<p>Right now I'm thinking about majoring in biomedical engineering (I love biology, and I'm definitely going to do something in engineering; I might also want to go to med school). The problem is, my top choice only offers biomedical engineering as a minor. So, would it be too repetitive to major in bioengineering and minor in biomedical engineering? And, is it better, if I want to go to med school, if I major in biomedical engineering as opposed to bioengineering?
Thanks</p>
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<p>haha it’s fine. I love it too…hence my username, i guess.</p>
<p>Does nobody know what I’m talking about?</p>
<p>Not really repetitive. BME tends to be material / device areas, more mechanical. BE is more about molecular engineering, and is a lot boarder than BME. I never looked into BE curriculum, so you should compare the two.</p>
<p>If you browse around BME discussion in the past two weeks, CCers suggest that undergraduate BME degree would not help you getting a good job. You may, but very low level works.</p>
<p>Master, or even Ph.D is preferable.
If you really want to continue your career path in biological, I think you can further your knowledge in BME in graduate school. </p>
<p>How many extra semesters will you need for your additional minor?
If you don’t care about another semester or two, go ahead. It’s very personal.</p>
<p>I have no idea how many extra semesters it’d be, but thanks for your help.</p>
<p>^ check with the department, and ask for how many extra classes do you need to take. Unlike math minor in our school, all I need is two more courses, because engineering major requires at least 5 math courses.</p>
<p>Also make sure you ask what classes are only offer in the fall and spring. As you get into upper-level, there are courses only offer in the fall, or spring. Not both.</p>
<p>If it takes more than a year to finish, I would not even do the minor.</p>
<p>Moreover, as a transfer student, did you lose any credit?</p>
<p>Well I’m still in high school; I’m just trying to figure out which schools offer what. I researched a bit more in depth than I had about the school’s (Cornell’s) offerings and I saw that you were right in that majoring in bioengineering and minoring in bme isn’t repetitive. There are some courses that overlap, but that’s good because they fulfill the course requirements for both bioengineering and bme. Furthermore, there are quite a few courses that are required by the bioengineering major and bme minor that fulfill the pre-med course requirements. Basically, Cornell (the school I was originally talking about, and doubting due to the lack of a BME major) is much more appealing.</p>
<p>^ Oh. Crap. Hhahaha sorry. I made a mistake between you and another person. Forget about the transfer student part lmao</p>
<p>I just checked cornell’s website
If you doing major in BE, and BME minor</p>
<p>you will have the following overlap
BIOBM 3330 - Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins, Metabolism, and Molecular Biology
BIOG/BIOMG 3300 - Principles of Biochemistry, Individualized Instruction</p>
<p>Captson Design in BE (anyone of them)</p>
<h1>BEE 4500 - Bioinstrumentation</h1>
<h1>BEE 4530/M&AE 4530 - Computer-Aided Engineering: Applications to Biomedical Processes</h1>
<p>I might miss one or two. LOL</p>
<p>But I also notice this from the minor’s FAQ page
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<p>Some overlap courses are recommendations, meaning that you can choose 1 out of 3, or 2 out of 4, or whatever it is. But you should contact the department to ask for verification.</p>
<p>You can always call them (email will take too long).</p>