What Students Say
Likes
- There were different campuses based on the fields -- for example, I was doing LL.M and had the Strand Campus which was based in Central London.
- Being near the Indian embassy (Strand campus) I was able to attend lots of functions of the embassy itself and even met the Chancellor.
- The student body of King's is very active and one can imagine that a society already exists for each of their interests and it is comparatively easier to join them.
Dislikes
- You had to pay for your own freshers and the tickets were first come, first serve.
- Most of the events apart from the society and career events were behind a paywall. You buy the tickets which were costly for a student (ranging from £70-£90) per person.
- The student accomodation was very expensive. So I opted to find my own place to stay.
Course Curriculum
10
- One has to understand that when they are undertaking a course that is higher education, in this case, being a Masters of Laws, that the course WILL BE difficult. If one is not willing to put that much effort and time, then I would highly suggest not pursuing the course.
- The course, as expected, was difficult and had its own nuances, which made the course more thrilling and better. I had classes 4 times a week, and each class was for 2.5 hours. Some of my classes were from 6 PM-8:30 PM. In my course, there were only 4-5 Indian students.
Admission Experience
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I only applied to 3 :
- QMUL (Queen Mary University of London) = I got selected, but I did not opt for it.
- LSE (London School of Economics) = I got selected, but I did not opt for it due to higher fees and lack of scholarship opportunities.
- KCL (King's College London) = I got selected and opted for it.
- I knew my profile was strong, and since there was an application fee of almost £90-£120 per application, I chose wisely in universities where I knew I would have a chance.
- King's had the course I wanted, and that is the only reason I opted for the university. For KCL, I had to submit my SOP along with my references and just hope for the best. Since I was applying for LL.M, the IELTS score had to be 8.
- I found the process to be easy, straightforward, and for the other universities as well, I did not seek any help (agency, organisation, or independent counsellors) and did all the applications myself.
- I applied for the September intake of 2024. I applied in October 2023, as soon as the applications opened, and received my response in January 2024.
- The process is very straightforward = You fill out the application, submit your documents, and pay the application fee. Once the fee is paid (£100), you just wait for them to get back to you. In case any document is missing, they will put it up on the portal.
- Once you have your offer, you just accept it, pay the deposit, and Voila! You are now a prospective student at KCL!
Faculty
10
- For my course and modules, the students were in a batch of 10-25, sometimes 30, nothing more than that. The teaching differed based on the expertise and experience of the professor, as they had their own teaching style, which was sometimes different from the university page or the module PDF, which was given to us.
- No professor is assigned to give you help, and that is also strictly banned. If one wishes to get a part-time job, kindly connect to the KCL career department or the online portal for student services. The professors are there to teach, not to provide jobs.
Campus Life
10
- I think there are 3-4 campuses of King's, but I am not sure. The information for the campuses, as well as the address, can be found on the university website either way.
- Most of the campuses have all the facilities available. The libraries are not attached to the campus; they are located in various parts of London. I was part of the KCL-Fem society, KCL-Pro Bono society, and the KCL-Crochet society.
Part Time Jobs
- I am not aware of the TA positions, as I was pursuing my LL.M and no such opportunities were circulated during my time.
- Of course, if one is going on a student visa, the working hours are stipulated on the visa itself and must be adhered to. The job market in London is also very difficult, but sites such as Indeed Flex exist to get a few hours through them, and you would have to give interviews online.
- Most students work in the food industry, and by that I mean working in pubs, bars, coffee shops, restaurants, etc.
- While others opt for retail work. One can either get referred to part time from their friends. Also, there are many websites where one can apply for jobs, and each university has its own job board, and a student can try their hand at that. For me, I was working as a Casework in a law firm in London.
Placement
10
- The job market in London and the UK as a whole is very difficult, and the percentage of people who get full-time jobs in the field they studied for or wish to work in is very low.
- Due to higher salary thresholds and visa restrictions, the jobs are hard to come by. One must also know that there are no campus hires because it is not India, and they do not operate that way.
Accommodation
Off Campus
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- Off-campus. The accommodation varies, and honestly, no matter how much one prepares from India, it would still put you on your feet. The housing market is very difficult, and since London is one of the most expensive cities in the world, be willing to pay a minimum of £700 for a single room with no toilet attached. I paid £1,150/month for a studio flat in Zone 3.
Exams
- I am not aware of any other course; for LL.M, only IELTS is required. Again, as stated in the previous questions, the documents required are your SOP and your references, which are additional to the basic required documents that one could find on the portal itself.
- There was no interview for me; however, a few of my friends had to give an interview.
Fees
- The fees for the Russel group universities (to the ones which I had applied to) have competitive fees. So for King's College London, the fees were £33,450, out of which I got a scholarship of £10,000, so I only paid £22,450. Out of this, £2,000 was the deposit.
- The amount of £33,450 is only the tuition fee, and one has to pay on top of this if they are undertaking university accomodation which by far and large is not cheap either.
- Since I was living in Zone 3, my daily expenses, though not exorbitant, still ended up being approximately £600 for the necessities.
Scholarship
- I studied LL.M and at the School of Law (Dickson Poon School of Law), where there are not only law based scholarship available. However, the one that I received was £10,000 under the Vice Chancellor Awards. It was open to various departments such as Medicine, MBA, STEM, and Law.
- It is only given to 30 students. In my batch, no one else had received a scholarship.
