I would say this is difficult to comment on right now. The course is still in process of being accredited, so it’s not wise to fully commit to an opinion on the course until this comes out. Nonetheless, as for the university of Southampton, it has been a high performance engineering university and has a good reputation with excellent links to industry, so it would be a good option to consider. As the Artful lounger says in the following tsr link( www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=96117357&highlight=Southampton%20engineering ) the department should be in a good state for the curriculum due to the strength of the chemistry and engineering departments out of which it has formed, so it is definitely a good option. The added bonus of a sandwich year course is particularly good as Southampton’s links to industry means you can be more assured about getting a good placement experience, which will bolster your CV and graduate prospects if you decide to take that route. As for the facilities, I have to agree, the new labs and IT suite will be particularly attractive and useful for students on the course, so those are the positives. The real negative you are trying to contend with the accreditation and the student response to the course because there isn’t any data on this right now, so I would have to advise maybe contacting the University of Southampton’s admissions team and ask them any questions you have, or any current students there via LinkedIn if you can. There is not much else I can say, but I hope this helps to answer your question! 👍
@@ChemEngWeekly I really appreciate that, I am looking at taking the maths/physics/eng foundation year there due to myself not having an A-level in maths, and the chem eng course is one of the courses available upon completion of the foundation year. As much as I’d like to do a direct foundation year onto chem eng where it’s accredited, I am still unsure on what field of engineering to pursue and Southampton is the only top uni offering an overall foundation year for so many courses. You have gained a new subscriber :)
Congratulations! So to give context, they do not have to interview every successful applicant, but they always interview home and EU applicants as per their website. Further information can be found via this link: www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2022/03848/meng-chemical-engineering/all-content/#:~:text=Interview%20requirements,the%20application%20process. I hope this helps, and congratulations once again.
I just received an offer from Manchester and am waiting for a reply from Edinburgh. If I was to get place at Edinburgh, which school would you be more likely to reccomend? Thanks.
Hey there! First of all, congratulations on your offer from Manchester! 👏 So first of all, I’d say the best place to start is the league tables: (www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/chemical-engineering) and although Edinburgh is higher up this year, last year it was 17th and Manchester was 11th, so that is something you might want to consider. Historically, Manchester is the birth place of ChemE and therefore has better links to industry for careers, but Edinburgh has very good links to the industry too. Both are quite evenly matched for their course intensity and so it might just come down to visiting the campuses, seeing what extra curriculars are available and where you can see yourself fitting in better. I also found this thread on TSR (www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4323262) which could be of benefit to you, and if not, of course feel free to ask in another post on TSR as current students at both universities would be able to give you more insight from personal experiences. Overall, I’d say both are very solid options, and hopefully you do get an offer from Edinburgh so you can decide. If this helped, do consider subscribing, and apologies for the long reply, I didn’t want to miss anything out! Best, ChemEngWeekly
@@ChemEngWeekly league table means nothing unless you want to get a job in the UK, most international students will spend time working in the UK as bank analysts or some jobs relating to investment banking. Global ranking is way more important than biased league tables.
@@RaulCapablanca03 I hear the second part of what you are saying for sure, but they are not completely without merit. League tables seem to correlate quite well with global rankings the majority of the time so it is still a worthy measure, but then again no single measure will be 100% accurate. The nuance is definitely there, but I would still recommend using league tables, maybe just alongside the global rankings too as you have suggested 👍
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3 years later and still ridiculously useful. much appreciated
Thank you! Will make an update video in due course, there’s still so much knowledge that I want to share!
do one for the University of Edinburgh and Aberdeen ... those are quite common here in Mexico
Yes of course! I will be sure to do so, thank you for the suggestion Emmanuel!
Opinions on chemical eng at Southampton? The course only started last year but the facilities being built for 2022 are incredible.
I would say this is difficult to comment on right now. The course is still in process of being accredited, so it’s not wise to fully commit to an opinion on the course until this comes out.
Nonetheless, as for the university of Southampton, it has been a high performance engineering university and has a good reputation with excellent links to industry, so it would be a good option to consider. As the Artful lounger says in the following tsr link( www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=96117357&highlight=Southampton%20engineering ) the department should be in a good state for the curriculum due to the strength of the chemistry and engineering departments out of which it has formed, so it is definitely a good option. The added bonus of a sandwich year course is particularly good as Southampton’s links to industry means you can be more assured about getting a good placement experience, which will bolster your CV and graduate prospects if you decide to take that route. As for the facilities, I have to agree, the new labs and IT suite will be particularly attractive and useful for students on the course, so those are the positives. The real negative you are trying to contend with the accreditation and the student response to the course because there isn’t any data on this right now, so I would have to advise maybe contacting the University of Southampton’s admissions team and ask them any questions you have, or any current students there via LinkedIn if you can.
There is not much else I can say, but I hope this helps to answer your question! 👍
@@ChemEngWeekly I really appreciate that, I am looking at taking the maths/physics/eng foundation year there due to myself not having an A-level in maths, and the chem eng course is one of the courses available upon completion of the foundation year. As much as I’d like to do a direct foundation year onto chem eng where it’s accredited, I am still unsure on what field of engineering to pursue and Southampton is the only top uni offering an overall foundation year for so many courses. You have gained a new subscriber :)
No worries at all, any other questions, don’t hesitate to ask! 👍
@@ChemEngWeekly Very informative response! Thanks a lot
I’ve got an offer without doing an interview, I thought I needed an interview first?
Congratulations! So to give context, they do not have to interview every successful applicant, but they always interview home and EU applicants as per their website. Further information can be found via this link:
www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2022/03848/meng-chemical-engineering/all-content/#:~:text=Interview%20requirements,the%20application%20process.
I hope this helps, and congratulations once again.
I just received an offer from Manchester and am waiting for a reply from Edinburgh. If I was to get place at Edinburgh, which school would you be more likely to reccomend? Thanks.
Hey there!
First of all, congratulations on your offer from Manchester! 👏
So first of all, I’d say the best place to start is the league tables: (www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/chemical-engineering) and although Edinburgh is higher up this year, last year it was 17th and Manchester was 11th, so that is something you might want to consider.
Historically, Manchester is the birth place of ChemE and therefore has better links to industry for careers, but Edinburgh has very good links to the industry too.
Both are quite evenly matched for their course intensity and so it might just come down to visiting the campuses, seeing what extra curriculars are available and where you can see yourself fitting in better.
I also found this thread on TSR (www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4323262) which could be of benefit to you, and if not, of course feel free to ask in another post on TSR as current students at both universities would be able to give you more insight from personal experiences.
Overall, I’d say both are very solid options, and hopefully you do get an offer from Edinburgh so you can decide. If this helped, do consider subscribing, and apologies for the long reply, I didn’t want to miss anything out!
Best,
ChemEngWeekly
@@ChemEngWeekly Thanks for the great response 👍
@@ChemEngWeekly league table means nothing unless you want to get a job in the UK, most international students will spend time working in the UK as bank analysts or some jobs relating to investment banking. Global ranking is way more important than biased league tables.
@@RaulCapablanca03 I hear the second part of what you are saying for sure, but they are not completely without merit. League tables seem to correlate quite well with global rankings the majority of the time so it is still a worthy measure, but then again no single measure will be 100% accurate. The nuance is definitely there, but I would still recommend using league tables, maybe just alongside the global rankings too as you have suggested 👍
@@ChemEngWeekly You had a great answer, thank you for your response