Imperial College London

Reviews

Anonymous

Imperial is a prestigious uni, sure. You will end up with great career prospects and learn an insane amount. However, that's if you survive it. So many people have mental health issues whilst studying here. It's insanely difficult and there's not much in the way of pastoral support. The union is nice and has good events. The societies are great, if you have time for time; the range of activities is amazing and the people who are able to seem to be very passionate. But don't expect to have time for societies if you want good grades, a relationship, family time etc. The facilities are spot on but often overcrowded. Stop increasing intake size!

Anonymous

The teaching isn't always great but the facilities are good and there are some brilliant academics. Renovations have made the library a nicer place to work and the curly fries at FiveSixEight are some of the best I've ever had!

Anonymous

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Anonymous

The university offers a great range of clubs and societies which is important as its one of the most diverse universities in London.

Anonymous

Campus is in a really nice area (south ken) however if you are doing medicine you will be in Hammersmith from 2nd year onwards away from all the other subjects and most of your friends will be medics so really it's a bit like being at high school - being in a year of 300 or so on a different campus. Other than that it's a great uni and the online blackboard system for recordings of lectures is excellent. I have met some amazing people here and I definitely do not regret coming here. There are tonnes of career opportunities and talks and workshops for hundreds of different things, including innovation in healthcare. Very good at integrating subject specialities.

Anonymous

Campus is on a great location and slightly small which I like. The facilities are high tech and the labs are definitely of a good standard which a lot of hands on opportunity! The student union do well to keep things running and organising events. The careers service have a lot to offer including after graduation.

Anonymous

Loved the halls I lived in (Beit) in South Kensington, was perfect only fault is that it only lasted for a year :( which is sad. Imperial has amazing facilities in the SK campus but I study medicine so the other campuses are not as nice. The hospitals are too far away and this year I have been at a hospital that is an hours drive for 10 weeks. ICSM is such a family, the Reynolds bar is great and the medics have made my time at Imperial, wouldn’t change my course or uni for anything. Living in london is great but extremely expensive, doing a 6 year course makes it worse. Sport Imperial treats medics like 2nd class citizens, all Netball courts are really bad and sometimes dangerous.

Anonymous

Campus is located in central London at South Kensington. Has some pretty buildings but most of them are a bit eastern European styled. You can only study science subjects and business here. All the engineering people are looking down on other subjects but they cannot write a proper essay above 200 words.

Anonymous

Good and cosy campus but would prefer if all halls of residence were near campus and not spread out across London. Some halls are in North Acton whereas main campus is in South Kensington. Lots of places to eat and drink on campus which is great. Student discounts make campus food much more affordable than eating out. Decent careers service but would prefer more talks within departments in first year so we know what help is available. Also personal tutors should be better trained in CV/internship/job matters.

Anonymous

Great campus, lots of things going on ranging from careers events, festivals, talks, society events... Good student union as well, plenty of societies to choose from so you'll definitely find one that you like.

Anonymous

amazing facilities, library is huge enough for students to study. best part would be the gym membership which only costs 40 pounds for four years!

Anonymous

Pretty nice, just make sure you stay on top of your work and get involved with lots of societies. Also there are a lot of international students but a lot of them are alright, just get used to seeing a Lot of rice cookers in halls.

Anonymous

I'm currently studying Medicine at Imperial - the location is great, there is always so much to do and try out in London. The facilities are amazing, especially because there is so much research going on that you can get involved with. There is a lot of support for students for anything you may need - happy I applied here.

Anonymous

The student union are all really friendly and willing to help with any problems you have, including providing notes and running tutorials etc. to help with actual course content. Imperial’s Mums And Dads scheme is also really comforting and useful both in terms of getting used to living indepently (uni life generally) and as a platform for academic help- my medic parents are always ready to provide advice on assignments or help any way they can!

Anonymous

Chemistry course is pretty foundational in the first year, so it's not too exciting, though the new topics are definitely the eye openers. The experiments and computational coursework is a load of fun and are all very unique.

Anonymous

The university, the lectures and assistance are good. Students from all around the world gives me the chance to make a lot of new friends. The library is big and newly refurbished but will quite pack especially at noon.

Anonymous

It is certainly a very good university, despite the fact that univerisity life here is highly stressful. The chemistry course is well-structured with appropriate lab hours. The student union is at times not very efficent but not bad in general. I have enjoyed my experience

Anonymous

The layout of the syllabus in my course is by far the most enjoyable part in my studies here. There's a lot of freedom in choosing and carrying out our idea in projects. Lab supervisors are supportive and always give us a 'lecture' to how we approach our problems and give us a taste of what is really happening in the real world, by demonstrating real life problems we would encounter.

Anonymous

Imperial had many societies to offer and its rankings speak for itself in regards to the teaching. Despite the halls being expensive, the sense of community is great and, mostly, good distances from the teaching campuses.

Anonymous

I'm a design engineering student and have found the course to exceed expectations for the most part. My course is relatively new, so it has room for improvement, but the department is very accepting of feedback and makes changes quickly.

Anonymous

Great campus with lots of facilities (gym with swimming pool and spa facilities and lots of food/coffee outlets) and study places (central library as well as faculty study areas). The main downside is that it is a very stressful place to study with lots of deadlines and pressure.

Anonymous

University experience is very engaging. Classes and assessments are ery challenging. Great place to study and really advanced laboratories.

Anonymous

A great university with excellent teaching. Also has a good network system for different career choices too as the lecturers and professors are all experts in their field and welcome students for placements and projects.