What Students Say
Likes
- Stellar Academics, Good Extracurricular activities, Inclusive campus and welcoming students, Proximity to the best locations (Corporate Offices help with open days), Stellar Faculty , Emphasis on Applied Learning
Dislikes
- Major emphasis on self-studying (less hand-held support), Assessment arrangements can sometimes be "not ideal", Cost of Living
I chose my course, particularly King's because I did not know what I wanted to do at the time of applying but I had a rough idea that it would be something related to economics and the field of finance which is why I chose economics and management which has a good mix of both quantitative and qualitative learning.
Course Curriculum
The course curriculum is really nice, in our first year we were exposed to a lot of mandatory subjects and we got the opportunity to get a taste of what each subject is like, in our second year we were given choices from approximately 50 optional modules to choose from.
Faculty
So the teaching is divided into two parts: 1. Lectures 2. Tutorials Lectures are a one-way passing of information where the lecturer is teaching the content and students just sit listen and learn, every lecture has everyone who has taken that module so the entire batch. For example for the module Intermediate Macroeconomics, the lecture will have the entire batch of students approx. 200. On the other hand there are tutorials which are like classes which usually comprises of 15-20 students per tutor and it provides are room for a two-way discussion. Students can ask their doubts and discuss their problems with the tutor. The professors are really esteemed and I remember there was a professor named Dr. Manuel Rodigues who was a lecturer in Financial Management at King’s College London. He was the Secretary of State of Portugal in the XIX and XX Constitutional Government of Portugal. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) until 2017 and Chaired the United Kingdom ? Portugal Inter?Parliamentary Committee and was teaching us introduction to corporate finance has been really nice. They teach you the most basic stuff with such excitement.
Campus Life
Campus life is great overall the campus is friendly, and students are welcoming, I have personally not seen or heard anyone being negatively treated for XYZ reasons. In terms of the infrastructure it's great, the business school is located on a strand in the heart of central London in fact the Bush house (Business school main building, former BBC headquarters) shares walls with the Australian and Indian Embassies. Bush house a gym as well which is really great for a post-lecture gym session with friends. Maughan Library is less than a 10-minute walk away from King's which is the biggest library in London and reserved for King's College London students. In fact, the library was the former building of the government where they kept all the records, (fun fact: it was also called the backbone of the British empire).
Placement
I personally won't be able to answer this because I am in my second year and have yet to face these, but I have seen companies coming to campus to encourage students to apply for internships and jobs and KCL is a target school for a lot of companies.
Accommodation
London is expensive and so is the accommodation but accommodations are great On average expect somewhere between 1-1.5 lacs for rent every month.
Exams
- IELTS- 8 overall - CBSE- 97.6% (12th); CBSE- 92% (10th); 1st and 2nd-year grades (2:1 equivalent to 3.5/4.0 GPA USA equivalent) - Requirements: Yes, I had to submit SoP and 2 LoRs for which I asked my Mathematics and Economics teachers from the school, for the UK specifically they judge you on the basis of how passionate you are for the subject you're choosing to study, unlike the USA where they judge you on the basis of how suitable you are for their campus community. - There was no such interview process for undergraduate courses
Fees
Total tuition fees of all 3 years is- £90000 which is approximately 90 Lakhs
