imperial material science engineering advice

Hello for anyone interested in imperial college London material science and engineering course. I’m just gonna post any information out to help someone else out in the future. 2024 application cycle had 833 applications, 380 interviews and will give 250 offers (ish the admission officer said It but the numbers I might’ve written it slightly wrong). The applicant day consists of an 1-1 interview, lunch (it wasn’t that good), a tour with student ambassadors, and a 45 min group task. The 1-1 interview rlly ranges by your interviewer, mine personally I got grilled on technical stuff that had applications on maths and chem, stuff that was like hypothetical and tested how I thought. I got nothing on my personal statement- I doubt he even read it. Others got chill interviewers who pretty much asked ‘pick a section from your personal statement and we’ll discuss about it.’ Really depends but general advice is prep ur basic maths and chem knowledge and any material u mentioned memorize information about it. As for the group task it was fine in my opinion just do decent amount on ur task and ask the people in ur group questions on their material- no one’s going to be there to catch u out.
Icl I was expecting a rejection, I absolutely messed up on some of the questions the interviewer asked but im pretty sure they look at ur application holistically and make a judgement from there. Good luck. xx

kinda messy sorry im just typing whatever comes to my head

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if u dont take physics/chem they wont ask u any questions abt it, if they do some applicants just said they didnt take that subject instead of looking like an idiot guessing it

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i got asked if i had a question for the interviewer- prep one or if a question comes up from ur discussion at the interviewer ask them that

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my chem and maths were pretty generic, nothing like calculating moments or anything obscure

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if u did an epq on a specific material, u can mention it in ur convo and they could discuss it further with you. some applicants said their interviewer went rlly in depth on the material they mentioned so be prepped on that

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Reply 1

mathsphysicschem

hi! thanks for the info this is v helpful but could i ask where you got those stats from? i tried searching online and couldn’t find them anywhere

Reply 2

dizzy_plop

Original post by mathsphysicschem

hi! thanks for the info this is v helpful but could i ask where you got those stats from? i tried searching online and couldn’t find them anywhere

we were told that at the end of the applicant day x

Reply 3

mathsphysicschem

ahh ok thanks - but according to your numbers the applicant to offer ratio is 833:250 which is 30% success rate but on their website it says 20%?

have you heard back from them yet?

Reply 4

dizzy_plop

yeah they were the figures i got told, i got an offer 6 days after the interview

Reply 5

mathsphysicschem

congrats!! 6 days is quick usually they take around 2 weeks don’t they

Reply 6

jackson0303

Original post by mathsphysicschem

congrats!! 6 days is quick usually they take around 2 weeks don’t they

Like to ask which area that you think that helped you to nail the offer? Is it 1-1 interview or the group task? I think I did terrible for the 1-1 but the group task was ok.

Reply 7

mathsphysicschem

personally both the group task and 1-1 didn’t go amazingly, i’d say average
so honestly can’t tell, in the group task i felt like i didn’t say much and my answers to questions weren’t that great
for the 1-1 it went well but only because i was asked some really easy and general questions so afterwards i thought it went badly cuz i didn’t have a chance to showcase any knowledge, and it felt like my interviewer was really uninterested and unengaged
it kind of felt like they already decided i was getting an offer so they couldn’t even be bothered to interview me properly…
so the interview day wasn’t really a great experience for me, i went home thinking i was going to get rejected but surprisingly ended up getting an offer
maybe it was my personal statement that did it, but i have no idea

Reply 8

mathsphysicschem

Original post by dizzy_plop

Hello for anyone interested in imperial college London material science and engineering course. I’m just gonna post any information out to help someone else out in the future. 2024 application cycle had 833 applications, 380 interviews and will give 250 offers (ish the admission officer said It but the numbers I might’ve written it slightly wrong). The applicant day consists of an 1-1 interview, lunch (it wasn’t that good), a tour with student ambassadors, and a 45 min group task. The 1-1 interview rlly ranges by your interviewer, mine personally I got grilled on technical stuff that had applications on maths and chem, stuff that was like hypothetical and tested how I thought. I got nothing on my personal statement- I doubt he even read it. Others got chill interviewers who pretty much asked ‘pick a section from your personal statement and we’ll discuss about it.’ Really depends but general advice is prep ur basic maths and chem knowledge and any material u mentioned memorize information about it. As for the group task it was fine in my opinion just do decent amount on ur task and ask the people in ur group questions on their material- no one’s going to be there to catch u out.
Icl I was expecting a rejection, I absolutely messed up on some of the questions the interviewer asked but im pretty sure they look at ur application holistically and make a judgement from there. Good luck. xx
kinda messy sorry im just typing whatever comes to my head

•

if u dont take physics/chem they wont ask u any questions abt it, if they do some applicants just said they didnt take that subject instead of looking like an idiot guessing it

•

i got asked if i had a question for the interviewer- prep one or if a question comes up from ur discussion at the interviewer ask them that

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my chem and maths were pretty generic, nothing like calculating moments or anything obscure

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also i have a question if they give out 250 offers how come the intake is only around 100? surely not 150 people reject the offer?

Reply 9

dizzy_plop

Original post by mathsphysicschem

also i have a question if they give out 250 offers how come the intake is only around 100? surely not 150 people reject the offer?

a few people i talked to put matsci as their backup/other choice for other degrees like general and mech eng... another girl was already set on Manchester unconditional offer so idrk what she was going there.

Reply 10

dizzy_plop

Original post by jackson0303

Like to ask which area that you think that helped you to nail the offer? Is it 1-1 interview or the group task? I think I did terrible for the 1-1 but the group task was ok.

For me the 1-1 was kinda bad... i did answer every question but very confused for most of it bc my interviewer made me think veryy hard. what made me deep life was when I said MgO had a covalent bond ...
I mean they did seem very enthusiastic in my interview and it lasted 40-45 mins 😦
i think my group task defo carried me tho that went pretty well

Reply 11

R1cky

Original post by dizzy_plop

Hello for anyone interested in imperial college London material science and engineering course. I’m just gonna post any information out to help someone else out in the future. 2024 application cycle had 833 applications, 380 interviews and will give 250 offers (ish the admission officer said It but the numbers I might’ve written it slightly wrong). The applicant day consists of an 1-1 interview, lunch (it wasn’t that good), a tour with student ambassadors, and a 45 min group task. The 1-1 interview rlly ranges by your interviewer, mine personally I got grilled on technical stuff that had applications on maths and chem, stuff that was like hypothetical and tested how I thought. I got nothing on my personal statement- I doubt he even read it. Others got chill interviewers who pretty much asked ‘pick a section from your personal statement and we’ll discuss about it.’ Really depends but general advice is prep ur basic maths and chem knowledge and any material u mentioned memorize information about it. As for the group task it was fine in my opinion just do decent amount on ur task and ask the people in ur group questions on their material- no one’s going to be there to catch u out.
Icl I was expecting a rejection, I absolutely messed up on some of the questions the interviewer asked but im pretty sure they look at ur application holistically and make a judgement from there. Good luck. xx
kinda messy sorry im just typing whatever comes to my head

•

if u dont take physics/chem they wont ask u any questions abt it, if they do some applicants just said they didnt take that subject instead of looking like an idiot guessing it

•

i got asked if i had a question for the interviewer- prep one or if a question comes up from ur discussion at the interviewer ask them that

•

my chem and maths were pretty generic, nothing like calculating moments or anything obscure

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Do you have any tips regarding the personal statement regarding the course?

Reply 12

Anonymous #1

When were applicants notified about their interview dates? How many days did people have between getting the interview invite and the actual interview?

Thank you! I really appreciate it if anyone can let me know as I live quite far away and will have to plan the travelling in advance.

Reply 13

hpark25

Original post by dizzy_plop

Hello for anyone interested in imperial college London material science and engineering course. I’m just gonna post any information out to help someone else out in the future. 2024 application cycle had 833 applications, 380 interviews and will give 250 offers (ish the admission officer said It but the numbers I might’ve written it slightly wrong). The applicant day consists of an 1-1 interview, lunch (it wasn’t that good), a tour with student ambassadors, and a 45 min group task. The 1-1 interview rlly ranges by your interviewer, mine personally I got grilled on technical stuff that had applications on maths and chem, stuff that was like hypothetical and tested how I thought. I got nothing on my personal statement- I doubt he even read it. Others got chill interviewers who pretty much asked ‘pick a section from your personal statement and we’ll discuss about it.’ Really depends but general advice is prep ur basic maths and chem knowledge and any material u mentioned memorize information about it. As for the group task it was fine in my opinion just do decent amount on ur task and ask the people in ur group questions on their material- no one’s going to be there to catch u out.
Icl I was expecting a rejection, I absolutely messed up on some of the questions the interviewer asked but im pretty sure they look at ur application holistically and make a judgement from there. Good luck. xx
kinda messy sorry im just typing whatever comes to my head

•

if u dont take physics/chem they wont ask u any questions abt it, if they do some applicants just said they didnt take that subject instead of looking like an idiot guessing it

•

i got asked if i had a question for the interviewer- prep one or if a question comes up from ur discussion at the interviewer ask them that

•

my chem and maths were pretty generic, nothing like calculating moments or anything obscure

•

I just have done my interview for material science too! I don't now whether you are still viewing this thread, but I am leaving a comment because I had a very similar experience as you mentioned. The interviewer literally made me think deep and go advanced from the IB course knowledge (bunch of technical bits). Group work was not that bad, but I am still worried about my fortune 🥲🥲.

Reply 14

Anonymous #1

Original post by hpark25

how many days in advance did you get notified about the interview?

Reply 15

hpark25

Original post by Anonymous

how many days in advance did you get notified about the interview?

I got an interview like a month before the interview

Reply 16

StudyGirlGrammar

Original post by dizzy_plop

Hello for anyone interested in imperial college London material science and engineering course. I’m just gonna post any information out to help someone else out in the future. 2024 application cycle had 833 applications, 380 interviews and will give 250 offers (ish the admission officer said It but the numbers I might’ve written it slightly wrong). The applicant day consists of an 1-1 interview, lunch (it wasn’t that good), a tour with student ambassadors, and a 45 min group task. The 1-1 interview rlly ranges by your interviewer, mine personally I got grilled on technical stuff that had applications on maths and chem, stuff that was like hypothetical and tested how I thought. I got nothing on my personal statement- I doubt he even read it. Others got chill interviewers who pretty much asked ‘pick a section from your personal statement and we’ll discuss about it.’ Really depends but general advice is prep ur basic maths and chem knowledge and any material u mentioned memorize information about it. As for the group task it was fine in my opinion just do decent amount on ur task and ask the people in ur group questions on their material- no one’s going to be there to catch u out.
Icl I was expecting a rejection, I absolutely messed up on some of the questions the interviewer asked but im pretty sure they look at ur application holistically and make a judgement from there. Good luck. xx
kinda messy sorry im just typing whatever comes to my head

•

if u dont take physics/chem they wont ask u any questions abt it, if they do some applicants just said they didnt take that subject instead of looking like an idiot guessing it

•

i got asked if i had a question for the interviewer- prep one or if a question comes up from ur discussion at the interviewer ask them that

•

my chem and maths were pretty generic, nothing like calculating moments or anything obscure

•

Hi, if you dont mind me asking , what were your alevels and your predicteds ? Thanks

Reply 17

Anonymous #2

Hi, has anyone who has already given theirinterview (I gave mine 13th Nov) heard back fromimperial yet?

Reply 18

hpark25

Original post by Anonymous

Hi, has anyone who has already given theirinterview (I gave mine 13th Nov) heard back fromimperial yet?

nope not yet

Reply 19

jacobkendall

Original post by hpark25

nope not yet

I know this is a bit late but I got my result about a month after the interview I think it was arounf the 12th of december.
how did you two do?

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