Hello all,
I'm currently a Canadian chemical engineer finishing up a Masters degree at Cambridge and am interested in PhD work. I'm considering Imperial College London but am wondering how well-known is it outside the UK (I am aware that Oxbridge students talk a lot of s@%$ about Imperial but I want a more international opinion). Is it seen as a "step down" from Oxbridge? Should I stick to Oxbridge instead if I intend to return to North America? If it helps, I intent on working in industrial R&D and not academia.
Thing is that Cambridge is my first choice but due to some potentially "bad blood" between myself and my Department, the only realistic way of returning to Cambridge is through another Department (e.g. Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, etc.). Therefore I'm trying to see other options beyond Cambridge.
Thanks for the input!