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Oxbridge follows the British consensus that values general education more than the specialist fields. If you want the best engineering education in the UK you g

• CHY872 12y ago
  To those who read this, this statement is completely incorrect. It's actually very interesting how (in general) Britain's degrees are far more specialised from far earlier (than the US), and this is no different for either Oxford or Cambridge. I won't comment on the fanboyism :)
  • tormeh 12y ago
    Well, the impression I have is that Oxbridge is for scientist and theoreticians, while Imperial is for the profession studies - engineering and medicine, basically. I got the generalist thing from here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11136511 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11136511
• smeyer 12y ago
  I find it really interesting that you say this. My perspective as an American was that it was more the other way around. For example, in my undergrad field (physics), people in the UK seem to take fewer courses outside of physics and closely related fields and have less choice in their courses. My understanding was that people there typically came out with a bit deeper specialized physics knowledge but less generalized education. Do you happen to have any handy links to where I could read more about the British valuation of general education and how it differs from the American approach?