[Mus1995]

I'm looking to apply to Cambridge so I need to do some work experience. The only place I know of is Unilever but they're based in Sharnbrook 30 minutes away. I live in Bedfordshire. Anyone know anywhere else I can go? And what else I should do? (I'm already doing background reading and preparing a personal statement and references)

Thanks, Mus. 😊


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[Potally_Tissed]

(Original post by Mus1995)
so I need to do some work experience

No you don't.

Chemical engineering is an academic subject, not a vocational one. Work experience really isn't important at all. If you can get something relevant then great, if not then it really doesn't matter very much. Showing your interest in the subject through things like wider reading is much more important.

[Mus1995]

Oh okay that's great to hear thank you so much! Yeah I'm reading An Introduction To Chemical Engineering: Tools For Tomorrow.

Thanks for your help. I really want to maximise my chances of getting picked by showing my dedication to the subject I thought work experience would help that?


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[pshewitt1]

(Original post by Mus1995)
I'm looking to apply to Cambridge so I need to do some work experience. The only place I know of is Unilever but they're based in Sharnbrook 30 minutes away. I live in Bedfordshire. Anyone know anywhere else I can go? And what else I should do? (I'm already doing background reading and preparing a personal statement and references)

Thanks, Mus. 😊


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get general engineering work experience, much easier, same principle, nuclear plants one of my friends did some shadowing and he has Russian nationality got some should be no problem for you...good for chemical engineering too

[Potally_Tissed]

(Original post by Mus1995)
Oh okay that's great to hear thank you so much! Yeah I'm reading An Introduction To Chemical Engineering: Tools For Tomorrow.

Thanks for your help. I really want to maximise my chances of getting picked by showing my dedication to the subject I thought work experience would help that?

It could be a nice bonus if you can get something relevant but for a subject like that it's certainly not essential

[Mus1995]

I live in a village though so there aren't any factories around here. What could I do to do with Engineering? Thanks.


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