King's College London

The applicants should go through the important points to study at the King’s College, London:

Let’s explore some beneficial reasons why students prefer to study here:

• The university is ranked amongst some of the world’s most prestigious universities.
• It is amongst the top 10 universities in the UK.
• Since 1994, King’s college has had its financial and academic autonomy.
• Most central university in London, with four campuses within a square mile and one located in the south of the city.
• The four campuses are Denmark Hill, Strand, St Thomas', Waterloo, and Guy's.
• The college has connections with many organisations from London.
• The university is 31st in the world.
• A strong alumni network.
• Connects students to the world with over 150 partner institutions.
• The teaching at the university is research and evidence based.
• King’s college has five medical research council centres and many strategic research partners.
• According to the Times Higher Education's Global University Employability Ranking 2020, King’s college is ranked 4th in the UK for graduate employability.
• Around 18,200 undergraduate students, around 12,800 postgraduate students and around 31,000 students from more than 150 countries worldwide.

Students are required to follow the below given admission process for admission into King’s College London:-

Step 1: Depending on the level of the programme that students are interested in, they will need to follow different procedures to apply to study at King’s.

Step 2: Students must make an online application via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, commonly known as UCAS, for all full-time undergraduate higher education courses at universities and colleges in the UK.

There are three key functions in UCAS:

• Course search: allows applicants to search for courses throughout the UK. Applicants should remember to always check King's online prospectus for the most detailed information on King's courses.
• Applicants can refer to non country specific qualifications as well as country wise qualification guidance here. Applicants can refer to Online prospectus as entry requirements vary for each course and they are listed on the online prospectus.
• Applicants must also look for English language requirementsbefore applying.
• Apply: It is the UCAS online application system. Applicants should use this to make their application(s) to King's. 'Apply' will allow students to apply to several different universities and/or courses at once.
• Track:It is a central tracking system for following the progress of different applications of students. King's will also provide applicants with an account for their own supplementary tracking and messaging system (called King's Apply).

Step 3: Students can apply to UCAS from 1 September for entry the following autumn, However research, attending open days, and preparing personal statements can be started earlier than this.

Step 4: For all applications, the standard deadline is 15 January, but for applications to Medicine or Dentistry programmes, the deadline is 15 October in the year prior to entry.

Step 5: Applicants can apply to postgraduate courses and research courses through King’s apply (Online application system of KIng’s College).

Step 6: Applicants should do a proper research and selection of a course, should review entry requirements, check tuition fees and then submit their application.

Once applicants have made decision about the study programme they want to apply for they should collect following necessary documents:

• In UCAS application students will be asked to provide: A personal statement Full education history A reference
• Students can send scanned copies of any additional documents which they want to send to the university.
• Once students have received their King's Apply log-in details, they can scan the document and attach the file to a message in their King's Apply system. This will send the document to the college and automatically ensure it is added to their application. Additional documents might include: Students’ University/high school transcripts (where applicable) Official English translations of any items not issued in English English Language test results (such as IELTS, TOEFL)
• Any samples, additional forms, or evidence requested by the Admissions Office for the courses selected by the students.
• Students who are finishing their secondary qualifications, please make sure that your reference has included your predicted grades, either through UCAS application’s reference or in an email from an official school address.
• Valid copy of Passport
• Personal Contact Number
• Email Id
• Photographs
• Visa of the student if he/she is in the UK already
• Student’s Visa applications
• Student’s Proof of fee payment
• A copy of Student visa
• The Declaration for financial support

King’s College London offers its students modern facilities:-

• King’s college has King's Sport founded in 2012 that currently engages over 15,000 people across our various programmes.
• The college conducts different physical activities, gyms, different activities to improve the overall health and well being of students.
• King’s college has three Sports Grounds across London.
• There are different libraries at the university at various locations. The libraries have particular subject oriented books but any student can access any library with their King’s ID card.
• The college has a student union and every student is automatically a member of it.
• The college provides support for careers and employability of students and provides many services such as career guidance, kings CareerConnect, workshops and different career events.
• The college has a facility of ‘Modern language center’ which provides online evening and saturday courses. 26 different languages are taught at this university.
• There is an IT service desk at King’s college, where IT analysts of the university are available 24/7, 365 days per year to help King's students and staff with their IT-related queries.
• The university offers free support in some areas such as Disability, Fees, funding & money, Graduation, Housing & accommodation, International student support, Settling into student life etc.

The medium of instruction for education at the King’s College London:

King’s College London offers education in the English medium of instruction.

King’s College London has various National and international accreditations as given below:

• Middle States Commission on Higher Education
• William G. McGowan School of Business of King’s college is accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
• The certification program for Reading Specialist and the certification program for Program Specialist, English as a Second Language (ESL), of King’s college are accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
• The Athletic Training Education Program of King’s college is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education.
• The Chemistry program of King’s college is accredited by the American Chemical Society.
• King's College Physician Assistant Program sponsored by King's College has received Accreditation - Continued status from Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
• The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education has accredited the RN to BS in Nursing degree program at King’s College.

There are several different departments at King’s College London:

• Arts and Humanities
• Law
• Business
• Life Sciences and Medicine
• Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care
• Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences
• Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
• Natural, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences
• Social Science and Public Policy

Let us have a look at accommodation provided by the King’s College:

• Every year over 6,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students join King’s Residences and the residences at King’s act as a platform for them to live and learn through life experiences.
• All King’s Residences are led by a residence manager and are directly managed or managed by accommodation partners such as Unite and Urbanest and operate 24/7/365.
• The central London residences of King’s college are close to campus, they come with an accommodation guarantee.
• Following are the few reasons that made students to choose King's Residences: No need for a guarantor Fantastic, central London location All utility bills included Free access to gyms
• All students need to do is follow four easy steps to book their accommodation. Those are:- Register your interest. Receive an invite. Book your room. Sign the contract and make a prepayment.
• The ResiLife Programme of King’s college is set up to help build communities. With this programme, residents can engage and interact with one another to build friendships and share interests. This Programme provides an environment to enhance the student experience and increase students physical and mental wellbeing

Have a look at the student’s life at King’s College, London:-

• The King’s college has an award winning King’s College London Students’ Union that provides support for students all through their time at King’s.
• The university is located in the Center of London.
• London is a beautiful country, there are many museums and galleries, sports grounds, etc.
• At King’s college, each university campus has catering services offering a range of main meals, sandwiches, snacks and desserts. There is a lot of variety in Vegetarian food and, halal, kosher and vegan food too at some places.
• King's College London Students' Union (KCLSU) offers five fantastic venues to eat some great food, chill out, have a drink, and hang with friends.
• There are two cafes at the university, the Shack café can be found on the Strand Campus and the Shed is located on Guy’s Campus. There is a shop named The Union Shop on the Strand Campus to pick up some King's branded clothes, gifts, accessories, stationery, and special foods.
• There are media channels of KCLSU where one can get news about the students' community. The Careers & Employability service provided by King’s college has an outstanding range of career guidance and professional development support, including:
  Workshops Careers fairs Employer events Structured online modules Employability awards Individual appointments, and much more.
• The college has different clubs and societies including sports clubs, societies, student media, volunteering opportunities, and campaigning groups.

Given below are the living expenses of London, UK which may vary according to the individual needs: