My ICL experience

5 colleges, admitted to 4: University of Leeds, University of Nottingham, University of Glasgow and Imperial College London, all for genetics/biotech. I was rejected from the MSc Biotechnology at the University of Edinburgh – this was because I did not have a strong maths component in undergrad which they required, and I was asked for proof of this post-application, but my modules did not support their strong math requirement for the course. Ranking and specific course in human genetics, which was an important specialization after a broader B.Sc. in Zoology Admission criteria – SOP, 2 LORs, CGPA and transcripts, and personal interview with 2 faculty. An IELTs score was needed: 7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in each. For Delhi University grads, the minimum CGPA cutoff for an unconditional offer was 7.5, which I crossed. This may change with years and with the undergrad university of the student. Very smooth experience; college was very proactive in getting back during admissions time period 2023 intake, as I was graduating in 2023 and I went straight to MSc from B.Sc. Honours and wanted to directly start without a gap year I started in October 2022, gave my IELTS and applied by the December deadline, got an interview and conditional offer in March, and was made unconditional after my results from my B.Sc. in June. This can be skipped for those who have completed degrees....Read More

I applied to 3 colleges – Imperial College London (accepted), University College London (accepted) and King's College London (accepted). All of these colleges are in Central London. I was admitted to all of them. I was not rejected from any college so I cannot say. Imperial College London was the highest ranked among the colleges. It was STEM-only so I thought it would be a more focused university for what I wanted to study (Biomedicine). The BSc Medical Biosciences course was also structured very differently in ICL compared to other unis, allowing for more self-study and a more flexible schedule that I could plan for myself, which also gave me more time to do extracurriculars. For the UK there is only one intake. I applied in November and got decisions back from January to February. The application itself took about a month and a half. I started writing my personal statement in October and wrote many drafts and asked for feedback on each. The application was via UCAS and that itself did not take long, maybe just a few hours....Read More

Colleges I applied to: University of Edinburgh, Warwick Business School, King’s College London, Imperial College London. Application status: Warwick Business School – Admitted Imperial College London – Admitted University of Edinburgh – Rejected King’s College London – Rejected Confirmed admissions: Warwick Business School, Imperial College London. Rejections: University of Edinburgh, King’s College London. Reason for rejections (in my opinion): Both Edinburgh and King’s mentioned that my profile was strong, but they felt I would be a better fit for higher-ranked universities, which is why they didn’t take me forward. I had an offer from Warwick first, but when I got into Imperial, I chose it straight away. The name, ranking, and especially the London location made all the difference for me. Intake applied to: I applied for the September 2024 intake. I chose this because it’s the main intake for my program, and most career events, networking opportunities, and internships are aligned with this timeline. Admission timeline: I submitted my application early september 2024. After submitting my documents, I was invited for the Kira interview within a few weeks. By mid november, I was asked for my transcripts and to pay the initial deposit. I received my official admission offer shortly after that, so overall the whole process took about 2–3 months from application to acceptance....Read More

I applied to the following universities: Imperial College London – admitted London Business School – rejected For LBS, you need a great GMAT/GRE score. My score was decent, and I knew I would struggle to achieve more than this, as I was working full-time and could only devote limited time outside of work for preparing. My work experience was in a start-up, while LBS prefers people who have worked at bigger brand-name companies Imperial because of its focus on STEM. Imperial tries to blend the world of STEM and business together, which is exactly what I was looking for. I attended several events that were in collaboration with their engineering and other departments. Just a video interview GRE/GMAT and IELTS/TOEFL. Process was quite smooth, but they did take a while to assign a CoS There is only one intake in September (Fall intake) and hence I applied for that intake It took about 3 months from the day I submitted the application to receive a decision The video interview invite was received after 30-45 days of applying Then another 1-2 months to receive a decision after giving the video interview Imperial uses Kira for video interviews....Read More

I applied to 4 universities: Imperial, NUS, NTU and North Western. Got selected in 2 of them, waitlisted in one and rejected from one. Got confirmation from Imperial College London, Got rejected from Northwestern because I applied late. I should have applied earlier for a better response. Plus I should have applied to more colleges in USA.  I chose Imperial College because Imperial had 3 plus QS ranking and I got the course of my choice over here. Requirements : Application, 8 + CGPA and Interview. For my course: 8+CGPA, English exam and undergrad degree completion certificate. It's very easy and convenient. Only challenge that they required was a degree certi before giving admit, in my case my degree got competed in July and got degree in August and course was supposed to start in Sept. I applied for the 2022 intake just a month after I completed my undergrad. I did not want to put any gap between my undergrad and master's. Wanted to complete studies in one go and then get into a job. Application process was quite fast, I applied in March and got the result in April. But the process ahead was little slow as I had to wait for a long to get completion certificate of a previous degree....Read More

I got admitted to following schools with confirmed admission. Imperial College London, UK Edinburgh University, UK Cranfield University, UK Purdue University, USA I was Rejected in one. Yale University, USA. Well, not sure of the exact reason but I guess most probable reason would be intense competition and high volume of applications. Along with college admission, I also was fortunate to have been awarded prestigious Chevening Scholarship by UK government. I chose Imperial College of London because the course I undertook is among the top 10 in the world in QS Rankings, and it continues to stay at the top list for years. Admission Process involves submission of Statement of Purpose along with academic records, and score of TOEFL. There was no set criteria or minimum score mentioned. IELTS and TOEFL scores were accepted. It went very smooth for me especially for all UK universities. I got enrolled in 2016-17 batch. I wanted to pursue higher studies at that time of my career from some well known university which could equip me with the knowledge and skills in the field of Environment and clean energy. It took almost about 6 months to complete the application process as well as the scholarship application, interview and final outcomes....Read More

Applied to Imperial College London - Accepted New York University (NYU) - Admitted Columbia University - Admitted ETH Zurich - Rejected (Most probably as they consider extremely high CGPA candidates(9.7+/10) or candidates with research work under their professors at ETH) University of Manchester - Admitted University College London (UCL) - Admitted University of Edinburgh - Admitted KTH Royal Institute of Technology- Waitlisted I chose MSc Advanced Computing as its one of the most famous and highly demanded degree at Imperial College London. In this course I have the option of selecting 9 modules from 40 different modules and a MSc Thesis. This is a 1-year course so its extremely intensive, as it combines the 2 year workload into 1 year, but by this way it saves 1year of the student. Admission Process: The admission process is rigorous. One needs to submit all his/her documents including transcripts, CV, SOP, 2 LoRs, Research Publications and Scores. GRE Scores for this subject is optional. IELTS score are compulsory. They mostly emphasis on your Research Profile, Transcript and Work Experience while selection of candidates. LoRs also play a huge role. There also might be interviews and it differs from candidates to candidates. I personally didn't have one. I applied for the Fall Intake. There are majorly two types of intake: Fall and Spring. Fall (August/September) is normally considered the best one, as it offers more seats, scholarships as well as the job/internship timeline after graduation is suitable. Moreover most of the courses have their seats filled up in the Fall Intake itself. Also, during Fall intake, multiple part-time jobs are opened, so its easier for international students to get one. For me it took around 3 months. I applied in Jan and got my decision around the end of March. Normally the multiple stages which includes application being reviewed by the college, if passed it gets to the department and if required interviews are scheduled. Interviews depend upon your profile as well as the department. I personally didn't have the interview stage. The acceptance letter also comes with certain conditions if applied in your final year like a threshold GPA after your final year for the unconditional offer letter.  ...Read More

I chose Imperial because of its ranking and because I wanted to gain experience in coding, which this course revolves around. I knew studying in MSc would help me position myself better in the market. I chose to come to this university because it is in one of the best parts of London and hence would be safe. The university is working towards sustainability and business plays a major role in this, this course had electives that fit well with what I want to do in the future like sustainable finance, fintech, analytics, banking, innovation and Python for finance. There were multiple career fairs and many alumni events that gave us exposure. They also held lots of social events in museums and Hyde Park to network with one another while also having a good time....Read More

I picked the university cause it was highly ranked globally and in my course. Additionally, the course structure covered all the topics I wanted to study and London was one of the top cities I was looking at and wanted to be in. My experience was great, met loads of interesting people and felt very intellectually stimulated....Read More

I chose Imperial College for its fantastic teaching and research reputation. Apparently, it has just been crowned the 2nd best university in the world. In addition to that the university has very modern facilities, an overall diverse academic environment and good industry connections. This decision was reinforced when I contacted several ex-students and they all responded favorably. The UK made sense as I wanted to be in an English-speaking country too. From the relevance of subjects to my career aspirations (I was moving from consulting into marketing, and excited about the prospect of being taught by who were arguably the best in their field) It has had its moments but for the most part it has been great....Read More