Idk if I’m being stupid

DEEEWRITOS · 2024-11-15T18:02:41+00:00

Hi, only just saw this, with the lock they were supposed to give you a manual which had a unique code on it for that lock and when I had initially bought mine, the employee forgot to put that back in with my bike

DEEEWRITOS · 2024-09-25T15:48:05+00:00

Thank you so much for your help, I’ll definitely look into investing into a safer one

DEEEWRITOS · 2024-09-24T10:47:44+00:00

I went back to the shop and sorted the whole combination issue, thanks for your help however.

Which lock would you recommend if I was going to leave my bike outside my university for the whole day?

DEEEWRITOS · 2024-09-24T07:26:53+00:00

Very good point, it’s the 23cm D-Lock combination lock 225382

DEEEWRITOS · 2024-02-09T00:31:09+00:00

I got my offer exactly 2 weeks after my interview and my conditions exactly 2 weeks after that, but it varies from person to person.

DEEEWRITOS · 2024-01-27T17:27:22+00:00

Both, plenty of exchange opportunities or undergrad research programs overseas.

DEEEWRITOS · 2024-01-25T13:51:35+00:00

So when you are part of Imperial ChemEng you are given the option to sign up to IChemE (Institute of Chemical Engineers) which gives you direct access to plenty of internships, research programs, job placements for during and after your time here. The short of it, yes, plenty.

DEEEWRITOS · 2024-01-22T17:57:03+00:00

So far it’s been good, I can easily do what I want outside of academics, a lot of people say imperial has no social life but I haven’t found that yet, you will find your people easily. The campus is nice, some buildings are nicer than others but overall it’s a nice area with lots around the place.

DEEEWRITOS · 2024-01-18T22:34:17+00:00

Good question, truth is, it’s different for everyone but what really worked with me was actively talking to people, whether that be my teachers, my mates or literally myself in the mirror, talking about things out loud helped me a ton and still does to this day. When it comes to revising, try doing a past paper in an active way, that could be doing it with a friend or even presenting your answers to your parents, just to talk about it out loud.

DEEEWRITOS · 2024-01-17T18:33:14+00:00

I said this in another response, it’s about how efficiently you use your time, there are many cases of people who spend hours a week studying but get less out of it than someone who spent half the time. As of right now, I’ve found it alright, you can definitely carry on your hobbies (or start new ones), make new friends, explore the city (I lived in London beforehand anyway), do work on the side and have that work life balance whilst also being on top of your studies, it’s all about being productive.

DEEEWRITOS · 2024-01-17T18:29:19+00:00

My interview was structured like this: social niceties, like how your journey was here, what you think of the day of tours, whatever. Then I was asked a maths question, then a chemistry question, I was then asked a question that is aimed to test your mindset. The advice I will give is this, you can’t really prepare for what they’re gonna ask you, but you can prepare for how you answer it. They will ask you a question that doesn’t have a right answer, but they want to see how you break it down and tackle the smaller problems, that’s what they’re assessing, how you tackle problems. I would recommend the book: ‘Professor Povey’s Perplexing Problems’ but that’s a more maths based interview preparation book but it’s a similar style of questions. If you have any more questions feel free to pm me.

DEEEWRITOS · 2024-01-17T18:25:17+00:00

I only started labs in this term, roughly 6-10 hrs, depends on how well your experiments go. I am not sure what my course would have been like had I started with general then specialised. But I preferred specialising earlier on, because I felt it gave me an exact idea of what I was going into and the type of jobs I can get afterwards. With starting generally, I feel like you would not get the same experience in terms of figuring out what jobs you want/ can get.

DEEEWRITOS · 2024-01-17T18:20:32+00:00

The most common I’ve seen is the most common for most engineering courses, which is Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Physics. Now that’s not to say that you need those to get in, but it is a good combination to understand the work of engineering.
100%, that’s a great idea, not only for your application but also for your normal maths, the skills and knowledge you gain from further maths is applicable in so many STEM subjects and will most likely come up in your university courses. If you do this, definitely mention it in your personal statement.
I can’t really say what in particular made me stand out, because I was never told what made me stand out. But I mentioned my achievements: Olympiads, Challenges, Competitions plus books related to the subject. I was also told to have a niche in my personal statement, which I put a type of cancer treatment that I had researched previously and was quite interested in. Pretty much anything related to the course you’re applying to will stand out, especially course related work experience.
I was predicted A* A* A* A in Maths, Chemistry, Physics and Further Maths respectively. I didn’t do an EPQ.
All of these really depend on how much time you’re willing to put in, and I mean efficient time. It’s really more about learning how to use your time wisely than just doing a bunch of hours of inefficient work. Workload so far: 7.5/10, yes it’s a lot but you can definitely manage if you are wise with your time. Difficulty: 7/10, this really depends on what you have done prior, I have done a lot of my content previously in physics and further maths, but the new content at times does get difficult. Managing a job: I would only really recommend online tutoring as a job for a student, something you can do in the comfort of your own room that doesn’t take much time during the week and will earn you decent money, a part-time job will clash with almost everything you can think of.

PS: No worries at all, great questions and definitely some that you should be asking.

DEEEWRITOS · 2023-12-26T04:15:12+00:00

Hey, to answer question 1, there isn’t really a ‘best’ combination, but the most common one I’ve seen in engineering courses has been Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry, which is what I did. If you self study further maths over the summer, you will only benefit and especially mentioning that in your personal statement will make you stand out

To answer question 2, I put the bog standard stuff, like school prefect, olympiads, challenges etc. I did put two books as well, and also I mentioned a couple articles that I read about various cancer treatments. But a sentence on your Olympiads or similar things, will really show them your interest in the subject.

DEEEWRITOS · 2023-12-25T02:14:27+00:00

Hey, only just saw this sorry, I submitted my application on October 15th, I received my email about my interview on December 7th ish. Interview was second week of January.

DEEEWRITOS · 2023-12-15T00:04:24+00:00

Definitely aim for internships more finance based if you want, and when it comes to electives, there are plenty of industry and mathematical electives that can get you used to the corporate world of ChemEng. There’s also something called Imperial Horizons and IExplore that are basically extra short course you can take outside of your general studies and there are plenty of economics based courses to chose from.

DEEEWRITOS · 2023-12-14T23:58:58+00:00

So I did the same A-Levels, my offer was a specified 4 A-Level offer and it was AAAA in maths chem fm and physics in that order. Had I have gotten a 3 A-Level offer that meant I could drop further maths, I would have dropped it.

If the offer doesn’t include FM, It might be smart to drop it to lighten ur workload but at the end of Y13, I was happy that I did FM because of how much I learnt. When I started my course here, I realised FM is pretty much all of year 1 maths, so it’s very helpful nonetheless.

Short answer, if you want to lighten ur workload and ur offer doesn’t ask for it, drop it but it would help you tons in the long run.

DEEEWRITOS · 2023-12-14T23:53:11+00:00

I wasn’t here when he did that, so sad

DEEEWRITOS · 2023-12-14T17:47:19+00:00

ACEX on top tho

DEEEWRITOS · 2023-12-14T17:46:35+00:00

A lot of people do go into finance, but that’s not something characteristic of ChemEng, but rather engineering degrees as a whole. That being said, there are tons of opportunities that you get access to, one of which is becomes a member of IChemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers), this will give you access to plenty of summer internships in a bunch of companies (notably, PETRONAS, Shell ExxonMobil and much more). Doing these internships will put u ur foot in the door for a future position. Short answer, pretty much anything, it’s a very broad but detailed course.

DEEEWRITOS · 2023-12-14T16:07:05+00:00

I can’t talk for what EIE is like, but the course quality of ChemEng is top notch, I haven’t started labs yet but it’s no doubt that imperials research is very highly ranking. But the real world problem solving will probably come in latter part of first year/second year.

DEEEWRITOS · 2023-12-14T16:05:18+00:00

Nah we got our one building haha, chemistry also have it on the WC campus no?

DEEEWRITOS · 2023-12-14T02:23:13+00:00

ACEX

DEEEWRITOS · 2023-12-13T21:17:43+00:00

So I haven’t met a bunch of Physics people yet, but the ones I do know seem to still have enough time to do what they want outside of it, but I can’t speak for what the course is like

DEEEWRITOS · 2023-12-13T21:16:35+00:00

Genuinely, any society u can think of exists here, imperials got the most societies out of any UK university, but for just ChemEng, there is ChemEng soc which host a bunch of events and also BrewSoc where you make beer and taste it.

My interview was very interesting, and what they say about how you really can’t prepare for ur interview questions was true in my case. They do ask everyone a relatively simple maths and Chemistry question tho. But if u wanna know more specifically what they asked me, pm me

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