<p>Which schools have the top BME programs in the country? I'm assuming JHU is up there but which other schools make the list? Would it be safe to say that most BME majors are pre-meds?</p>
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Well, I'm going to do BME at Johns Hopkins University, and we have like 4 concentration for BME, and depending on the concentration one may or may-not do pre-med...</p>
<p>I was at JHU for admit weekend and the BME department head was like most BME start off pre-med, but half or less actually end up applying to med school apparently. That said, it is still pretty much one of the best BME schools out there, but it isn't exactly a pre-med major. </p>
<p>Btw, Yale BME is decent. There is a great 1:1 student to faculty ratio and a lot of money going into the department.</p>
<p>so i'm assuming JHU BME is ultra competitive admissions wise...like are we bordering on ivy league admissions level?</p>
<p>Well I got BME at JHU, and my stats are complete bull****, so don't worry too much. I did however have good research experience, and I have won some stuff, and have decent grades, and decent SAT II's, and sat math, act stuff, etc...</p>
<p>TRY, you may make it!!! ;)</p>
<p>bme is not premed specifically. most pre-med bme's understand that by being an engineering student, you take a gpa hit that the majority of pre-med don't want to take. It just happens that the required classes for bme are the same as medical school prereqs.</p>
<p>and the rankings are weird for USNWR. I'd like to know how they do it beyond name/peer ranking.</p>
<p>and I can't tell you about hopkins bme admit difficulty. I didn't apply to HYPS. But I did turn hopkins bme down for WashU BME.</p>
<p>I got into HYPS and MIT, but not JHU BME...but I think it is because I only had decent stats but hardly any research experience. I think JHU BME really wants people that can already bring something to the table from past lab experiences</p>
<p>^that'd be perfect for me :)</p>
<p>JHU BME is very selective, they only take a small number per year The number is somewhere between 25 & 50 students currently IIRC (I conferenced w/ the BME dpt. head while visiting it, but that was a while ago and since I've decided to look elsewhere, the details are fading...) but that number is growing as the dpt grows as well. You also have to specifically apply to the major. You can always switch out w/o reapplying to anything else, but you must sepecifiy the BME major as first choice on the app.</p>
<p>Hey, looking at the way this thread is heading, i thought i could drop this question by and see if it were answered. I have adequate experience when it comes to a biology lab (at school and a certain respected college). They are mostly a first year lab course in microbiology (protein analysis, enzyme reactivity rates and the like), and I m planning on a bit of helping out at a certain pharm company. All this was done with nothing in mind of uni applications but purely coz opportunity existed. How vital is this part of my application going to be when it comes to JHU? (note : i am int'l)</p>
<p>hope someone cud answer that, it wud help me focus my essays properly.
Thanks a tonne guys.</p>
<p>a couple of other questions
-what bout Brown and Dartmouth for BME?
-Those schools mentioned in USN all offer BME as an undergraduate major?
-how many years does it get to complete undergrad./masters in BME. (not premed/med)</p>
<p>I'm a senior at JHU BME graduating may of 09. Jhu is definitely more focused on lab work, research, and pure academic credentials. but if you can pull in some good extracurriculars w/leadership that will make you distinguished (i think that helped me anyway). but i would highly deter anyone from applying just because its 1st. apply to all top five/top ten bme schools, because unless you're dead-set on getting a PhD it won't make a huge difference. I can say that if you want to go to work for a company, JHU probably is NOT a good bet. (just from my experience, i'm not positive because i've only gone to college at JHU). Try northwestern, cornell, or schools in california. cali has many biotech companies and thus cali schools have better networking.</p>
<p>JHU is very based in academic rigor=good for phd and maybe (but probably not) MD. however, if youre are an MD do NOT be BME unless you understand what BME is and really want to go get an md/phd or something. maybe not even then. of most of my pre-med senior friends, they all realize now that they would have been better off as bio or something else less hardcore. i do NOT think med schools give you many "extra points" for being BME (again, i don't know, but from my vantage point this is my opinion). </p>
<p>Also, the grading in the JHU BME dept is strictly curved. There are around ~100 per class and in most BME classes maybe 15-20% will get A's. The rest get sucked into the B zone or worse. This will kill your pre-med goals. It's also really tough because all of the BMEs are extremely smart, hardworking, driven individuals. It's stupid to only give 15 or so good grades, but that's they way they do it. So, in conclusion, be BME if you love science and research and/or want to be an engineer. If you're premed, you probably shouldn't be because you'll be shooting yourself in the foot and ruining the undergrad dynamic of the dept. </p>
<p>if you've got more questions, email <a href="mailto:hopkinsBMEalumni@gmail.com">hopkinsBMEalumni@gmail.com</a></p>
<p>p.s. for anyone still wondering, undergrad/masters probably has a 5 year program (as at jhu) or you can do it separately (4+2=6 years). Admission to the 5 year program is highly competitive at JHU, with a recommended GPA of 3.7 when you apply in your junior year. However, I know of someone who got into it with a 3.4 or 3.5</p>
<p>"1:1 student to faculty ratio"</p>
<p>Don't put much stock in these kind of measurements. There is a whole world of faculty that an undergrad in engineering is really unlikely to ever see. Research faculty, adjuncts, clinical faculty, post docs etc all bloat those kind of numbers. What you are more interested in is the number of faculty teaching courses and relevant research opportunities IN YOUR FIELD.</p>
<p>is UCSD really that good for BME majors? I need to know XD</p>
<p>I am seriously considering pursuing BME as a major however, I do not know many of the careers that are associated with it. Would anyone care to educate me on what I’m looking at if I pursue this major. I am interested in being a MD, and was also pondering taking a minor simultaneously.</p>
<p>Thank you for your feedback,
Nick</p>
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<p>during admit day at duke, most BME students were choosing between jhu and duke. those are generally the two best for bme.</p>
<p>Well I’ve just moved to the university of Florida’s BME program, it’s not ranked because it’s so new. Take a look… [url=<a href=“http://www.bme.ufl.edu/]www.bme.ufl.edu[/url”>http://www.bme.ufl.edu/]www.bme.ufl.edu[/url</a>] there’s some pretty exciting stuff going on, tho’ your GPA needs to be 3.4/5 + to get into grad school. </p>
<p>Sorry to say, but the best thing I ever did was move here from OU. OU was great definitely, just not in the same league.</p>
<p>Princeton’s top ten Chemical Engineering Department has changed its name to:</p>
<p>Chemical and Biological Engineering Department</p>
<p>[Princeton</a> University – Chemical Engineering – Department Changes Name to “Chemical and Biological Engineering”](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/che/news/stories/2009/12-08-b/]Princeton”>http://www.princeton.edu/che/news/stories/2009/12-08-b/)</p>
<p>This should tell us a little of where bioengineering is headed to at Princeton.</p>
<p>Give it a few years and it will crack the top 10.</p>
<p>^ It’s not surprising. Molecular cell biology, chemistry, materials science and engineering are increasingly becoming cross disciplinary.</p>
<p>Most of Berkeley’s youngest chemical engineering professors research interests lie in biological processes. </p>
<p>Berkeley recently built a new academic research building to foster collaboration among varying academic disciplines, including UCSF medical school.
[Stanley</a> Hall — QB3](<a href=“http://qb3.org/facilities/buildings/stanley]Stanley”>http://qb3.org/facilities/buildings/stanley)</p>
<p>how is Carnegie Mellon with BME?</p>
<p>“Berkeley recently built a new academic research building to foster collaboration among varying academic disciplines, including UCSF medical school.”</p>
<p>You mean the defacto med school across the bay?</p>