Is anyone else applying to Cambridge for Chemical Engineering 2016 Entry?

Haven't sent my application yet but planning to, which college did you apply to?

I actually finished my A levels with 3 A*s, so I'm taking a gap year to get work XP and hopefully an offer from King's haha

Best of luck!

You don't need work experience to have a competitive application for Chem Eng (or engineering in general). It's really not required. (Of course, it may help your wallet/purse to get some )

You don't often get paid for work experience. Many don't even pay for your traveling cost.......

True but if OP is aiming at doing it for a gap year I'd hope it was more than a week's unpaid work experience.

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If OP wants/needs a work to earn some money, he should be looking for a proper part-time job, not work experience.
In general, inviting someone for work experience is bit of liability for most of employers because 1) most students who want work experience placement have no qualification/skills for a job, 2) they need to arrange some of the staff to look after the students (=the assigned staff can't do his/her usual job properly), 3)sometimes obliged to pay the travelling cost for someone who's not much use.....
Basically you rely on the employers' good will to let you in for the experience, not for the money. That's why it's often very difficult to get work experience at a decent company/organization.

My daughter was lucky enough to do several work experiences but never got paid for any of them, though a couple of them paid for the travelling expenses. Quite similar pictures for all of her friends. .

I know, that's why I specifically said Chem Eng XP wasn't required.

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If OP wants/needs a work to earn some money, he should be looking for a proper part-time job, not work experience.
In general, inviting someone for work experience is bit of liability for most of employers because 1) most students who want work experience placement have no qualification/skills for a job, 2) they need to arrange some of the staff to look after the students (=the assigned staff can't do his/her usual job properly), 3)sometimes obliged to pay the travelling cost for someone who's not much use.....
Basically you rely on the employers' good will to let you in for the experience, not for the money. That's why it's often very difficult to get work experience at a decent company/organization.

My daughter was lucky enough to do several work experiences but never got paid for any of them, though a couple of them paid for the travelling expenses. Quite similar pictures for all of her friends. .

Or just apply to the year in industry scheme? You're making it out to seem like it's nigh on impossible to secure paid work experience.

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