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Kingston University

53-57 High Street, KT1 1LQ KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES, United Kingdom
3.85 / 5 based on 126 reviews.
Description:
Kingston University has an excellent reputation for teaching, and was recently rated fourth in the country for teaching quality.


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88% of students recommend
126 reviews
Housing
3.9/5
 All experiences (126)
Student life
4.1/5
 5 stars (48)
Academic
3.8/5
 4 stars (18)
Languages
4.2/5
 3 stars (54)
Expenses
2.9/5
 2 stars (6)
Overall
4.4/5
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Kingston University review by Christian

Review by Christian, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Erasmus
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose:
Why? It was ok but I have no preference. With a family, in halls of residence everything sounds good for me
Personal comments:
My landlady was very nice and very helpful
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Pubs to recommand: Kingston Mill, Wetherspoon Club: Oceana
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ACADEMIC       2.5 / 5
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
English students are not likely to turn up at meetings; seek for international students



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
to adapt a buddy stystem

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
I expected to improve my English more than I did. Too less contact to English students and too much to German speaking ones
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
It was more expansive. I travelled a lot in order to see the whole country
Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Food: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
none
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
more information about the timetable
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
Avoid too much contact to people with the same native language. Enjoy social life from the very first day



FINAL COMMENTS

from London you can go everywhere, do so!
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