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Original post by Renaissance-Man
Yes my brother! I was actually going to tag you but now I see you've replied already 
Gotta help the young'uns, definitely wish I'd known more than I did before I ended up doing mech eng 😅
Original post by alexschmalex
Gotta help the young'uns, definitely wish I'd known more than I did before I ended up doing mech eng 😅
It's not a bad thing, look where you are now (and will be)
Thank you all so much for taking the time to reply 
It is reassuring to hear that there is much flexibility for engineering (study or career-wise). I will look into product design engineering, do you mind telling me briefly what is covered in your course? Also an unrelated question here but on what basis did you guys made the choice of choosing a specific engineering branch (in this case, mechanical)
It is reassuring to hear that there is much flexibility for engineering (study or career-wise). I will look into product design engineering, do you mind telling me briefly what is covered in your course? Also an unrelated question here but on what basis did you guys made the choice of choosing a specific engineering branch (in this case, mechanical)Original post by beautifvlchaos
Thank you all so much for taking the time to reply It is reassuring to hear that there is much flexibility for engineering (study or career-wise). I will look into product design engineering, do you mind telling me briefly what is covered in your course? Also an unrelated question here but on what basis did you guys made the choice of choosing a specific engineering branch (in this case, mechanical)
It is reassuring to hear that there is much flexibility for engineering (study or career-wise). I will look into product design engineering, do you mind telling me briefly what is covered in your course? Also an unrelated question here but on what basis did you guys made the choice of choosing a specific engineering branch (in this case, mechanical)The funny thing is, I never really intended to do Mechanical Engineering in the first place. I actually had my heart set on Aerospace Engineering in the beginning because I love aircraft but when I researched into the discipline a bit more I saw a number of students saying it was a bit too specialised and that it might hamper your ability (a little bit) to change career routes in future to something totally different. The main suggestion was therefore to do undergrad in a general main discipline like Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical and then do a specialist MSc (or to pick optional modules in those disciplines aligning to the sort of career you want).
For example its much easier for a Mechanical Engineer to become a Process Engineer compared to an Aerospace Engineer particularly because in Mechanical you would have covered a little bit of content relating to process engineering whereas the Aerospace students would have probably had something like Avionics/Astronautics instead. It's important to note though that this is very much university dependant. I'm also not sure how easy it is for an Aerospace grad to enter say Nuclear Engineering although I'm sure its very possible just probably a little bit tricky to go about.
Having graduated in Mechanical Engineering a year and a bit ago I can definitely say that is probably the best advice for prospective engineering students who are not entirely sure of what they want in the beginning. What you want now can change after doing the course (it did for me). Stick to the main disciplines i.e. Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical/Electronic and as the course progresses you will start to find your interests. If your university has enough optional modules for the final BEng year & MEng year then pick modules that align with your interests OR do a specialist MSc in the subject of your choice (like I'm doing now).
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Guys, can you tell me what 2 unis I should apply for out of these 4:
QMUL: I heard it is a good uni and I checked the rankings and it is decent. I would have to do the foundation year and then do BEng/MEng. I'm not sure since I haven't been to it yet.
Brunel: I can get into the BEng and try get into MEng by working solidly so I can get charterd as soon as possible. I have been and the place looks decent .
Loughbrough- The facilities and course are excellent but it looked so deserted when I went there. Maybe because there were hardly any freshers and uni students. It might be different once I go there. The place is decent as it has everything you need really. I would do the foundation then BEng there.
Nottingham: I wanted to go but I wasn't sure about it but my friend did and it looks good. It says preferably physics for the BEng so i could try to apply for that but I'm not sure though (Need advice).
These are all foundation years (Not certain about whether I can get in for BEng in Notts and Brunel since open day requirements said I could for Brunel and Notts say preferably physics)
QMUL: I heard it is a good uni and I checked the rankings and it is decent. I would have to do the foundation year and then do BEng/MEng. I'm not sure since I haven't been to it yet.
Brunel: I can get into the BEng and try get into MEng by working solidly so I can get charterd as soon as possible. I have been and the place looks decent .
Loughbrough- The facilities and course are excellent but it looked so deserted when I went there. Maybe because there were hardly any freshers and uni students. It might be different once I go there. The place is decent as it has everything you need really. I would do the foundation then BEng there.
Nottingham: I wanted to go but I wasn't sure about it but my friend did and it looks good. It says preferably physics for the BEng so i could try to apply for that but I'm not sure though (Need advice).
These are all foundation years (Not certain about whether I can get in for BEng in Notts and Brunel since open day requirements said I could for Brunel and Notts say preferably physics)
Original post by Rolls_Reus_0wner
Guys, can you tell me what 2 unis I should apply for out of these 4:
QMUL: I heard it is a good uni and I checked the rankings and it is decent. I would have to do the foundation year and then do BEng/MEng. I'm not sure since I haven't been to it yet.
Brunel: I can get into the BEng and try get into MEng by working solidly so I can get charterd as soon as possible. I have been and the place looks decent .
Loughbrough- The facilities and course are excellent but it looked so deserted when I went there. Maybe because there were hardly any freshers and uni students. It might be different once I go there. The place is decent as it has everything you need really. I would do the foundation then BEng there.
Nottingham: I wanted to go but I wasn't sure about it but my friend did and it looks good. It says preferably physics for the BEng so i could try to apply for that but I'm not sure though (Need advice).
These are all foundation years (Not certain about whether I can get in for BEng in Notts and Brunel since open day requirements said I could for Brunel and Notts say preferably physics)
QMUL: I heard it is a good uni and I checked the rankings and it is decent. I would have to do the foundation year and then do BEng/MEng. I'm not sure since I haven't been to it yet.
Brunel: I can get into the BEng and try get into MEng by working solidly so I can get charterd as soon as possible. I have been and the place looks decent .
Loughbrough- The facilities and course are excellent but it looked so deserted when I went there. Maybe because there were hardly any freshers and uni students. It might be different once I go there. The place is decent as it has everything you need really. I would do the foundation then BEng there.
Nottingham: I wanted to go but I wasn't sure about it but my friend did and it looks good. It says preferably physics for the BEng so i could try to apply for that but I'm not sure though (Need advice).
These are all foundation years (Not certain about whether I can get in for BEng in Notts and Brunel since open day requirements said I could for Brunel and Notts say preferably physics)
Loughborough is excellent for engineering. I know people who had a very good time there. Student life is good, don't worry.
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Original post by Doonesbury
Loughborough is excellent for engineering. I know people who had a very good time there. Student life is good, don't worry.
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Ok, out of these 3 which is the best then?
Loughbrough
QMUL
Nottinngham
Original post by Rolls_Reus_0wner
Ok, out of these 3 which is the best then?
Loughbrough
QMUL
Nottinngham
Loughbrough
QMUL
Nottinngham
I only know people at Lbroro and that's definitely the one of favour out of those 3. But you have 5 choices... visit them all and decide.
Original post by Doonesbury
I only know people at Lbroro and that's definitely the one of favour out of those 3. But you have 5 choices... visit them all and decide.
I have vistied loughbrough and I'm visiting QMUL next saturday but I can't go Notts so I'm not sure which one to choose just yet
Original post by Rolls_Reus_0wner
I have vistied loughbrough and I'm visiting QMUL next saturday but I can't go Notts so I'm not sure which one to choose just yet
You have until January to apply.
Nottingham has mini open days
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/ugstudy/visitingus/miniopenday/miniopendays.aspx
Or entirely independently
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/ugstudy/visitingus/visitingus.aspx
Original post by beautifvlchaos
Thank you all so much for taking the time to reply It is reassuring to hear that there is much flexibility for engineering (study or career-wise). I will look into product design engineering, do you mind telling me briefly what is covered in your course? Also an unrelated question here but on what basis did you guys made the choice of choosing a specific engineering branch (in this case, mechanical)
It is reassuring to hear that there is much flexibility for engineering (study or career-wise). I will look into product design engineering, do you mind telling me briefly what is covered in your course? Also an unrelated question here but on what basis did you guys made the choice of choosing a specific engineering branch (in this case, mechanical)Have you considered doing something like Year in Industry? I don't know if it's too late to apply for this year, but it's a year either pre-university or mid-university spent working at an engineering company. It might give you better insight into what you want to do.
Just so you know, you can go into product design with a straightforward mechanical engineering degree. I designed construction/agricultural machinery for a couple of years before deciding I wanted to get my career off the ground a bit more!
Original post by CurlyBen
Have you considered doing something like Year in Industry? I don't know if it's too late to apply for this year, but it's a year either pre-university or mid-university spent working at an engineering company. It might give you better insight into what you want to do.
Just so you know, you can go into product design with a straightforward mechanical engineering degree. I designed construction/agricultural machinery for a couple of years before deciding I wanted to get my career off the ground a bit more!
Just so you know, you can go into product design with a straightforward mechanical engineering degree. I designed construction/agricultural machinery for a couple of years before deciding I wanted to get my career off the ground a bit more!
How did you manage to land a product design eng role with a straight mech degree? Most of the design vacancies I come across require:
a formal background in design i.e. product design degree or experience in things like NPI/DFM/other design frameworks
or experience with injection molding/sheet metal fabrication
specific experience with CAD packages i.e. AutoCAD (not sure, but even my 10 years experience of 3d modelling in inventor isn't considered sufficient here)
Anyone here done any mechatronics?
Original post by swelshie
How did you manage to land a product design eng role with a straight mech degree? Most of the design vacancies I come across require:
a formal background in design i.e. product design degree or experience in things like NPI/DFM/other design frameworks
or experience with injection molding/sheet metal fabrication
specific experience with CAD packages i.e. AutoCAD (not sure, but even my 10 years experience of 3d modelling in inventor isn't considered sufficient here)
a formal background in design i.e. product design degree or experience in things like NPI/DFM/other design frameworks
or experience with injection molding/sheet metal fabrication
specific experience with CAD packages i.e. AutoCAD (not sure, but even my 10 years experience of 3d modelling in inventor isn't considered sufficient here)
I applied for a grad scheme and wasn't offered a place, but was advised to apply directly for design engineer jobs with the company. My work involved a lot of hydraulics, some sheet metal design and general troubleshooting, so I don't know if it's exactly what you envisage as product design, but my job title was design engineer. If I'd stayed at the company longer then NPI and DFM were definitely things I could have gotten involved with.
By the way, 10 years' experience probably won't count for much if it wasn't something you did professionally. Companies have certain ways they like CAD models to be constructed, and if you're not used to following 'best practice' or company design standards then that experience probably won't be that useful.
Original post by OGGUS
Anyone here done any mechatronics?
I studied it a bit at university, what do you want to know?
Original post by CurlyBen
I studied it a bit at university, what do you want to know?
What's it like and what percentage mechanics and electronics?
Original post by OGGUS
What's it like and what percentage mechanics and electronics?
From what I remember (I'm a few years out of university now) it was mostly conceptual, looking at things like vision systems and information processing, plus some control systems. Nothing particularly practical, but it was essentially a theme to a mech eng. degree.
After like 2 years I decided to check this thread out. How's going the original og's @a10 @+ polarity - and the rest! I personally failed 3rd year of aerospace and decided to drop out after that. But it was for good reasons! I started a software startup in the start of 3rd year and basically did that instead of going to lectures. We got some money and are now moving to the usa. What you guys up to
Original post by bigboateng_
After like 2 years I decided to check this thread out. How's going the original og's @a10 @+ polarity - and the rest! I personally failed 3rd year of aerospace and decided to drop out after that. But it was for good reasons! I started a software startup in the start of 3rd year and basically did that instead of going to lectures. We got some money and are now moving to the usa. What you guys up to
a10 here but replying from my other account.
Wait, they didn't give you the BEng at least?! That's super sweet though, I take it you are going LA?
Me and @alexschmalex are doing MSc's atm. See you in the States soon though bruh, that penthouse party is pending! I'm coming.
Ohhh @+ polarity - lets troll Boston Dynamics lol. How you been?
@Smack you coming to the states with us brother?
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Original post by bigboateng_
After like 2 years I decided to check this thread out. How's going the original og's @a10 @+ polarity - and the rest! I personally failed 3rd year of aerospace and decided to drop out after that. But it was for good reasons! I started a software startup in the start of 3rd year and basically did that instead of going to lectures. We got some money and are now moving to the usa. What you guys up to
I hope this doesn't come across as weird but I thought it was really cool that you had something that you were already so involved in (is this the app you've already put on the Play Store?) and I really wish you all the best. Where are you moving to?
But what did your parents say about 3rd year? 👀
I came across a slightly old article a few weeks ago about how much easier it is for startups to get funding in the US than here; it's kind of jarring to me seeing potentially useful ideas (subjective, I know) struggle to get £50k funding when yet another dating app can get $1m in 6 days. What's going on lol?
Original post by Renaissance-Man
a10 here but replying from my other account.
Wait, they didn't give you the BEng at least?! That's super sweet though, I take it you are going LA?
Me and @alexschmalex are doing MSc's atm. See you in the States soon though bruh, that penthouse party is pending! I'm coming.
Ohhh @+ polarity - lets troll Boston Dynamics lol. How you been?
@Smack you coming to the states with us brother?
Wait, they didn't give you the BEng at least?! That's super sweet though, I take it you are going LA?
Me and @alexschmalex are doing MSc's atm. See you in the States soon though bruh, that penthouse party is pending! I'm coming.
Ohhh @+ polarity - lets troll Boston Dynamics lol. How you been?
@Smack you coming to the states with us brother?
Okay so I went to America in August (first time lol) and I kind of fell in love with the place, like I started dreaming about my future again, all the things I could end up doing
. There are so many different hotspots of just amazing work being done, it must be so nice to be a part of. 
I got to look around MIT too which was very nice because once upon a time I was going to apply there
The Mech/Civil departments looked so normal (like my uni) it was endearing, but some of the work on display in other buildings was on another level.I enquired about grad school but to be honest I have very much cooled on the idea of further study, unless a future employer thinks I would benefit from it, and is willing to fund it
I have made a list of places to apply to over there (mostly startups) but it feels like such a long shot - they seem to be looking for people with a lot of experience - I don't know why they'd take some kid from thousands of miles away. That said, there are certainly more interesting companies here and in the EU than a few years ago, so I just need to get in where I fit in lol (that's what I tell myself, anyway
)In any case, my trip reminded me of where my interests lie and rekindled the flame that was very nearly extinguished, and also showed me that there are businesses working on the kinds of things I want to work on even if they aren't near me. So now... now I'm trying to learn to use something called ROS because it seems prudent but it seems like I'd benefit from knowledge of Python first, so I'll have to get on that
Incidentally, when you did that research placement did you have to get a J-1 visa?
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