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What Students Say
Likes
- Nice Environment: Nice and huge campus, and also outdoor spaces
- Multi-cultural: You will find people from all around the world, my class had people from Japan, China, Korea, India, Pakistan, the Middle East, and also some European countries.
- Library: I liked the library a lot, it has an enormous collection of Books.
Dislikes
- Not More Inclusive, College life here is not as you would expect in India.
- Less cultural, More study-focused.
- I shouldn't say I don't like this, but it is relatively difficult to get your degree on the first attempt.
Course Curriculum
8
- The courses were practical and had no theory exams; all the grading was dependent on the assignments. The positives were that the course was hands-on, but the negatives were that not all the courses in the project were advanced and world-ready. I had 2 3-hour sessions per day, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon after an hour lunch break.
- We were like 30 students in the class and one-third of them were Indians.
Faculty
8
- Student-to-faculty ratio is Good. Like, we had, like, 1 Professor and 1-2 teaching assistants in each class; they used to help us get our doubts cleared during practice sessions. Teaching was demonstration-based in real time. There was an IT suite; each student got one PC with dual screens. The second was accompanied to be used as a guide screen while the professor demonstrated. or we can use our own laptops as well. Sadly, though, they didn't help in getting any full-time or part-time jobs.
- One of the professors whom I requested to be my dissertation supervisor stood out the most to me, as he always insisted on doing something new and different and also being reasonable in what we can achieve.
Campus Life
10
- The biggest downside, if you ask me about my campus life, is that I have never seen any events or cultural activities at my university.
- Besides the sports, library, and medical facilities, PCs equipped with GPUs for doing AI and ML tasks are also available.
- The major club that was present was the students' union, and I had witnessed one Election. I had witnessed no sports, no extracurricular activities in my period.
Part Time Jobs
- Very few opportunities as a Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant. I do not know the specific pay rates for those positions.
- No on-campus jobs were available on campus, as far as I know. The maximum allowed hours per week are 20 anywhere in the United Kingdom. It is not easy to find something on campus; it is relatively difficult to secure a part-time job on campus.
- Hourly minimum par rate is about 12 pounds an hour. Mostly Indian students find their part-time jobs off campuses in restaurants and supermarkets. It is hard to find any job in the UK without a referral; with a referral, it will be relatively easy but finding a part-time job is not an east Task now here. Mostly we have to approach all the job openings directly with a Resume and referral and keep following up on them. that will be the most effective way.
Placement
6
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15% of the students found job opportunities within 6 months of completing the course. The average salary is based on the study and the course we have pursued. But anyhow, for the IT course, it will be 45,000 Pounds per annum. Internships and networking are more effective than online job portals. Mostly, the companies that hire are not major and are not the ones you usually see. They are startups or established companies, but not big companies as you expect.
Accommodation
Off Campus
8
- I had my relatives and friends here; that's how I got my accommodation sorted. My monthly average expense, including the rent, was about 550 pounds.
- It is hard to find accommodation here unless you have any friends or relatives who can refer you. Get the accommodation sorted before coming here. It will be extremely difficult and exhausting to find something. My house was about 10 miles away from the campus, as I was lucky some of my friends live in one part of the city and travel to the farther part for studies (about 30-40 miles).
Exams
- I did shortlist many universities but I only went ahead and applied to a couple of universities
- Kingston University
- Coventry University
- I got admission from Coventry in less time, in about 10 days.
- I got admission from Kingston University in about 15 days, but Kingston's offer was conditional on an IELTS score, and I chose to proceed with it anyway.
- I spoke about this college with some of my seniors and the people that I know and got a positive feedback about the education pattern, and also I did a bit of my research by seeing online feedback and rankings
- I applied and then got a conditional offer and then wrote IELTS and submitted the result (7 for me), and then they invited me for an interview before sending CAS. The interview was about 45 minutes and was about my previous studies and how I will cover tuition fees, where I will be living after I come to the UK. It was a tough interview, though.
- Mainly, they will assess your communication skills and how you will cover your costs in the UK.
- I started this in early January same year
- Applied for IELTS, which I had to wait long for the exam for, and then applied for college, and then payment of the fees. then after the confirmation of fees payment, you will have an interview; after successfully completing it, they will provide you with a CAS number, which you can use for your UK visa application.
Fees
- 17,000 Pounds had to be paid at least 50% before admission. And the rest had to be paid semester-wise in full; no Installments for International students.
- My intake was in September, and my semester finished in December. So by January, I had to pay the rest of the fees. You have to add your debit card account to the Link they send you or you can log in and see the remainder of the fees and link your debit card. they will auto-debit the amount on that specified date. for any reason or due to a low balance in the account, if the auto-debit fails, you will receive an email and they will reattempt it in 3 business days.
Scholarship
- I am not aware of any scholarships here in the UK, but in India, from my state, Telangana, I had a government overseas scholarship, but it will take years to get approved, and in my case, even after 2 years, it is still pending. You've got to have a lot of documents, all the usual scholarship documents, your semester results and also GRE and IELTS scores, even if they are not required by your university.
- I didn't even hear from any of my friends who applied for or took any scholarships.
