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I don't think there's much of a Oxford/Cambridge chances gap. Apply to the one you'd like to attend.
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ScholarsInk
I don't think there's much of a Oxford/Cambridge chances gap. Apply to the one you'd like to attend.


I am (gonna) be applying to oxford mainly because i heard that the city is very lively and modern whereas in cambridge u live in castles !

I am going to the open days to check it out for myself.
Isn't the traditional aspect one of the top things about Oxford and Cambridge? Colleges from the middle ages are in both, btw. It's not a purely Cambridge thing.
Reply 23
hasnain721
I am (gonna) be applying to oxford mainly because i heard that the city is very lively and modern whereas in cambridge u live in castles !

I am going to the open days to check it out for myself.


I have to say that I must agree with you, I liked Oxford as a city much more than Cambridge. Cambridge is a little too "sprawly" in my opinion.
hasnain721
I am (gonna) be applying to oxford mainly because i heard that the city is very lively and modern whereas in cambridge u live in castles !


I suggest you don't answer the above when they ask you "Why did you chose Oxford?" If they give you an interview.
hasnain721
thanks for the replies everyone,
i must say that i went to the maths open day of imperial and popped into the mech eng department and met a guy who used to go to Oxford and then came over. I said to my self, "what an idiot!". But now reading other people's opinions, i think i was wrong.

What i dont understand is that at Oxford u can specialise in the fourth year rite? If yes then how is that different to imperial's mech engg?

EDIt:

i am stressin more on oxford than on cambridge coz i think i have a better chance of gettin into it coz 'the higher end' applies to cambridge. I can get my A's but not high enough to 'quote ' them in my PS or talk about them in the interview.


Before you even apply I suggest you do a massive amount of more research than you have done so far.

At Oxford and Cambridge you do general engineering for two years and then specialise in year 3 and 4. At Imperial you specialise from day one. Hence if you want to do mechanical engineering at Imperial you will doing that and only mechanical for four years. If you go to Imperial be certain you know which discipline you are interested in.
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Master Polhem
Before you even apply I suggest you do a massive amount of more research than you have done so far.

At Oxford and Cambridge you do general engineering for two years and then specialise in year 3 and 4. At Imperial you specialise from day one. Hence if you want to do mechanical engineering at Imperial you will doing that and only mechanical for four years. If you go to Imperial be certain you know which discipline you are interested in.



Can u plz explain wht u mean wen u say 'do ur research b4 applying'. THe only research which i believe i can do is look into the modular structure which doesnt make sense to me because it would list all those topics which u would have never heard about , 'fluid mechanics' for e.g. I can 'wikipedia' it but i wont actually get the real taste of it till i actualy do it if u get wht i mean.


How did u do ur 'research' ?
hasnain721
Can u plz explain wht u mean wen u say 'do ur research b4 applying'. THe only research which i believe i can do is look into the modular structure which doesnt make sense to me because it would list all those topics which u would have never heard about , 'fluid mechanics' for e.g. I can 'wikipedia' it but i wont actually get the real taste of it till i actualy do it if u get wht i mean.


How did u do ur 'research' ?


Knowing the general structure of the course to which you are applying is rather important for the outcome of your decision to study said course.
Reply 28
woa!
someone had to negrep me for this old topic.
Depends, Oxford gives a more general education focussing a bit more on the management side of things, so if you don't actually want to stay an engineer for the rest of your life, Cambridge is prob the best if you want to be an engineer/do something relatde to engineering for your life, but not always only mechanical engineer and Imperial is probably the best if you only and purely want to be a mechanical engineer. You'll be fine in either though.

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