<p>Just wondering how easy or difficult it is to transfer to CIT if my son doesn't get off waitlist yet decides he wants to go to CMU over other engineering schools?
Thanks for your prompt replies! We are going to visit this weekend & Monday and hopefully talk to faculty or an advisor at CIT!</p>
<p>Frazzled, As you know our son had the exact same situation. His interest is in BioMed. We attended a session on Biomedical Engineering over the weekend and basically there are a few options -</p>
<p>You can approach ithe engineering portion as a minor and stay in MCS, in his case majoring in Bio and minoring in Biomed Engineering. Then go onto engineering grad school. The dept head did not seem to agreee with this approach, but people have done it successfully.</p>
<p>CMU is really pretty focused on becoming an engineer first, then specializing, so the impression we got is that he should try to get into CIT where he will immediately begin taking engineering couses. Unfortunately for my son’s major, he has to double major - it is not a single major at CMU as it is at many other schools. We had heard rumors that it may be one day - but the Dept head who spoke said not in the next four years as they need to hire additional professors, find classroom space and there is a good deal of intrastructure work they need to accomplish first. There are some courses that fulfill both majors, but he would most definitely have to take more courses than the average student to get the dual degree. It is one of the reasons he has chosen another school. </p>
<p>Everyone we asked said that it is “doable” to transfer into CIT, but do it right away or you will fall behind in the engineering courses and end up needing to stay a fifth year.</p>
<p>If he loves the school, try like heck to get off the waitlist so he can go right into CIT! Good luck!</p>
<p>Biomed Engineering is designed as a double major at CMU, and, as such, the courses tend to be a bit easier and schedule so as not to conflict with required courses from other engineering departments. Some of my friends were able to make their senior capstone project for their primary major also work as their senior capstone project for biomed, even.</p>
<p>Actually, about 1/3 to 1/2 of my friends in Materials Science got a double major in BME.</p>
<p>My son wants to get off the CIT waitlist. He wants to be a MechE major, possibly minoring in Physics not the other way around. We were asking how difficult or easy is it to transfer into CIT once he accepts admission to MCS. Thanks for any insight anyone can give us! We are coming to Pittsburgh this weekend (Sunday to Monday). He hopes to speak to an advisor about this dilemna!</p>