Re: Virginia Tech, new college of biomedical engineering
 

I'm an ESG (Engineering Science) major, and the reason I entered this major in the beginning is because we offered a concentration in biomedical engineering (I'm now thinking of a concentration in mechanical engineering). We just opened a new major called bioengineering as well. And I go to SUNY Stony Brook. Since I commute and it's a state school, it's only about $4500 a year.

~Christina

Hey, CT. Wasn't Daniel Chow majoring in this? I know she is enrolled at MIT...but I think she would be a great person to contact not only about possible universities, but also about the major itself.

Good luck!

lr

P.S. Go Colts! (#18)

Biomedical Engineering is an excellent choice. I attend Johns Hopkins University, which is currently ranked #1 BME in the country. I am the freshman representative for BME society here and can say that, although the program here will basically set your scehdule for the next four years, it is worth the investment in time and in money. The opportunities for research are open to everyone, as a freshman I am currently scheduled for an interview in a lab that works on tissue engineering, an example application would be an artificial lab-grown pancreas. You can participate in research here at the Johns Hopkins campus, or at the Johns Hopkins Medical school. The BME advisors are amazing and the director, Dr. Shoukas, has been around nearly forever in the field of BME. He is currently working on starting a BME program at MIT. Post-graduation job opportunities are basically endless for BME majors here. As for pre-meds...BME is the hardest way to get into medical school, but for those BME majors who do apply to medical school, around 90% are admitted. If you want to do BME and also pre-med, you can't beat Johns Hopkins University. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at dmcgovern@jhu.edu and I'll be happy to answer them.

David McGovern

In response to the Johns Hopkins possibility, I was actually considering the thought of going there for med school once I am done with undergrad work. I've also been looking at Vanderbilt because of their center for BME studies. But its just the whole money thing that's in the way. What types of scores (sat, act, etc.) do I need to get? I haven't gotten mine back yet, but from the people I know that are attending prestigious colleges, I'm looking at nothing less than a 1300, if that low. Also, financial aid, what can I do to get more money? I'm just starting the whole process now. Thanks.

JHU Average SAT score: 1420
Average ACT: 30

To get more money, try asking your guidance counselor about specific scholarships that you have to be nominated for, for schools you would seriously consider attending once accepted.

Good luck.

Everyone Forgot A School
 

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No one even mentioned a great school that is also where the Philly Alliance Regional is........ Drexel University!! That is where I plan to attend school as a Biomedical Engineer. Unlike some of you though, I have no interest in the medical profession. I want to do mainly all research and lab work for some company.

If you have good grades and want to go to college there is a way to get there. No one has mentioned that the service is a great way to get threw college?!? I know many people are affraid that they will have to go to war, but hey you live in this country as well and you should want to serve it proud!!



Shelley

Engineering
 

Here are some suggestions for good schools for engineering especially in Civil (I'm applying to them all as I write)
1. Boston University
2. University of Southern California
3. University of Florida
4. Penn State University
5. Arizona State University
anything in the Ivy league is also good Penn, Yale, etc.

bio med engineering
 

Hey, everyone is forgetting University of Michgan. U of M is considered by most people to be one of the best college for bio-med engineering. There are lots of students there that are going for bio-med. They do have really great human factor labs that enables you to get more involved. Maybe check it out at www.umich.edu Good Luck on your search. I agreee with the others that you really have to know your math and chemistry for that major. You have to take organic chemistry and everyone says it is very hard. I don't want to discourage you but just wanted to let you know. :cool:

Re: Bio-Medical engineering
 

hi i'm aakash from india. i plan to do my masters in bio-med. can u tell me what should be the minimum gre score required for a good univ. i am also doin a project on ECG simulator can some one please help me with taht.you can also mail me at aakash30@hotmail.com. :)

Re: Bio-Medical engineering
 

Yay, MSOE! I would have gone to school there, but Northeastern University gave me a great scholarship, so I decided to go off to Boston. I'm going to Northeastern for Electrical Engineering. I am very interested in going to grad school for Biomedical Engineering; NU recently developed a Biomedical Engineering program, but it's too late for me to get involved with that, so I've been quite involved with something called CenSSIS: The Center for Sub-Surface Imaging and Sensing. You can do a lot of Biomedical-related things, and it looks great on a resume.

I would recommend Northeastern. It's really expensive, but it sounds like you would be eligible for some great scholarships, especially since you're a girl insterested in Engineering. The scholarship I have, the Connections scholarship, is for female engineers and it pays full tuition.

Anyway, I love it here at Northeastern. Feel free to contact me (emily.pease@gmail.com) if you have any questions.

Re: Bio-Medical engineering
 

This is the major i'm mainly into and as a senior two school that are def. great besides MSOE is Drexel and VCU.

i haven't decided what school i'm heading to yet but it's all good

Re: Bio-Medical engineering
 

I have not seen Purdue listed yet. https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/...grams/bme.html
Research PUs website. I believe BioMed Engr is relatively new (last 10yrs) within engineering there, but Purdue has been rapidly changing the last 5-7yrs with all the new technologies and developments there. Worth a look.
Another ref - check out some of the links
https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Signature
They even started a new BioMed building to be done in '06.

Re: Bio-Medical engineering
 

I am a Michigan State University Family Practice Residency Program Director, and would be happy to advise in more detail off line. I will suggest that you complete your masters in Biomedical engineering first prior to Medical School. Once you have completed medical school and residency you will be too busy to go back to engineering. Your student loans will need to be paid, and this will quickly change your mind regarding a second education. Your undergrad choice of classes need careful consideration to balance engineering prerequisites and premed.
My daughter has the same interest as you, but she has one more year to consider the choices. I can contact you if you wish or you are welcome to call me at the hospital at 810-606-5983. Hope this helps, Ken

Re: Virginia Tech, new college of biomedical engineering
 

I know exactly where you are coming from. I also wanted to do med school, but had other interests as well. Having just a biology or chemisty degree felt like it would limit me if I graduated and then didn't want to go to med school- I would still have to continue my education to have a good career opportunity. As fate would have it, I got an academic scholarship for engineering to Virginia Tech, and chose to major in mechanical engineering and bulk up on biology and chemistry classes. (There really wasn't any other attractive way of doing engineering to prepare for med school at VT at the time.) That way, I had my undergrad education paid for and was academically prepared to attend med school. I did really well on my MCATs and was ready to start med school when I graduated. Then, a few months before graduation, I got a good job offer to work as an engineer. It was a great opportunity to make a little money and get some "real world" experience before I went back to school. I ended up getting married, settling down, and never going back, but it was all by choice. I've continued my career as an engineer, which isn't so bad. At least with the engineering degree, I had a career to "fall back" on. There are definitely days that I wish I had chosen otherwise, so my advise is to not stray if that is indeed what you want to do. I really think that the engineering/med school combo is a great one. Engineers tend to be logical thinkers with a constant desire to learn, and those are two qualities of great doctors. (I was personally interested in pathology or perhaps radiology, as I assumed that either of those would minimize my interaction with people and maximize my "science" time.) I, of course, think that my alma mater, Virginia Tech, would be a super place to attend, but I think out-of-state tuition is pretty scary. Perhaps Duke (my med school of choice), Johns Hopkins, or Vanderbilt (my 2nd choice med school) are places to also consider.

Just my personal experience with the whole decision making process.

Kelly =)