Engineering 2015

That's real good choices! I'm applying for engineering at Cambridge, Warwick, Imperial, UCL and Queen Mary.

What type of engineering, mechanical?


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I'm planning on apply to Chemical Engineering at Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester

I have heard from 2-3 different people that mech eng jobs are more easily available than chem eng jobs due to the broadness of mech eng.
But I've also been told that the career of a mechanical engineer is less likely to flourish as compared to a chemical engineer's career whose job and pay can improve much more with gain in experience.

Since you're taking chem eng, you must have done the relevant research. So please shed some light on this topic and help me out.
Your help will be appreciated!

I'm applying to mechanical engineering (going to specialise into aerospace from there) at Southampton Nottingham Leeds imperial Newcastle. In this order of preference.

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Hi, Mechanical Engineering I think is an amazing subject because of the amount you can do for instance to can come up with new materials to make things like heart valves or prosthetic legs or ships for the Royal Navy. So therefore I do believe that Mechanical Engineering is likely to flourish because without it the lives we live today would cease to exist. And they do earn less than Chemical Engineers but it's the salary may increase in the upcoming years. I personally would have applied to do mechanical engineering if I had studies physics at A level. I hope this helps.

If you're genuinely passionate about mechanical engineering (and it sounds like you are) then I wouldn't let a lack of physics put you off. It's still possible to get into it without. In reality there's probably just as much physics in chemical than mechanical, it's probably just less commonly specified as an entry requirement because a large amount of chemical engineering applicants will have chemistry as opposed to physics. But it's quite likely that as a chemical engineering graduate you'll rarely if ever actually use much chemistry... I don't think the chemical engineers at my company use much, if any, chemistry to be honest...

Did you enjoy Chemistry in uni?
From a neutral standpoint, just how interesting does it get.
What aspects in particular did you really enjoy?
And are the lab sessions satisfying?
Please do answer.
I have to make a decision soon.
Either mech or chem. Your answer can help.

I avoided the chemistry related stuff at university because I have never studied any chemistry before.

I think engineering ranges from quite interesting to very interesting.

I didn't generally get much out of the lab sessions, but that's because many were just a case of follow the instructions and write down the results.

I did mech, but I really can't say what's best for you. It depends on what you're interested in.

Ok so let's hear your opinion on mechanical

Well it's pretty - no, very - broad, so is there anything specific you'd like my opinion on?