learn more about in literature (and philosophy too) and THEN check through the modules to see how much of what I’m keen on is available at Kings vs Warwick. good luck and congrats!