What Students Say
Likes
- The university is big and faculties are welcoming.
- Professors were polite and helpful. I remember few of my friends told me that they were facing cold gestures from their professors.
- My classes never got disturbed or suspended due to strike which was good thing.
Dislikes
- It is far from city centre. You will have to take a bus or walk 40 minutes for cheap grocery shopping.
- Canterbury is very isolated place. You will only find old people there.
- University is huge but most of the time its empy. You will feel depressed because of not so many students there.
Course Curriculum
8
- It was a mixture of both. I had to submit a lot of assignments. I had roughly 9 modules. Each module has an assignment which carried 30% weightage and 70% carried by a written examination.
- I liked the Bloomberg lab sessions, but hated the coding sessions.
- It was very hectic. I usually had classes from 9 am to 6 pm Mon-Thurs. Classes were 2 hours long, and seminars were 1 hour. Don't worry, we used to get a break of 1 or 2 hours in between.
- Around 60; Almost half -20
Admission Experience
- Well, I only applied to a few colleges, and I got an acceptance letter from most of them.
- Aston- shortlisted, Kent- admitted, Essex- shortlisted, Birmingham - rejected.
- Aston university, exeter, east anglia university, kent university, university of essex.
- Yes university of Birmingham rejected me.
- So, the reason for my rejection was that they wanted a bit more mathematical background for my graduation.
- Kent was in the top 25 back then, and I mostly liked the modules that I wanted to study.
- First, I submitted my documents like Statement of Purpose, LOR, and Application form. Then they asked me about my IELTS score. After that, they sent me a conditional offer letter as I had to pay some amount to secure a place, and after paying the money, the admission was confirmed.
- I gave my IELTS score, and I gota 7 band. I guess the minimum score is 6 or 6.5 now.
- Well, in my case, it went smoothly. I didn't have to do much.
- I applied for september intake 2022 because of the good weather. Normally, they have two intakes - January /September- I don't like harsh winters, as it is hard to settle in winter. And, it starts raining day and night from early November.
- I applied in the last week of April 2022 and got the offer letter by the end of May. I already had my IELTS score, so I didn't have to wait to apply for IELTS.
Faculty
8
- Well, it never caused issues, as during lectures you are just studying there, and there was a good audio system. Seminars were distributed in groups of 20 students each, so you can freely discuss your problems with professors ans they were super helpful.
- It varies. The professors were helpful, but they taught only theoretical stuff, and I did not find it useful in getting. a job there.
- Umm, if there is a vacancy in their department, then yes.
- Well, I admire my supervisor, Nicolaos. He is a great person. he made me trust myself more than anyone.
Campus Life
10
- During my time, there were 2 campuses: Canterbury and Medway.
- On my campus, facilities were available, on my campus such as the library, sports, medical services, a modern gym, a dance studio, and cozy cafes.
- I loved varsity matches, glamorous Kent dance ball, and sports events.
- There were a lot of sports events, networking events by big companies, and food events from a lot of new snack companies.
Part Time Jobs
- Normally, there are not that many positions ussually advertise on their website. Most of the vacancies are filled by students advised by professors.
- 28k+
- The hourly wages were really good during my time. I used to earn £12.20 as a student ambassador there. There is Kent Union, where you can apply, and they will message you if there is any opportunity available in Kent. They prefer only students of Kent University, so it's good. If you work lets say, at a co-op on campus, you will get paid whatever the minimum wage is there.
- During term time it's 20 every week & you can work full time in the holidays.
- Getting apart-time job is a bit tough; you will need to have patience if you want to work on campus, as they follow a recruitment process. It took me almost 30 -45 days to get a part-time job at the university where I was a permanent employee, like everyone else. So, if you want job security, I would highly suggest to work in university, as it will save you travel time as well.
- Normally, you would earn between £900 and £1000. It's a bit difficult, if you are not very judgemental You will get a job. Well, most of the companies like if you are looking for deskjobs dont hire international students because they have a cap of 20 hours. Food outlets or odd jobs do work out for international students. The process includes submitting cv and a cover letter. Once you are shortlisted, you will be asked to attend interviews, and after selection, you can start working.
Placement
6
- Normally, 40-50% of students get a job within 6 months, but I am not sure about the situation now.
- If you get a job in your field and you have at least 3 years of experience, you can expect £35k+
- Universities do not have campus recruitments. You can get some help from the career department in university, but you will have to apply to companies by yourself and follow the process. Mostly, you will be applying online on job portals.
- Most of my friends started working in startups because they are more open to hiring international talent.
- NFU Mutual, hsbc, lloyds.
Accommodation
Off Campus
10
- I opted for off-campus accommodation as it was super-cheap. I used the student tenant website, and trust me, all my hard work paid off. It took me over a month to find a house in that budget, and most of my friends paid gurantor's money, and god knows what other charges. I paid 0 to move into that house. This is the best thing the UK taught me.
- Everything was included, washing, drying, kitchen, cooking your own food- in just £375:)
- Well, a lot of misjudgment. People were asking a lot of money for security, even some of them were asking for 12 months' rent upfront, which is crazy.
- Start looking for accommodation as soon as you make up your mind to study in a specific city. You need to know more about those places.
- Mine was hardly 20 minutes walk. Most of the indians stayed around my area or the city centre.
Exams
- When I applied to the university, it was only IELTS was required for English proficiency. It largely depends on the course you are applying for. For instance, Mba applicants need to have experience along with GRE or GMAT scores.
- Key documents submitted included my CV, Letter of Recommendation, Statement of Purpose, and IELTS scorecard.
- For my course, there were no interviews taken. But the university does have interview adjustments for other courses.
Fees
- Well, I paid £21200 for my entire course. There were no other charges as I was living in private accommodation, which cost me £375months and I used to spend nearly £200 on food.
- In two installments. You can pay 1st half once you land in uk after registration in the college. 2nd in December.
- Well, I have already explained about rent and food. Add another £100 for transportation.
Scholarship
- No, not at this university because I applied late. I will suggest applying around November if someone wants to get a good scholarship. I got a scholarship in university of Essex and East Anglia of £5000, because I didn't like their modules, I didn't go there.
- Yes few of my friends receive £5000.
- Most of the students get the early bird discount of £2000.
