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King's College - University of London (KLC)

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3.90 / 5 based on 104 reviews
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kameido
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Law, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Don't take Tort!!
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
none
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
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kameido
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Law, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because London is incredibly expensive.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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kameido
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Law, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
At the beginning some problems with dialects, later no problems whatsoever. At uni the legal terms where more difficult, I recommend a special dictionary for that.
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kameido
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Law, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Not really
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
4
Costs
1
Activities
4
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
I would recommend it, because I really liked it. But then again, I can't compare that to other London unis like LSE or UCL
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
For travelling from Germany Ryanair and Buzz are by far the cheapest airlines.
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kameido
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Law, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Gardening Club (Club) The Kinght's Templar (Pub)
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kameido
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Law, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Halls of Residence
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Halls of Residence
Why?
Best place to meet people.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The hall I was in (King's College Hall) had lots of facilites, which was really good, but the neighbourhood is so dangerous that I can not recommend it to anybody. I think King's College is insane to leave a hall in such an area open.
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