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Sort:Latest reviewsBeautiful buildings and great location, student support is not great and the course could be heavily improved
There are some great student events and societies, but it can still feel a bit socially isolating and unfriendly because of the city campus and how large the student body is. Student services are lacking, particularly academic support is limited due to how oversubscribed some of the courses are.
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I love both Guys and the Waterloo campus. They both have a calm and cosy atmosphere plus they have all the facilities I need. The library at waterloo not only have study rooms but they also have study pods and a discussion zone . This is convenient because if the study rooms are fully booked I know i have other options available.
Good location need more info and awareness on societies
Best: Societies (There's so many!) Worst: Online learning (due to covid nothing else could be done)
My campus is quite isolated, located in Camberwell, therefore I either can take a bus which would take over an hour, or take the over-ground which is expensive.
An amazing support network for students all around.. Specially for students with disabilities, I can say I definitely feel supported and positively encouraged by my Uni. The only negative aspect is a poor communication between the University staff and students when it comes to things like events and/or strikes that can either affect students negatively or could benefit them.
The student experience is harder to find in a big city like London. I am on the waterloo campus which is small and secluded from the other campus. Most of the people I meet are on my course so there is less chance of meeting people on other courses.
King's College is a great place to study for it's variety of courses. I am currently undertaking the MNurs qualification so I can register as both an RN & RMN. I will qualify with both registrations in two years time. The lecturers are supportive, kind and very experienced. The sports facilities are brilliant as I play rugby. The only thing I would suggest to be improved is the new e-portfolio software that many students in the MSc/MNurs cohorts. Despite an overwhelming amount of complaints from the students, the nursing faculty were adamant to keep students using it. It has been an unnecessarily stressful first few months for the students. Even as I am now on my second placement, it is still fresh software. I would have suggested either students being offered the software as an option, or to have given the software more time before launching and having students work through the changes and uncertainty around the bugs and further development of the software. Many nurses who I have worked with had never heard of the software, so getting them to fill out a form as opposed to signing a book wasn't time efficient at all. Training the nurses at the trusts that are linked with KCL well in advance on the software would've been extremely helpful. No nurse I have met so far knows about the software. The software itself is a brilliant idea in theory, but the reality of it was that it added more stress and worry that was needed for a KCL student. Particularly the MNurs cohort, as it is our first year studying, we are already in an environment of 'trialling'. The added software has only caused more stress.
The constantly available facilities make it really easy to study when it best suits you and the available online resources ensure that you never miss a lecture. One thing that could be better is the timetabling as that often causes issues such as getting to a lecture on a different campus.
The university had many great student opportunities, and facilities to support students covid definitely impacted learning. Now with the cost of living travelling into different campuses in one day can become quite costly
Some modules feel as if they haven't had much effort put into them and feel somewhat unstructured, especially within the modern languages section. For example cultural transformations or global Iberias.
Best : student life in London and the facilities that King's offers such as the gym, the library and the amazing staff teaching the students. Worst : not enough contact hours, a bit too independent.
Best: lecturers are really supportive Improvement: Not aware of extracurricular activities or social events/ not advertised much.
I love how the campuses are in the centre of London next to such important areas to be able to experience life in London.
Location is fantastic in heart of London. Strand campus is amazing visually and facilities-wise, but Guy's and Denmark Hill less so. Great teaching and standard but no real sense of community, probably partly to do with the sheer scale of London and KCL itself. This anonymity means there is a lack of identity and belonging for the students.
There is a lot of support for students. Teaching and timetabling can be improved and new books are needed in the library as lecturers require students to use books which are 5 or 10 years old.
best: varied societies; accommodation is pretty decent; worst: outdated course with uninteresting modules and readings that we are forced to do; support only there if we reach out for it- teachers aren’t as open to help us; personal tutors are hit or miss; not much feedback is offered to students;
4.1
Skilled staff with a strong regard for pupil advancement - however, KCL loses any ability to communicate once you've finished your application and sent them your money.
All in person - however the course hours vary between modules and outside of specific tutors it would be difficult to connect with lecturers should the need arise.
Good place - but be prepared to sell organs to afford it and not have doors or elevators work for months.