Before you pick your university, do this one thing...

This is strictly off the record, but even we'll admit there's something we just can't bottle up, and that is the feeling of actually being here.

Think about it, you have spent hours on the website, read the course pages, watched the videos, maybe even stalked us on Instagram at 1am. But a website can't tell you whether or not a place feels right. Only you can figure that out, and you can only figure it out by being there.

So what actually happens at a Kingston University Open Day?

Okay, so real talk, most people assume an open day is just someone walking you around and pointing at buildings. And yes, that is a small part of it. But at a Kingston University Open Day, there is a lot more going on.

You can sit in on a subject talk led by the academics who will actually be teaching you, having a real conversation about the course - what to expect, how its taught and what makes it different. The kind of thing you won't get from reading a course page.

There are campus tours running throughout the entire event; student services advisors on hand to answer questions about funding, accommodation, careers and disability support, and accommodation tours if you want to see where you might actually be living before you commit. All of it, in one day.

The stuff nobody tells you about

Here is where it gets interesting, open days have a way of surprising people, like really surprising people.

You might walk into a studio, lab, or lecture space and suddenly it clicks. Not because someone told you it would, but because you are standing in a space and can actually picture yourself being there. That is a feeling you can only get by being there and experiencing something for yourself.

You will have the chance to have conversations with student ambassadors, where they give you their honest opinions and real answers to questions you were too nervous to ask online.

Lastly, the thing that many people never see coming - you might meet someone in the queue for a campus tour, bond over the fact that you are both applying for the same course, swap numbers and end up being each other's first friend at university. Sounds unlikely, but it happens more than you think.

Come and find out for yourself

Kingston University has four campuses, each with its own personality, own spaces and own energy. The only way to know if Kingston University is the place for you is to come and visit us.

Our next open day is coming up and it's completely free to attend. Find out what is on and register your place here. 

See you soon!