My offer for chem eng is A* in maths and AAA in further maths, physics and chemistry. They never asked for my ums but I had 4A's at AS level. My gcse's were 8A*'s and 2 A's.

I applied to both cambridge and imperial and based on my experience I'd say it is a lot harder to get into cambridge. My interview at imperial was just a chat (not sure if this is the norm) but at cambridge I had to sit a maths test and have two interviews which were maths based.

Sometimes they can take until late May to send out applications - I got mine on the 20th, and they tend to send them out in waves. Don't worry, it's not a first-apply first-served thing, and the site says you have until 29 July :)

Get your app in by then and your accommodation guarantee is safe, so it gives you plenty of time to research and all that.

The drop out rate this year was 7/28 I think. However, they did not drop out of the uni they just transferred to Computing in or after the first term.

Course is tough but manageable.

Obvious prospects are looking into banking, software design, security, systems engineering, research etc...

Imperial is renown internationally with one of (if not) the highest graduate employment and salary rates. Especially in computing.


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I have been through the application process, I have an offer for Chem Eng and they did not ask for my UMS.

yes or no?

Materials @ imperial. The 4 months industrial placement really appeals to me. Also a better employment prospective at imperial.


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Have just submitted my ATAS application for Imperial. Another one to go for Bristol.

Everyone with the patience to deal with their RUBBISH system and not yet give up trying is never gonna blow their country up — I have literally filled that damn education section for more than 5 times, it keeps crushing down or timeout for so many different reasons.

PAINFUL.

Yeah that's true, but unfortunately it is not enough. However, I think I am going to call Student Finance Netherlands. Thanks anyways.


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I'm going to go campus by riding bike.


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Hi everybody,

I am an international student from the Netherlands and I have received several conditional offers to study Mathematics, a.o. one from Imperial and one from UCL.

So last week, I went to both universities and looked around. My impression of the two universities was pretty good. It seemed to me that UCL has a nice atmosphere with a very diverse student body in a nice setting. Moreover, there were lots of asians at the maths departments (I am also an asian). However, the maths building/department looked kind of cramped and small and the facilities looked old.

On the other hand, the Imperial college has great facilities with an impressive campus. The student body is diverse as well, but different compared to UCL's student body. The big difference is the atmosphere, people didn't seem to be very enjoying their time at Imperial.

Well I must take into account that I was visiting both universities around exam periods, so people were probably stressed out and didn't have enought sleep.

So could you guys help me out and give your overall view about both universities and perhaps tell me why you have chosen for Imperial college. I do know that both maths departments are outstanding, although there might be slight differences. I am particularly interested in the overall student experience. Thank you.

I can't go Imperial (near impossible for me XD). I just want to go to an normal Russel group uni. At the moment I don't do my sciences (A-Levels) but will do it next year. I just wanna know how Biochemistry is. Can you tell me more detail about the course, thanks =D

Hi

I'm a 2nd year at Imperial and there's a chance I'm going to fail at least a few of this year's exams due to various 'mitigating circumstances' (I got a high 2.1 last year). Taking a guess (I'm seeing my tutor when I'm back at uni next week) if I do fail one or more exams I'll either be offered resits during the summer holiday or be asked to take a year out and resit the exams the same time next year.

If I get asked to take a year out, does this mean things like my Imperial login/IT account will be suspended (and thus it will be hard to access new material for the courses/exams I am resitting, as courses change slightly from year to year)?

Also will I still be counted as part of the Imperial College Union and be able to join clubs and societies etc (which may affect whether I choose to stay in London and rent with friends from uni, or move back home for the year)?

Thanks

Hey guys, I just firmed imperial, but here has been no acknowledgement or whatever, is this happening to you too? Besides, should I expect an offer letter or should I just go ahead and apply for ATAS? Thank you for your help! :D

What do you mean by "there's a number of people who go off to work for Airbus on their industrial placements"? Can you take a year off and do an industrial placement at Imperial, or is one included in the course structure? Last time I checked, there weren't any placement opportunities at Imperial, but if there are, this would be great! :D

but when private schools educate 7% of the school population it's interesting to see why a university may have a disproportional amount.


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