Cranfield University or Imperial College?

[deepinder]

Hi everyone.

I have posted this topic to have help from Experts & Pundits in the field of Motorsport Technology and guiding prospective students to put their effort in the right direction to have future in the Motorsport field.

I ask all the Experts and Pundits that are actually working in the field or are in the academics to guide and provides useful tips to prospective students.

Let me introduce myself first after posting this new topic.

I am Deep from India. I have done Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering. Aheading for postgraduate studies in UK, I am very much interested in Motorsport especially in Aerodynamics and Designing.

Though I have offer from Imperial College London for MSc in Advanced Computational Methods of Aeronautics, Flow Management and Fluid structure Interaction, I am in dilemma whether it will help me to enter Motorsport technology field.

Kindly put your expert comments that can help me deciding whether MSc course at Imperial will allow me to enter the related field or I must step into Cranfield's MSc in Motorsport Technology and Management. which is more beneficial?

With hope to get advices

With Regards

[pjobmathew]

there have been many such topics here in the past
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6871

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6844

[deepinder]

thank you for the reply, but i am not satisfied with the posts you suggested above as they don't give a clear idea of comparison Imperial College and Cranfield.

In my case I am an overseas student, spending 20,000 GBP is a big sum for me, so after the course If i didn't get chance to enter into the motorsport that would not be fine for me.



Other important things I need to know is that, I am intrested in car design also, can u suggest me gud colleges or design schools.

[The_Man]

Man I too wish it where easy but it is not.

No one is going to garentee a place in motorsport after you do a course somewhere, its about taking it up prooving yourself and making contacts. It is a risk when you spend soo many lacs of rupees to persue motorsport, something that as limited scope in India. And being a citizen of India(I am assuming you are) its sometimes difficult with work permit issues etc. Basically you have to be confident that you can do something that ensures someone is so willing to hire you that he chooses you over the local options available. Also there is always luck involved.

But nothing is impoosible and there are cases of Indians I know who are now in Formula One teams having studied in India and then doing a masters at Brunel or Cranfeild. I'll be at a similar situation as you next year. Hope till then I can sort myself out. I am thinking no motorsport specific degree, just so that you are not too much into a single feild and have options.

[nosh]

your best be is to try and get a job in a form of motor racing other than f1 (ie sports cars / le mans protypes) work there for a few years and get some good experience and then get into f1 that way. but u will have to improve you attitude about " i aint pleased with your answers - please give more - ect , ect" that wont get u anywhere.

[pjobmathew]

thank you for the reply, but i am not satisfied with the posts you suggested above as they don't give a clear idea of comparison Imperial College and Cranfield.

In my case I am an overseas student, spending 20,000 GBP is a big sum for me, so after the course If i didn't get chance to enter into the motorsport that would not be fine for me.

Dude no one can give you info you need from your perspective .THOSE LINKS HAVE GUYS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT CRANFIELD AND SOTON . If you want to know something more you are always free to contact those guys via PM .

But i think its very difficult for Indians to get into the field unless you are exceptionally good or have previous professional experience . I say that because when automobile engineering graduates start working they find a huge gap between what they are taught and what they are required to do , unless of course you are from a premier institute like IIT, NIT or DCE .

Anyway best of luck

[deepinder]

This is the fact that Future is Uncertain, so I agree with you people that no one can guarantee job in Motorsport field, particularly in case of an overseas students. So what I think its better to go deeper into a specific field instead of handling out a specific course for Motorsport @ Cranfield University.