Hey I saw that you were doing a foundation course in forensic science at Kent, and I wanna know how expensive it is and if its worth it cuz I've been considering the same uni for a forensics bacherlors T^T^T^T
I'm an international student btw
Hi, sorry for the late reply, thanks for asking! I'm currently doing a bachelor of science (with honours) in Forensic Science with a Foundation Year (click the link for the University of Kent website with course and price details :))
Long post below with my experience:
It is expensive especially for international students (non EU), I believe it's around £21 900 tuition fees per year just for the course (and housing is around £6 - 7 000 a year as well). For UK students it's £9 250 a year (we get a loan from the government rip).
As for it the forensic science course worth it? Yes! It's currently ranked #1 in England :) I did the foundation year 2021-2022 and the standard 1st year 2022-2023 and I'm starting my 2nd year this autumn.
It's great, very science based, so A LOT of chemistry!! We do hands on stuff like chemistry experiments, crime scene searching, evidence collecting, ballistics shootings... And lectures are interesting, in foundation and first year it's a lot of basic chemistry and maths though. But as the course progresses, there is also forensic archaeology, biochemistry, digital forensics, DNA analysis...
So yeah, I would recommend, because other than the course itself it's a super supportive environment! There are different people to help with uni work (timetable planning, tutoring..), personal adjustments for mental/physical health reasons, so many societies and sports teams to socialise and do fun things...
If anyone is interested in more details, feel free to send an ask or message me <3
