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hi - i posted a similar forum about this a few minutes ago but i have another question :smile:

courses i am applying for:
engineering - cambridge
aerospace engineering - manchester
aerospace engineering - bristol
aerospace engineering with a year in industry and polot studies - liverpool
aerospace engineering - surrey

i wrote 316 characters out of the 1200 i could possibly have, from my previous forum, i know that 316/1200 is fine to submit. however, because cambridge isn't initially aerospace, and i can only specialise into aerospace in the third year, i've mentioned how i like the course for the structure - being initially broad to get an understanding of the different aspects of engineering then specialising later on.

does anyone have any advice on whether this is too little to write, or whether it adds no additional value?

thank you very much :smile:
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Original post by hannahco
hi - i posted a similar forum about this a few minutes ago but i have another question :smile:

courses i am applying for:
engineering - cambridge
aerospace engineering - manchester
aerospace engineering - bristol
aerospace engineering with a year in industry and polot studies - liverpool
aerospace engineering - surrey

i wrote 316 characters out of the 1200 i could possibly have, from my previous forum, i know that 316/1200 is fine to submit. however, because cambridge isn't initially aerospace, and i can only specialise into aerospace in the third year, i've mentioned how i like the course for the structure - being initially broad to get an understanding of the different aspects of engineering then specialising later on.

does anyone have any advice on whether this is too little to write, or whether it adds no additional value?

thank you very much :smile:

If you have made your point then I would just leave the rest blank.

I would really almost view the SAQ as a trap (outside of the Cambridge-only courses which have no equivalent at all on UCAS); its a lot better to write nothing (or be very minimal) rather than to waste 1200 characters saying almost nothing or something extremely generic.

My personal feeling is that students really don't know what they want. Everyone who applies (e.g. for engineering) claim that they like the flexibility. A year later almost every single person I knew doing engineering was moaning about various modules and wishing they could specialise already. This isn't a secret to the admissions tutors. For this reason I doubt a comment like "the course looks appealing" means anything. Perhaps if you had a very specific reason (e.g. "I want to be an F1 mechanic which is why I want to learn both mechanical and aerospace engineering") it might carry a bit more weight, but there's no way they will let that be a deciding factor in who gets offers anyway. Feel free to fill in the SAQ PS for ease of mind, or so that you feel you have "completed it properly", but don't waste any time agonising over exact wording or phrasing.
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Original post by R T
If you have made your point then I would just leave the rest blank.

I would really almost view the SAQ as a trap (outside of the Cambridge-only courses which have no equivalent at all on UCAS); its a lot better to write nothing (or be very minimal) rather than to waste 1200 characters saying almost nothing or something extremely generic.

My personal feeling is that students really don't know what they want. Everyone who applies (e.g. for engineering) claim that they like the flexibility. A year later almost every single person I knew doing engineering was moaning about various modules and wishing they could specialise already. This isn't a secret to the admissions tutors. For this reason I doubt a comment like "the course looks appealing" means anything. Perhaps if you had a very specific reason (e.g. "I want to be an F1 mechanic which is why I want to learn both mechanical and aerospace engineering") it might carry a bit more weight, but there's no way they will let that be a deciding factor in who gets offers anyway. Feel free to fill in the SAQ PS for ease of mind, or so that you feel you have "completed it properly", but don't waste any time agonising over exact wording or phrasing.

thank you
Reply 3
My DS left Blank. His PS said everything and would have been forcing irrelevant information had he attempted to write additional stuff. Wonder how many people feel they should write something so end up repeating themselves from PS 🤔

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