If you used Clearing in 2024, how did you find it?

Any Advice on Applying for Chemical Engineering

To apply for this degree do I need:
Work experience like how people applying to medicine usually get work experience in a hospital?
To partake in projects and if so what kind?

What general topics are good to delve into in a personal statement for chemical engineering and what do most people applying for chem engineering talk about in their PS so I can avoid this.

People that studied/ are still studying chemical engineering:
What was the workload like?
What are the highlights of chem eng?
What did you specifically learn about in 1st year.