Imperial College London

Freshers week was great, obviously was able to meet many new people and also make many friends. For someone who doesn't drink I thought my options would be limited when trying to find events and activities to do but I definitely managed to do a lot and felt like I wasn't alone as a lot of people in my course were in the same position as me. I lived in North Acton which has the cheapest accommodation but also the furthest from main campus (~40mins commute). Did not regret this at all really considering how the weekly rent was almost half as much as the on-campus accommodation and my accommodation was spotless and really nice to live in Library will always be busy no matter what time you go - but lunch is the worst as everyone goes to study for an hour or so. One thing you can do is try and book a room with friends, that way you can have your own study space and you'll be guaranteed to be able to use it. Gym is also extremely cheap (£30-£40 for the whole year) and in North Acton, the gym was part of the same building as my accommodation so really convenient and met all my needs. Presentations for lectures are really well layed out and in a standardised format throughout making note taking really easy. Majority of lecturers are easy to follow and keep the lecture content interesting. Also, with medicine we were able to do weekly practical content which was a nice break from constant theory. I have always wanted to live in the capital, coming from a small city in the south west. I didn't feel scared at all when moving to London, instead I was excited and even still that novelty hasn't worn out yet. Travel around London is so much more convenient than where I'm from and you don't really appreciate this until you start going out to different places to eat and sight see etc.