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by Sarah112358*Hey! I got in for murray Edwards
1. Math, Further Math, Physics, Economics
2. Leaning towards architecture but I really do enjoy engineering.
3. Don't really have an art background except I did gcse art haha
Has anyone heard about accreditation for this course?
1. Math, Further Math, Physics, Economics
2. Leaning towards architecture but I really do enjoy engineering.
3. Don't really have an art background except I did gcse art haha
Has anyone heard about accreditation for this course?
I also got into Medwards but as an architecture student. I'm currently considering change to Design or stay in Arch
Reply 41
chat should i apply to this course or the design engineering one at imperial if i want to go into gadget engineering and maybe also biomedical engineering in the future?
Reply 42
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by jellbellchat should i apply to this course or the design engineering one at imperial if i want to go into gadget engineering and maybe also biomedical engineering in the future?
Defo this course
Reply 43
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by mpolas144How did I not see this thread sooner? Well done to you too! 
To answer your questons:
From the sound of it, you and I are quite similar, so I look forward to seeing you there in October!
What are your offer grades by the way? Mine were A*/A/A, with those grades in Maths, Physics and DT respectively. I have to 'pass' Further Maths, which just means getting a grade... even if it's an E!
To answer your questons:
1.
I take Maths, Further Maths, Physics and DT, so basically the exact same A-Levels as you.
2.
I'm considering an engineering/product design route rather than an architectural route - I'm not entirely sure though, I intend to fully figure it out as I progress through the course.
3.
I've always been most artisitc through my hobbies. I enjoy sketching, 3D modelling, CAD, rendering and modelmaking. I didn't enjoy art a subect that much at GCSE - mostly because it didn't allow for any niche creativity.
What are your offer grades by the way? Mine were A*/A/A, with those grades in Maths, Physics and DT respectively. I have to 'pass' Further Maths, which just means getting a grade... even if it's an E!
Hi, well done on getting in. I am also looking to apply to this course for 2025 entry, and also do the same alevels as you. I also am more interested in the engineering side, and other courses I am hoping to apply to are for design engineering. I was wondering, as you sound in a similar position to what I am, if you could give me some advice for what sort of things you included in your portfolio and personal statement. I dont want to tailor my personal statement specifically to this course as it could then put me at a disadvantage for the 4 other des eng courses I am applying to. I assume you probably also felt the same way. also did you keep a sketchbook, and what sort of things did you include if so- I am arty but more on the DT side, so not entierly sure what to include. Thank you!
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by kjhgbhnDefo this course
Did you apply to Imperial? Why did you choose this course over Imperial's?
Reply 45
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by AnonymousDid you apply to Imperial? Why did you choose this course over Imperial's?
I’m also curious about this because it says itself that it’s more architecture based
Reply 46
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by jellbellI’m also curious about this because it says itself that it’s more architecture based
Yea, that to me, seems like the case as well. I would want something that leans towards the engineering side with elements of design and data science. Design Engineering seems perfect. What are your plans for uni?
Reply 47
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by AnonymousYea, that to me, seems like the case as well. I would want something that leans towards the engineering side with elements of design and data science. Design Engineering seems perfect. What are your plans for uni?
I actually think they’ve advertised this course as a lot more engineering than it actually will be. From what I understand they talk about all this design and engineering making us think it’s elements of design engineering but it’s actually structural/civil engineering , and it’s all based in the architecture studios so you’ll never actually use the DT equipment as such, like you would do in a design engineering course.
Reply 48
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by AnonymousYea, that to me, seems like the case as well. I would want something that leans towards the engineering side with elements of design and data science. Design Engineering seems perfect. What are your plans for uni?
des eng imperial
robotics and ai ucl
computer science everywhere else 😊😊 money money money wby?
Reply 49
Hey all, I’ve been keeping tabs on this for the past couple months as I applied in October. Unfortunately, I got rejected before interview today and I am disappointed but nvm. It’s been interesting reading everyone’s thoughts and background, though!
I’ve still got 4 architecture applications doing their rounds so everything will fall into place in the end!
I’ve still got 4 architecture applications doing their rounds so everything will fall into place in the end!
Reply 50
Hi! I applied for Design at Pembroke and I am invited to an interview. Since there are people here who have gotten offers, I wanted to ask what sort of questions they ask.
I have predicted A*A*A*A* (Maths, FM, Physics and Art) and my personal statement did cover a range of projects (physical and digital) that I've worked on, and some other things I have done to further my interest (visiting Design Museums and a book I have read). I sort of have deduced that they will probably ask a mixture of architecture and engineering questions, I was just wondering if there is anything specific I need to watch out on? Any help would be great thanks!
I have predicted A*A*A*A* (Maths, FM, Physics and Art) and my personal statement did cover a range of projects (physical and digital) that I've worked on, and some other things I have done to further my interest (visiting Design Museums and a book I have read). I sort of have deduced that they will probably ask a mixture of architecture and engineering questions, I was just wondering if there is anything specific I need to watch out on? Any help would be great thanks!
Reply 51
Hey guys! Not sure how many of you guys are still active in this forum, but I am really interested in seeing how everyone is doing and how is the actual course itself. I am in Y12 so I will be applying in a half year. I will be applying for design engineering and design courses around the UK. I was quite surprised to see that a majority of people didn’t have a particular fine art background. I have never done Art in both GCSE and A Level, instead I have done DT and currently Product Design. Other A Levels I got are Maths, Physics and Computer Science. I am not sure what they are looking for in the portfolio and what I should include if I don't have much arty pieces to put out. Thanks xx
Reply 52
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by AnonymousHey guys! Not sure how many of you guys are still active in this forum, but I am really interested in seeing how everyone is doing and how is the actual course itself. I am in Y12 so I will be applying in a half year. I will be applying for design engineering and design courses around the UK. I was quite surprised to see that a majority of people didn’t have a particular fine art background. I have never done Art in both GCSE and A Level, instead I have done DT and currently Product Design. Other A Levels I got are Maths, Physics and Computer Science. I am not sure what they are looking for in the portfolio and what I should include if I don't have much arty pieces to put out. Thanks xx
You should strongly consider a degree with a year in industry if you want to work as a design engineer.
Reply 53
hey guys, @QueenSensational @dcvbhuyhn @kjhgbhn @jellbell @Muttley79 @Sarah112358* and everyone!
I'm not particularly interested in applying to this Cambridge course, but definitely some of other courses you guys have mentioned, and you people seem to know what you're talking about!
My interest is based around design engineering, a few of the courses im looking is
Design Eng at Imperial, Design Engineering at Bristol (they've replaced Engineering Design), Integrated Design Engineering at Bath. I'm also planning to apply for maybe a couple mechanical eng or civil eng.
My A-levels are Maths, Physics, Chemistry, and I just sat my AS-Level Further Maths which im waiting results for (could be as bad as a C) and probably won't be continuing with that in Year 13.
I did DT at GCSE, but not at A-level.
I have lots of questions, i would appreciate any answers. warning it's quite wordy
ONE.
Since I don't do DT a-level, I need to build up some projects for a portfolio. Any ideas of what I should do? Particularly for Imperial and Bath which I know some of u people applied for, what did your portfolio consist of? I'm scared any projects I do won't be to the standard of those doing DT/art, i know people tend to use coursework projects they've spent months on, and I only have so much time. How many of these projects things should I be doing? Again, I'm not sure how I would be able to build up a 10-page portfolio (do they ask for 10 pages?) all by myself.
I'm not so much of an arty person (in terms of being able to do crazy drawings etc), so I'm aiming for any of my projects to be more engineering, physics and design based rather than arty (but will still be aesthetically pleasing ofc). That being said, I'm deffo struggling on finding something to make that could focus on all these aspects, whilst making it actually realistic to make. Would it be enough to just design some things, not actually make? If u guys could tell me any examples of actual products you've made/designed it would be extremely helpful.
TWO.
Personal statements - what should I talk about? While I'm planning to do those projects mentioned above, I haven't actually done them yet. I guess I will talk about them of course when I do. Other than that, should I talk about any books, shows, podcasts? HOW do i make my statement fit for both mechanical and design eng, I can write about design but I'm not sure how I can display by technical and physics knowledge for mechanical. Would design eng courses also want that physicsy knowledge? I'm scared of making my statement TOO designy, or TOO physicsy, but also if i do a mix of both, what if they view my statement as too 'general'? Sigh.
In terms of 'inspiration' or WHY I want to do these courses, I have no clue how not to make myself sound like an idiot, saying stuff like "i've always liked to design things". Is there also anything u guys said to introduce/open ur statement, I feel like first sentences are really important. please let me know. #help. It might be worth me mentioning just now that for my year they've switched up the personal statement style into those 3 questions, although i dont think it's too big of a worry.
THREE.
Did anyone also apply for any apprenticeships? I know dyson has a really appealing apprenticeship. Imperial's course is also through Dyson School of Engineering so not sure how linked they are, if at all.
FOUR.
This is more specific course based - Bristol. Bristol is honestly one of my top top options, I'd love to go there, for Design OR Mech eng OR civil. I just really love the sound/ look, the uni in general, the course structures really appeal to me.
The Engineering Design course was swapped to a Design engineering course for 2025 applicants, which is fine yeah whatever. Since its new, the course is not yet accredited. I'm not sure how much that matters, in terms of how employers would see it etc. I don't have a great understanding of accreditations and stuff myself, so im confused.
I imagine it would be accredited in the future? Most of Bristol's other courses are accredited and stuff, and its a brilliant known uni anyway. If it gets accredited while im studying (eg, 3rd year), or AFTER I graduate would it mean that my degree IS then accredited. Seriously i don't even know how much this stuff matters.
FIVE.
Im not sure how much everyone here will be able to help with this one, because I haven't seen anyone else mention mechanical eng. Basically I'm battling between doing mechanical and design eng. Let me start by saying the ultimate goal would be a design engineering job, or one where i could design things.
The reason why mechanical is also an option for me is because i feel like theres a much larger scope, and i mean like within INDUSTRIES. Please correct me if im wrong, or any alternate views. If i do mechanical, I could go into a design engineering job after that. This design engineering job might be within the car industry, aero, wherever! Would going directly along the design eng route give me this too? (I assume not, or atleast less than via mech).
I don't want to feel that i'm missing out the opportunity in doing mech eng, because undeniably it is quite impressive, and if i can become a design engineer along further down that same line, then why not?
Only thing is that obviously mech would be a lot more intense physics. I'd like to know everyone's opinions/ views.
SIX.
Would a design engineer end up doing a more product design type of job, rather than engineering? Is there a difference? This also relates to my above question about mech eng and stuff, because would employers rather hire a mechanical engineer to do their engineering design job?
SEVEN.
Last one - might be silly. How does qualifications further down the line work for design eng? I mean like for mechanical, civil i know u can become Charted eventually. Is there also this sort of thing for Design eng, as i know its a fairly newer subject. Im very uneducated on this matter.
Thank you!
Terribly sorry for the literally essay i've written. I truly would appreciate ANY help/advice/info regarding any of these questions.
I'd also love to know what all of you are doing now, did u end up actually doing this course? are u enjoying it? future plans?
Thank you sosososos much)))
I'm not particularly interested in applying to this Cambridge course, but definitely some of other courses you guys have mentioned, and you people seem to know what you're talking about!
My interest is based around design engineering, a few of the courses im looking is
Design Eng at Imperial, Design Engineering at Bristol (they've replaced Engineering Design), Integrated Design Engineering at Bath. I'm also planning to apply for maybe a couple mechanical eng or civil eng.
My A-levels are Maths, Physics, Chemistry, and I just sat my AS-Level Further Maths which im waiting results for (could be as bad as a C) and probably won't be continuing with that in Year 13.
I did DT at GCSE, but not at A-level.
I have lots of questions, i would appreciate any answers. warning it's quite wordy
ONE.
Since I don't do DT a-level, I need to build up some projects for a portfolio. Any ideas of what I should do? Particularly for Imperial and Bath which I know some of u people applied for, what did your portfolio consist of? I'm scared any projects I do won't be to the standard of those doing DT/art, i know people tend to use coursework projects they've spent months on, and I only have so much time. How many of these projects things should I be doing? Again, I'm not sure how I would be able to build up a 10-page portfolio (do they ask for 10 pages?) all by myself.
I'm not so much of an arty person (in terms of being able to do crazy drawings etc), so I'm aiming for any of my projects to be more engineering, physics and design based rather than arty (but will still be aesthetically pleasing ofc). That being said, I'm deffo struggling on finding something to make that could focus on all these aspects, whilst making it actually realistic to make. Would it be enough to just design some things, not actually make? If u guys could tell me any examples of actual products you've made/designed it would be extremely helpful.
TWO.
Personal statements - what should I talk about? While I'm planning to do those projects mentioned above, I haven't actually done them yet. I guess I will talk about them of course when I do. Other than that, should I talk about any books, shows, podcasts? HOW do i make my statement fit for both mechanical and design eng, I can write about design but I'm not sure how I can display by technical and physics knowledge for mechanical. Would design eng courses also want that physicsy knowledge? I'm scared of making my statement TOO designy, or TOO physicsy, but also if i do a mix of both, what if they view my statement as too 'general'? Sigh.
In terms of 'inspiration' or WHY I want to do these courses, I have no clue how not to make myself sound like an idiot, saying stuff like "i've always liked to design things". Is there also anything u guys said to introduce/open ur statement, I feel like first sentences are really important. please let me know. #help. It might be worth me mentioning just now that for my year they've switched up the personal statement style into those 3 questions, although i dont think it's too big of a worry.
THREE.
Did anyone also apply for any apprenticeships? I know dyson has a really appealing apprenticeship. Imperial's course is also through Dyson School of Engineering so not sure how linked they are, if at all.
FOUR.
This is more specific course based - Bristol. Bristol is honestly one of my top top options, I'd love to go there, for Design OR Mech eng OR civil. I just really love the sound/ look, the uni in general, the course structures really appeal to me.
The Engineering Design course was swapped to a Design engineering course for 2025 applicants, which is fine yeah whatever. Since its new, the course is not yet accredited. I'm not sure how much that matters, in terms of how employers would see it etc. I don't have a great understanding of accreditations and stuff myself, so im confused.
I imagine it would be accredited in the future? Most of Bristol's other courses are accredited and stuff, and its a brilliant known uni anyway. If it gets accredited while im studying (eg, 3rd year), or AFTER I graduate would it mean that my degree IS then accredited. Seriously i don't even know how much this stuff matters.
FIVE.
Im not sure how much everyone here will be able to help with this one, because I haven't seen anyone else mention mechanical eng. Basically I'm battling between doing mechanical and design eng. Let me start by saying the ultimate goal would be a design engineering job, or one where i could design things.
The reason why mechanical is also an option for me is because i feel like theres a much larger scope, and i mean like within INDUSTRIES. Please correct me if im wrong, or any alternate views. If i do mechanical, I could go into a design engineering job after that. This design engineering job might be within the car industry, aero, wherever! Would going directly along the design eng route give me this too? (I assume not, or atleast less than via mech).
I don't want to feel that i'm missing out the opportunity in doing mech eng, because undeniably it is quite impressive, and if i can become a design engineer along further down that same line, then why not?
Only thing is that obviously mech would be a lot more intense physics. I'd like to know everyone's opinions/ views.
SIX.
Would a design engineer end up doing a more product design type of job, rather than engineering? Is there a difference? This also relates to my above question about mech eng and stuff, because would employers rather hire a mechanical engineer to do their engineering design job?
SEVEN.
Last one - might be silly. How does qualifications further down the line work for design eng? I mean like for mechanical, civil i know u can become Charted eventually. Is there also this sort of thing for Design eng, as i know its a fairly newer subject. Im very uneducated on this matter.
Thank you!
Terribly sorry for the literally essay i've written. I truly would appreciate ANY help/advice/info regarding any of these questions.
I'd also love to know what all of you are doing now, did u end up actually doing this course? are u enjoying it? future plans?
Thank you sosososos much
)))Reply 54
Q4 Don't go to Bristol - it's a bad idea to do an unaccredited course.
Mech Eng - look at the modules - how many design modules will you do?
Make sure you opt for a year in industry - Bath has an excellent one.
Mech Eng - look at the modules - how many design modules will you do?
Make sure you opt for a year in industry - Bath has an excellent one.
Reply 55
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by Muttley79Q4 Don't go to Bristol - it's a bad idea to do an unaccredited course.
Mech Eng - look at the modules - how many design modules will you do?
Make sure you opt for a year in industry - Bath has an excellent one.
Mech Eng - look at the modules - how many design modules will you do?
Make sure you opt for a year in industry - Bath has an excellent one.
Thank you for your response, much appreciated.
I'm curious as to why you seem against doing an unaccredited course? Seeing as it is at Bristol, I'd imagine the only reason its not accredited yet is because 2025 (or maybe 2024) is the first year of entry. It seems a really fascinating course, especially because it also has a year in industry too.
If it became accredited after my year of enrolment, or even after I graduate, would my degree still be unaccredited?
It was one of my top options, so i'm conflicted now.
thank you.
Reply 56
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by hhh28Thank you for your response, much appreciated.
I'm curious as to why you seem against doing an unaccredited course? Seeing as it is at Bristol, I'd imagine the only reason its not accredited yet is because 2025 (or maybe 2024) is the first year of entry. It seems a really fascinating course, especially because it also has a year in industry too.
If it became accredited after my year of enrolment, or even after I graduate, would my degree still be unaccredited?
It was one of my top options, so i'm conflicted now.
thank you.
I'm curious as to why you seem against doing an unaccredited course? Seeing as it is at Bristol, I'd imagine the only reason its not accredited yet is because 2025 (or maybe 2024) is the first year of entry. It seems a really fascinating course, especially because it also has a year in industry too.
If it became accredited after my year of enrolment, or even after I graduate, would my degree still be unaccredited?
It was one of my top options, so i'm conflicted now.
thank you.
I doubt it will be an accredited degree if it isn't accredited when you start and that is a bad idea for a future career. What if it isn't accredited ever?
Many unis offer a year in industry and Bath has a great option.
Reply 57
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by Muttley79I doubt it will be an accredited degree if it isn't accredited when you start and that is a bad idea for a future career. What if it isn't accredited ever?
Many unis offer a year in industry and Bath has a great option.
Many unis offer a year in industry and Bath has a great option.
I see what you're saying. I thought that degrees couldnt be accredited before they start, my bad. Still, if this is simply a re-design of the old course, i have high hopes for accreditation.
Bath is also a brilliant option.
Anyway, thanks for ur responses!
Reply 58
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by hhh28I see what you're saying. I thought that degrees couldnt be accredited before they start, my bad. Still, if this is simply a re-design of the old course, i have high hopes for accreditation.
Bath is also a brilliant option.
Anyway, thanks for ur responses!
Bath is also a brilliant option.
Anyway, thanks for ur responses!
It is the norm for accreditation to be back dated to when the course started. From a top university it would be a reasonable assumption that it will be.
Reply 59
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by hhh28Thank you for your response, much appreciated.
I'm curious as to why you seem against doing an unaccredited course? Seeing as it is at Bristol, I'd imagine the only reason its not accredited yet is because 2025 (or maybe 2024) is the first year of entry. It seems a really fascinating course, especially because it also has a year in industry too.
If it became accredited after my year of enrolment, or even after I graduate, would my degree still be unaccredited?
It was one of my top options, so i'm conflicted now.
thank you.
I'm curious as to why you seem against doing an unaccredited course? Seeing as it is at Bristol, I'd imagine the only reason its not accredited yet is because 2025 (or maybe 2024) is the first year of entry. It seems a really fascinating course, especially because it also has a year in industry too.
If it became accredited after my year of enrolment, or even after I graduate, would my degree still be unaccredited?
It was one of my top options, so i'm conflicted now.
thank you.
I applied for design engineering at bristol and when i went to the open day they said it would be reaccredited, it just wasnt yet as its a new course cuz they swapped over from the old one.
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