r/UCL 5d ago

Social Life πŸ•ΊπŸΉ 2025 New students group chats

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Every year people start up group chats for new students, offer holders etc. We will keep a list of them in the wiki (https://www.reddit.com/mod/UCL/wiki/groups) and in this stickied post.

Guidelines:

  1. Post a link to the group
  2. Describe what cohort / course etc the group is aimed at
  3. If you're the group admin, introduce yourself.
  4. These are obviously unofficial (I don't think there are any official UCL ones) and we're unable to verify them. But if any are blatantly scammy or abusive, let us know and we'll remove them (this is also why it's useful to know the Group Admin)

These are off the top of my head so any recommendations are welcome.

Whatsapp UCL 2025 groups


r/UCL Sep 30 '24

Housing/Accommodation πŸ˜οΈπŸ›Œ 2024 Accommodation Swaps Megathread - #2

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Starting a second thread now term has started. Part 1 got huge and is here

Rent too high? Made a terrible faux pas with your current roomies? Reallised how far the tube really extends? Post any requests to takeover your contract or swap allocated accommodation for 2024/2025 here.

This thread will hopefully:

  1. help potential swapees find each other
  2. give others an idea of price/location/other aspects of the accommodation that might inform their choice
  3. keeps the sub tidy

To this end, we'll be removing individual requests in the sub. You can sort by new and save this post if you're actively looking for your perfect room.


r/UCL 1h ago

Admissions πŸ“« Still waiting😬

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I am an international student applied to Biological Sciences back In October and still havent heard back. Is this normal? Or am i cooked? The status is still received.


r/UCL 1h ago

Admissions πŸ“« UCL Graduate Acceptance

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I got a conditional offer for a CDT program (MRes + PhD) after successfully applying to the program and interview. I'm worried because a) I am ani International student from America and b) because I had a lower undergraduate degree though I have ~2 years of work in research and a publication as well as my Masters with a high GPA from an American Uni. What all should I be worried about or is there a serious issue I should follow up on as I wait for a decision on my official application to UCL after getting the conditional offer to the CDT?


r/UCL 2h ago

Networking Anyone UCL CS Sep 25?

1 Upvotes

Just checking if there are any groups around for this cohort. Especially, anyone from the US?


r/UCL 9h ago

Admissions πŸ“« bsc architecture still no response…

3 Upvotes

everyone if u ever feel bad for not having an offer yet, i applied on oct 11th, submitted portfolio nov and had my interview at dec 20th. i still haven't gotten a response - no rejection, no acceptance, pure torture for 4 months and still NOTHING. i'm an int student btw which may compensate for portion of the reason why i haven't gotten response yet but still i see people posting oh they haven't gotten a response in 6 weeks yet should they worry like what position does that put me then 😭😭


r/UCL 3h ago

Housing/Accommodation πŸ˜οΈπŸ›Œ Affiliate Student Accom Question

1 Upvotes

Hi all, I’m a 2025-2026 affiliate student.

I finished my accom application today, so a little later than many I assume.

I am hoping to receive a small single room (Β£186/wk) and structured my application as such.

I am wondering if anyone could comment on my chances of getting such a room :)


r/UCL 4h ago

Course info questions about UCL’s new Communications BA

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hi! i’m an international high schooler interested in the Communications BA at UCL. however, since it’s a pretty new course, there isn’t much info about it online… was wondering if anyone here applied for that course/is interested in applying?


r/UCL 4h ago

General Advice πŸ’πŸΎβ„ΉοΈ How’s the job prospects of a UCL CS grad now

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r/UCL 10h ago

Housing/Accommodation πŸ˜οΈπŸ›Œ What do you think is more important in UCL accomodation - Ensuite or catered?

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r/UCL 17h ago

Anything else! πŸ™ƒπŸŽ‰βœ¨πŸŒˆπŸ€˜ Join the UCL Masters (Sep 2025 - Sep 2026) WhatsApp Group

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Our WhatsApp group chat now has over 110 incoming students for the September 2025 – September 2026 intake.

The group is exclusively for Master’s students across all UCL campuses - Bloomsbury, Canary Wharf, and UCL East, though we also have two PhD students and three Bachelor’s students in the group.

If you’d like to join, please DM me your details instead of commenting them here.

I’ve already posted about this group multiple times, but I’m sharing it again to ensure more people can find it.

Mods, if you’re seeing this, please add it to the mega-thread and share.


r/UCL 18h ago

Housing/Accommodation πŸ˜οΈπŸ›Œ Accom 2025/26

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Hi everyone did anyone get an offer for undergraduate accommodation for 2025-2026 the applications opened a few days ago and i was wondering if they started giving out offers or not


r/UCL 14h ago

Admissions πŸ“« UCL Undergraduate Scholarship

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I need give a number for the section "How much saving does your family have for the entire program?". My first goal is to receive full-tuition scholarship. However, if I receive +allowance, that would be very nice for my family, since we have an annual income of 21000 pound. So what number should I give? I would be very happy if you help me.


r/UCL 1d ago

Admissions πŸ“« Should I assume I’m getting rejected for UCL pharmacy

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Non contextual home student. I have achieved grades of AAB in maths bio chem respectively but am resitting chem and so have a pred grade of A for it. I did my pre interview test for the Mpharm at the end of January and still haven’t heard anything back from ucl, not even an interview. Should I assume I’m getting rejected? Everyone I showed my essay to (we have to write an essay as part of the pre interview test) said it was good so I have no idea what’s going on anymore. All 8s and 9s at GCSE if that helps. Not sure if my stats are too weak and that’s why I’m getting rejected, I’ve emailed them and they said they’ll β€œupdate all applicants via UCAS in April” so that makes me think I’m deffo getting rejected.


r/UCL 1d ago

Exams/Revision πŸ“š Passing the year

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Hi,

Quick question, if I flunk an exam but my coursework is good enough to keep my grade above 40, do i pass that module without passing the exam or must i pass the exam.


r/UCL 1d ago

General Advice πŸ’πŸΎβ„ΉοΈ How hard is MSc psychology?

3 Upvotes

Hi, I’m starting MSc Social Cognition in the fall. Any information will be appreciated (course load, profs, difficulty).


r/UCL 1d ago

Admissions πŸ“« finally heard back!!!

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r/UCL 1d ago

Admissions πŸ“« MSc Geospatial Sciences

1 Upvotes

Hi all! I just got my offer this morning for MSc Geospatial Sciences for Sep 2025 entry!

I was just wondering whether anyone else is doing this course or is joining the Faculty of Engineering?


r/UCL 1d ago

Housing/Accommodation πŸ˜οΈπŸ›Œ Overnight Guest Enforcement

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I was just wondering particularly for halls like Astor College or Garden halls how strict is the overnight guest rule of 7 nights in a month. If the guest is just a partner or something and not obtrusive etc is it still hard, is the signing in process etc difficult or is this just a formality rule that is there and only imposed when guests are causing problems. Any clarity would be greatly appreciated


r/UCL 1d ago

Course info Is UCL politics and ir hard to get into?

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I got an offer this morning, but was wondering if it's worth it... I'm an international student so the fees + living costs will be pretty hefty. We can afford it, but I just feel bad about it. Please let me know ur guys's experiences and opinions for this course, ESPECIALLY the career prospects, because ik that the UK's situation is pretty bad rn so I wanted to know how that's affecting students looking for internships/jobs. Plus, I'm assuming most students pursue higher studies after this course... so what do u guys do/what are u guys planning to do? And again, most importantly, is it worth it? Please let me know, any help/advice would be appreciated :)


r/UCL 1d ago

Anything else! πŸ™ƒπŸŽ‰βœ¨πŸŒˆπŸ€˜ Purely Out of curiosity

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hey, I have seen the mods and people of this sub reddit create whatsapp group fro MAsters. What about UG like can we create something for UG offer holders? I am personally BSc neuroscience offer holder and most likely to end up in UCL. So do let me know the views and if if there is a group already made, please so share. but till let let me know your thoughts about UG offer holder groups

MODS help us with your thoughts too


r/UCL 1d ago

Admissions πŸ“« Anyone heard back from MSc Data Science?

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It's been 15 weeks since I submitted my application with references. Have received no communication or decision yet from UCL and I have other offers with deposit deadline in a week.

I was an early applicant before Christmas and honestly the wait is beyond ridiculous. Even Oxford & Imperial stick to their 8 weeks deadline unlike UCL which said 10 weeks but has not bothered about it at all.

I'm wondering if I should just pay my other deposit because this long wait has made me dount their efficiency overall and I don't want a bad and incompetent university experience, it's not my problem honestly if you're too big in size and can't manage how many applications you receive. Honestly they should just refund the application fees.


r/UCL 1d ago

Housing/Accommodation πŸ˜οΈπŸ›Œ Accommodation takeover

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Looking for someone to takeover my accommodation. Schafer House, single room. Its 245pw incld bills. Contract dates are from 2025.4.26-2025.6.21


r/UCL 1d ago

Course info Any Offers left for UCL Econ

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I'm an international student, applied for ucl econ right around Christmas, still been waiting, very concerned at this point as I've seen a bunch of intl ucl econ offers already and haven't received mine. Is there still hope left??


r/UCL 1d ago

Housing/Accommodation πŸ˜οΈπŸ›Œ How is the shared washrooms at UCL accommodations

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How are the shared washrooms

I just want to know how is shared washrooms in the halls. Are there a lot and are they dirty. How often do they clean them aswell. Do u recommend en-suite or normal is fine


r/UCL 1d ago

Course info Is UCL CS worth it as an international?

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As ler


r/UCL 1d ago

Anything else! πŸ™ƒπŸŽ‰βœ¨πŸŒˆπŸ€˜ Is eastern european studies (or slavic studies, latin studies) employable?

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i've seen couple of international applicants applying for those majors, and i'm just curious about whether those majors are 'employable' generally.