Hi everyone
Im starting year 14 this september, in NI (year 13 for you England people)
I want to study Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial. I do Maths, Physics, Biology and Economics, unfortunately no Further Maths, my school didnt offer it directly, you would have to go to a different school 15 mins away for classes (dont know if i can use this as an excuse) but the option was there, i was just too much of an idiot to realise i actually needed it. Im quite strong mathwise, I just heard that some unis dont think of maths and FM as 2 seperate subjects so i rejected the idea.
I have not got my AS results yet let alone predicted grades but im confident i will get 4 A*s this year
My question is in the title, what can i do between now and January 31st that can make my application stand out? I am en route to complete 2 MOOC, I have entered the Immerse Education essay competition, I will read atleast 2 books on some topics in EEE, currently teaching myself a programming language (python, might learn some C++ too), have 2 good and relevent work experiences under my belt and will ask my tecahers about EPQ or project ideas when I go back.
But all this might be completely useless if top unis such as ICL and UCL disregard my application or favour those with FM.
so what can i do to enhance my applcation?
any advice would be appreciated even if it is more recommendations on the things ive mentioned above. (i hope i dont sound like im boasting thats not the idea at all, i just want to share what ive done and what i can improve on)
thank you
edit: ive also not rejected the idea of self teaching myslef AS further maths, my workload will be realtively small until october so i have almost 4 good months to tecah FM to myself, but i will probably only complete AS and not A2, would doing this be worth it?