I am applying to study material/mechanical engineering at Birmingham, Loughborough, Manchester and a few others that I want to go to far less. I had heard a lot about Manchester from teachers at school, saying that it is regarded very highly for engineering but it is 30th overall in the Guardian 2017 league tables and not ranked much higher for engineering courses. Whereas Loughborough ranks joint 4th! Could somebody please share their knowledge on these 3 universities particularly for engineering related courses.
Thanks!