UIUC or Imperial College

shahkaran94
Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:56:07 +0000

hey guys I am an International Applicant. I have applied both to USA and UK for electrical/electronic engineering
I have a conditional offer from Imperial College London and UCL in UK and so far only at University of Illinois Urbana Champagne in USA
Both have extremely great Engineering faculties and Rankings too…
But there are many IF’s and BUT

WHY UIUC
1 .Transfer to a top-tier school after freshman year
2. Greater Prospects of Scholarship
3. Reputed for EC in USA
4. Financially more Economical
5. Job Prospects in USA are better ( i am going to do masters )

WHY IMPERIAL

1. One of the best Uni’s in da world with reputed Engineering

2. Three Years for Bachelors or 4 Years straight masters

Imperial and UK will be more expensive( not that my parents cannot or are not willing to afford it ) but it is Important to me as it a hell lot of money.
I am considering the option of 3 yr bach in UK and then Masters in USA… job prospects and financially better

HOWEVER THERES A CATCH

Imperial has conditional offer - My final A level results come out in August, if i dont get the grades i dont get in… SIMPLE …
By August IF i dont get the grades then reply to UIUC will be WAY TOO LATE…

Another Thought - Can i accept my offer at UIUC and accept the Conditional at Imperial… INCASE I GET IN IMPERIAL — can i take back my response to UIUC???
Please guide me on where to go and if i am considering the above options what should i do ? Thanks