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Need help with the choice for aerospace engineering

My predicted grades are AAA in Maths, Physics and Computer Science. I’ve picked Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham and Loughborough for four of my choices.

For the fifth one, I’m not sure between Leicester, Liverpool, Surrey or Queen Mary University of London.

Can anyone from these places tell me about the course? Like how good the teaching is, the labs and equipment, links to jobs/placements, and how well known it is in aerospace?

Also, how do they compare to my other picks? Are they better than my current four picks?

Thanks a lot.

Reply 1

What are the entry requirements typically for each of these courses?
What grades do you work at typically in mocks and class tests?

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by Aktt
My predicted grades are AAA in Maths, Physics and Computer Science. I’ve picked Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham and Loughborough for four of my choices.
For the fifth one, I’m not sure between Leicester, Liverpool, Surrey or Queen Mary University of London.
Can anyone from these places tell me about the course? Like how good the teaching is, the labs and equipment, links to jobs/placements, and how well known it is in aerospace?
Also, how do they compare to my other picks? Are they better than my current four picks?
Thanks a lot.

Nottingham and Loughborough are your lower offers is you apply for the BEng (you can then change to the MEng if you want when there) so I would definitely consider putting Southampton in the mix which is far more aero focussed from the start than any of the others. Sheffield is also a good option giving a lower offer.

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by hera5
Nottingham and Loughborough are your lower offers is you apply for the BEng (you can then change to the MEng if you want when there) so I would definitely consider putting Southampton in the mix which is far more aero focussed from the start than any of the others. Sheffield is also a good option giving a lower offer.

But the entry requirement for Southampton is A*AA which is a grade higher than my predicted, is it possible to get an offer in this situation?

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by DerDracologe
What are the entry requirements typically for each of these courses?
What grades do you work at typically in mocks and class tests?

All of them are from AAA to ABB, Bristol is a bit higher which is A*AA, but I’ll likely get the contextual offer which will require a lower grade

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by Aktt
But the entry requirement for Southampton is A*AA which is a grade higher than my predicted, is it possible to get an offer in this situation?

Aero/Astro is the most oversubscribed course so doesn't end up in clearing with lower grades (Mechanical Engineering with aerospace often does so might be worth having a look at that, although it is more general). However even with the Aero/Astro for non contextual offers they have been flexible in the past. Think you would get an offer predicted 3 x As but it does change year on year. Also people have move between the mechanical pathways in the first year.

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by hera5
Aero/Astro is the most oversubscribed course so doesn't end up in clearing with lower grades (Mechanical Engineering with aerospace often does so might be worth having a look at that, although it is more general). However even with the Aero/Astro for non contextual offers they have been flexible in the past. Think you would get an offer predicted 3 x As but it does change year on year. Also people have move between the mechanical pathways in the first year.

Apart from Southampton, which one would you prefer between Liverpool and Surrey?

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