Imperial College London FAQ

I think it's the best thing you can do.
But try to get the MAXIMUM grades at what you are doing, then, you can perhaps apply to Imperial for a postgraduate.

Ok I can appreciate the age thing.

Not necessarily a dream that won't come true. As the above poster has suggested, there is still postgraduate.

If you do have additional qualifications that would contribute then that may make a difference (I'm not an engineering admissions tutor though so I don't know what else they would consider and have much of an impact it would make), in which case it may still be worth contacting them. College re-opens on January 2nd.

However, I would personally stick with the current education plan and excel at that, but that's just me.

Guys. If i want to send them an email to ask about anything, whom should i send it to? Gracias!

Is it common for flat sharing with UCL students/LSE and other london unis?

I just have a quick question. I came across this page http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/studentfinance/prospectiveugstudents/supportpackage#apply
Is this independent of the regular Student Finance? Imperial just gives £5-6000 to the poorest candidates?!

Is this in first year or just generally?

In first year the halls are for Imperial students only, so you won't be sharing with students from other London Universities. In 2nd/3rd/4th year most people move in with people they met on their courses or in halls. There's bound to be some people who have friends at other universities and ended up flat sharing with them, but I don't know how common that is.

Yeah I meant after the first year. I understand that first year is Imperial students only.

I also had a question regarding sharing a room. I would not prefer to share a room (i.e. I'd prefer only a single - not even ensuite, just a single room), and so if I state in my options that I don't want to share, how likely is it that I do end up with a shared flat?

Assuming that the application form has not changed recently, you can apply for 5 rooms and then select whether 'room type' or 'price' is more important to you.

A few people who apply for only single rooms will end up in shared rooms, however this seems to happen to people who apply for the cheapest singles and then state on their form that 'price' is more important to them than 'room type'.

If on your application you apply for all singles, and then state that 'room type' is more important than 'price', you are more likely to get a single room (although it may be more expensive than the ones you have applied for). The process is mostly done by a computer, so a written note that you really don't want to share a room is unlikely to achieve anything.

The only time they can make sure you have a single room is if you have some kind of disability/health problem and it has been recommended that you have your own room, or if you are under 18 when you start.

Most people seem happy with what they end up with though and usually get one of their 5 preferences.

Question: Do the rooms have wifi?

Some information of imperial's site say all the rooms have wired connection only while other places on the site say that some halls (southside, eastside, beit) have wifi for all areas.

Hi everyone. Here i am again. So i've been talking to some education consultants and they told me that most of the UK universities will accept my current program as a pre U so if i want to apply i'll start as a freshman. Thats fine with me compared to going to US since im not familiar with the system at all (I have to choose either US or UK). The problem is, they also said that i can still apply before june 2014 so i logged into UCAS. Well its true for other universities that i've checked, but for imperial it said that the application has been closed and i have to apply for deferred entry which is in oct 2015. My question is, does imperial only have one deadline? Like if you didnt apply at the right time you have to wait till next year? When is it actually? And is it possible to transfer between UK universities? For example if i get accepted to other university for 2014 entry, can i ask to transfer to imperial for the same entry?

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Guys I'm not sure, I've been skirting around this for a while now ever since I got my offer back in November (in the hope that I get into Cambridge, but unfortunately haven't). I live about 1.5-2 hours door to door (bus to station, a couple of tubes, maybe train, and walk from SK station to campus) from my house to South Kensington Campus.

What would be advisable to do for the first year? Live at halls or at home? I don't know about the costs abt subsequent years (maybe someone can help me out if its cheaper for second third fourth years)? Obviously it depends on how much financial support I can get

Thanks!

EDIT: Can anyone else shed some light into how much the student loan will affect you after graduation in terms of getting a mortgage or other loans etc? I've worked out that I will get just under £7,500 in loans and grants from IFS and Imperial. Am hoping for some sort of scholarship, cos I don't think this will be enough...