Getting into Engineering – Dr Dave Brtnell, Warwick, Liam Madden, Imperial London
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UK is desperately short of Engineers
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If sb is interested in applied science, direct them to engineering.
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23k engineering graduates per year – not enough!
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Bucking the trend of pay rises – good pay
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Warwick University School of Engineering
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Imperial have individual departments but Warwick is general engineering
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Can specialise later.
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Intake target 255 Home and EU. Maths and Physics top grades ie A. 3Rd subject optional – another science based subject – Meng A, Beng B
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No interview.
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Broader engineers. Imperial deeper engineers.
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Gap years welcomed.
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Beng and Meng courses.
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Work placements excellent idea.
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Can move between Beng and Meng courses subject to good grades.
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Ability to take year in industry at any point after 1st year.
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Exchange years for MEng third year – e.g. Autstralia, Canada, Europe and Japan
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Good pastoral care – personal tutors.
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If miss offer (just), this will be reviewed (firm offer)
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If Warwick as insurance and miss firm offer, will be confirmed at Warwick.
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If no decision, phone them.
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Clearing is sorted pretty quickly. Go to the website. Students contact the unis to see if they can obtain a place.
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Adjustment period – students who meet and exceed the terms of their conditional offer. Students have 5 days to seek a place at another uni while firm place is helpf for them. May enable to go to higher ranked uni – but may be at back of queue for uni accomodation.
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Imperial Maths A*, Physics and various options – SEE IMPERIAL SLIDE. 2K applicants for 150 places in computing etc, whereas 400 applications for 50 places for Biomedical Engineering.
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Biomed Engineering – A* A A etc etc
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1st 2 years provide the platform for specialisation. 4 year programme – 2 years compulsory, then 2 years optional courses.
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Can be taken across the Faculty.
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Business school is graduate-only. Encouraging entrepreneurs, start-ups.
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Check accreditation by Institutes of Engineering
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UCAS application form. Point to –
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achieved grades
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predicted grades
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optional qualifications
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Need to do other stuff – work-life balance
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Personal statement –
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Medics must refer to biomed technology
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Outreach activities
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Pre-processing of UCAS application form. In 2014, 1/3 of Imperial places went to most highly ranked near-misses.
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Offer grades are usually higher than published grade requirements.
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IB 666 people are on 1st and II.i students whereas the A-level “equivalents” more likely Ii.ii.
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Why are offers higher than published?
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PS focus on one area if applying to both Imperial and Warwick, for example.
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CEng – chartered engineer. SHOW AWARENESS OF THIS IN PS. Meng courses acrredited as fully stisfying the educational base for a Ceng. Beng partly satisfies. Engineering and Business do not contain enough engineering – so not accredited.
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2nd 2 years are determined by requirements of whichever accrediting body the student is working towards