http://www.llm-guide.com/board/7306 en Re: Re: Re: King's College London- Who is going? - LLM GUIDE Discussion Board Fri, 19 Aug 2005 02:59:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/7306/last#7306 Congratulations everyone with your place at KCL. Just happen to pass by, and as I saw some questions posted, well, why not reply. I'm a current student at KCL, and this month it is hell! Not to scare you people, but be prepared to have enormous stress and fatigue during exams. It is a lot, you will never ever be able to do all which is prescribed during lectures, and you will never be able to remeber everything, let alone what you have rehearsed a month ago. This is not complaining, it is a fact and everyone is experiencing it here. But, no worries, as the professors say it is actually quite hard to fail, and secondly we have the Willem's law (this is a secret, ask me later) which are applicable. If you haven't received your place yet, or the bloody tracking system is not showing you what you want: forget it, KCL's administration is a mess! Usually they have lost your stuff or there is some other 'minor' delay which freaks future students out which is really bad. Had the same last year, lost me papers, we're very sorry.... No worries, you'll be accepted. Secondly, no worries either about subjects: you have 4 weeks, starting when the academic year starts, where you can choose. This means you can go to all lectures and seminars of what you think is interesting, and then make your choice. One advice: take EU competition law by Richard Whish, one of the best professors of King's, or Dalhuisen's class on financial regulations: also world-known for his academic and professional record. Lastly: accomadation: Great Dover only second best to Stamford Street, but southbank is the place to be, especially in summer, drinking a nice pint along the thames, or visit borough market (known from bridget jones' house, or 'the hide out' of lock stock 2 smoking barrels, or Harry P, whatever, it'is all there! Private accomodation is fine as well, plenty, depending what you want to spend, and a lot of LLM students rent private, so do not be afraid you miss out on all the fun. Thirdly, buy a bike: if there is one thing that is fun (and very dangerous) it is biking over the strand or the millenium bridge! Lastly, have an amazing time, build friendships and do trips (we went to Edinburgh with a group, visit each other's homes', more city trips, played a lot of football matches and had amazing house parties). You'll have fun and learn a lot. Cheers, I'm off to bed!