Student Life in London

Although London does not immediately conjure upCollege London, science and medicine at Imperial
images of a typical student town, there is still aCollege London, and humanities at University
lively and active element of student life runningCollege London, to name but a few institutes and
rampant through the historic veins of the city.their specialities. With such a dense concentration
Apart from the various conservatoires, such asof colleges and universities, no matter what your
the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal Collegeinterests are, you will be sure to find the right
of Music and the Guildhall School of Music andplace to study in London. In addition to this,
Drama, London is also home to theLondon is such an active city that you will never
predictably-named University of London which ishave a problem in finding the occasional student
the largest contact-teaching university, not only injob or employment for work experience.
England but in Europe as well. Imperial CollegeThe universities and colleges in London are far too
London, which specialises in science, engineering,numerous to name here and, with a student
medicine and business, and University Collegepopulation of nearly 400,000 people, it's not
London, which was the first university in Britain tosurprising that there is such a strong and diverse
admit students regardless of their gender orstudent sub-culture in the city. This is good news
religion, are both ranked in the top ten universitiesfor everyone under the age of 25, and for all
in the world.students regardless of the university to which
When thinking about studying in the Unitedthey are affiliated. At a large number of
Kingdom, the universities that probably leap tocafés, cinemas and shops, showing a
mind are Oxford and Cambridge, and thestudent or young person's card will ensure a
universities of London may not seem such andiscount. Reduced travelling fares are also available
obvious choice. Although some of the universitiesto those under 25 and to full-time students. The
lack the same tradition and heritage of Oxfordnight-life in London is vibrant with such a huge
and Cambridge, they are, nevertheless, expertvariety of pubs, clubs and bars to visit that even
institutions and are ranked highly in world tertiaryif you went to a different one every night you
education. You can study music at the Royalwould probably never find yourself running out of
Academy of Music, drama at the Royal Academynew places to party.
of Dramatic Arts which is affiliated to King's