Aeronautical Engineering or Civil Engineering?

Really? Well you learn something new everyday.

I could never do geography, I hated it with a passion. Such pure boredom...

I think you might have heard wrong - there aren't enough people doing civil engineering!!

i dont mind chemistry much..bt would biology benefit aswel?

Many of the better universities give as much credit for Biology as they give for Media when it comes to Engineering.

I cant say i agree with that at all. If that was the case Biology wouldn't have been an option at Welbeck and all the universities I know of give alot of credit for Biology.

Many of the better universities give as much credit for Biology as they give for Media when it comes to Engineering. Just do Physics, Math and Further Math, and they aren't a single UK university that won't consider you. If you can, try to do AS Chemistry as well... it's pretty easy.

Why exactly would this be? Biology is still a solid subject to take, and an interesting one at that. Although it does rely on memorising, it still requires logic and analytical skills (particularly for coursework), consistent with all sciences. If indeed it was viewed on equal terms with media, I doubt I would have recieved five offers from top engineering departments, and starting at Imperial this October.

To pick up on your other post, from what I've heard, civil engineering is considered to be one of the most consistently well-paying engineering disciplines (of course Chemical engineering does trumph this by a lot but the point still stands). Not that salary should matter that much anyway, but I do wonder how much about engineering you really know if you're willing to make such insubstantial claims.

First of all, I never claimed Biology was a "soft" subject. I just meant Biology does not replace Physics, Math, Further Math or Chemistry when it comes to Engineering "only". I have studied and admired Biology myself. I was only advising the OP on what subjects to take if he wanted to study Engineering. Seriously, you don't need Biology for Engineering. Plus, Further Math or Chemistry would be more preferable an alternative to Biology for almost all universities for Engineering. You should know that if you "know a lot about engineering".

As for me "not knowing substantially about engineering", I got offers from McGill Uni, Australian National Uni, Surrey (ranked 4th), Warwick and Manchester on engineering myself. Thanks.

My point was that Biology would not be considered equivalent to media studies, which as you might note, is one of the least respected subjects (I'm not saying it's easy or a doss though as I wouldn't know). I am aware of the standard Engineering Tripos, but I chose what a I liked and I don't regret it. Well done on the offers though, my aunt works at McGill.

Point taken Fez. I wasn't worked up, but I do appreciate it may have seemed that way due to my wording, and tone.

As for me "not knowing substantially about engineering", I got offers from McGill Uni, Australian National Uni, Surrey (ranked 4th), Warwick and Manchester on engineering myself. Thanks.

Not really impressed, sorry

Well I wasn't trying to impress anyone lol

Yeah I guess I was a bit stupid in directly comparing Bio and Media Btw, which dept is your aunt in?

I did Biology and it's not so much the content but the way the work has to be approached that benefits. It's really down to what you want to do when you leave, and what you want to do for the next two years. Most things except Media, Geography and Psychology are worth looking into I think.

ROFL

Considering that a major part of the first year of Civil concentrates on Geography, it is an incredibly funny/stupid remark to make. Some people like it, some don't.