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Daniel Smith, King’s Players:

“Join a society. Join as many as you can, get as involved as you can. Especially at King’s because there is so much variety. There are so many different things to do, you are always going to have a fun time.”

John Roberts, All the King’s Men:

“I think I realised the number of societies at King’s when I went to the freshers’ fair and I was blown back by just the number of stands, and people trying to get me to join up.”

Alex Kantor, Computer Science BSc:

“King’s itself has got so many that in my freshers’ fair I was overwhelmed by what to join.”

Rachel Garrett, King’s Netball:

“I play for the first team and we travel every Monday and Wednesday to play games so it’s a lot of time to get to know each other. Obviously on the court it’s a great way to get to meet people and then socially as well we go out, so it brings a nice balance to academic life.”

“Today is the Macadam Cup and it’s the culmination of the sporting year really. And it’s King’s College versus the King’s College Medics. As sporting teams they’re two separate different things. Big rivalry, lots of banter, and whoever wins – it’s very important. It’s really important to participate in sport. It’s a great way to meet people, keeps you fit and active, and it means you can get involved in really great days like this.”

Henry Southern, All the King’s Men:

“We started All the King’s Men for enjoyment, as King’s has so many opportunities, so many societies, and the one thing that was missing was a male a’capella group.”

John Roberts, All the King’s Men:

“My course is great, and I do love my course, I’ve chosen it and it’s my main thing at university, but it’s everything else that I do at university that makes my experience of King’s just fantastic. When I go home and I talk to my friends, about what I’m doing there, it’s things like All the King’s Men, and loads of other stuff I do that is what really excites me about university I think.”

Daniel Smith, King’s Players:

“Normally throughout the year, the King’s Players tries to put on three or four big plays. Then at the end of the year, in the summer, we take a play up to the Edinburgh festival. And this year, I think has been a real success for us because we’ve managed to negotiate a place in the Pleasance Theatre, which is quite a big name. Hopefully we can make a name for ourselves there and then people would remember us and come and see us in the future as well.”

“Getting up on a stage is something that I really, really enjoy, so it’s given me a chance to do that at King’s. I’ve also met dozens of friends through it. The majority of my friends are all actors now as well. So it’s been very important I think to my student life here. The fact that we’re in London really helps, because we’ve got so many different theatres right on our doorstep. There are just so many different places to see so many different plays, different interpretations, it really is the theatre capital of the world.”

Jo Williams, Environment, Politics & Globalisation MA:

“It’s absolutely fantastic studying in the centre of London. There’s so much to do, so much to see.”

Imogen Bailey, English Language & Communication BA:

“I’m from a really, really small farming community in North Yorkshire. So to come to a London university was a massive bonus for me. I wanted to be in the centre of the action and that is what you get when you’re at King’s.”

Casey Thomas, Physics MSci:

“Every year I’ve been on a ski trip with the Physics Society, which has been fantastic fun. I’ve learnt to ski and even snowboard.”

Alex Burke, Computer Science BSc:

“There are so many things to get involved with, that if you don’t, you’re missing out.”