universities for chemical engineering

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i'm starting my a levels in sept 2023 and im currently looking through universities, specifically for the chemical engineering meng course.

my current choices are:
- imperial
- manchester
- edinburgh
- birmingham
- ucl

are these choices ok? i'm not really sure about edinburgh, birmingham and ucl though. also, if the uni offers, should i be taking the course with or without industrial training? kindly advise, thanks :smile:

Reply 1

TypicalNerd

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by adeline.g

i'm starting my a levels in sept 2023 and im currently looking through universities, specifically for the chemical engineering meng course.

my current choices are:
- imperial
- manchester
- edinburgh
- birmingham
- ucl

are these choices ok? i'm not really sure about edinburgh, birmingham and ucl though. also, if the uni offers, should i be taking the course with or without industrial training? kindly advise, thanks :smile:

Whilst I’d avoid Imperial as a matter of personal preference, there isn’t really anything wrong as such with your choices.

Provided your predicted grades and A level subjects meet (or exceed, in the case of predicted grades) the entry requirements, you should stand a good chance of getting an offer.

I’d say it’s a very good idea to get a year in industry/industrial training with chemical engineering. It should boost your employment chances afterwards.

(edited 2 years ago)

Reply 2

lalexm

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by adeline.g

i'm starting my a levels in sept 2023 and im currently looking through universities, specifically for the chemical engineering meng course.

my current choices are:
- imperial
- manchester
- edinburgh
- birmingham
- ucl

are these choices ok? i'm not really sure about edinburgh, birmingham and ucl though. also, if the uni offers, should i be taking the course with or without industrial training? kindly advise, thanks :smile:

A bit early to be worrying about uni choices when you have not even started A-levels yet. Your choices will be heavily dependent on your A-level predictions, which you won’t have until maybe May next year.

Reply 3

Lancaster Student Ambassador

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by adeline.g

i'm starting my a levels in sept 2023 and im currently looking through universities, specifically for the chemical engineering meng course.

my current choices are:
- imperial
- manchester
- edinburgh
- birmingham
- ucl

are these choices ok? i'm not really sure about edinburgh, birmingham and ucl though. also, if the uni offers, should i be taking the course with or without industrial training? kindly advise, thanks :smile:

Hi,
My names Paddy, I’ve just graduated from Lancaster after doing their 4 year MEng course in Chemical Engineering. If you haven’t thought about Lancaster as a choice I’d be happy to answer any questions you might have or tell you about it 👍

Reply 4

krvsnicket

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by Lancaster Student Ambassador

Hi,
My names Paddy, I’ve just graduated from Lancaster after doing their 4 year MEng course in Chemical Engineering. If you haven’t thought about Lancaster as a choice I’d be happy to answer any questions you might have or tell you about it 👍

Hi, I am about to join for a BEng course in Chemical Engineering in Lancaster. I'm bit concerned as this is not an MEng course and also without a placement year. It would be great to hear your thoughts on it.

Reply 5

Lancaster Student Ambassador

Official Rep

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by krvsnicket

Hi, I am about to join for a BEng course in Chemical Engineering in Lancaster. I'm bit concerned as this is not an MEng course and also without a placement year. It would be great to hear your thoughts on it.

Hi krvsnicket,

Congratulations on your offer! I understand your worries, both a masters and a placement can make you look very lucrative when applying for jobs but depending on what fields you’re looking to go into, there will be many employers that will still consider you with a BEng. I am graduating with a BSc next year and I was initially worried about my decision not to do a masters or placement year but those aren’t the only things that make a person competitive. Things like summer internships in related fields or work experience to improve your soft skills will also help a lot, so maybe consider looking into those once you’re at university.

If you change your mind later on in your course and your grades are up to scratch, you always have the opportunity to switch onto our MEng course too, the door isn’t closed for that just yet.

We look forward to seeing you in October!

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