<p>I got into Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering program and I got waitlisted at UPenn SEAS. If I did get off the waitlist, do you think I should go to Penn or Hopkins.</p>
<p>I know Hopkins is #1 for BME, but I also know bioengineering is Penn's top engineering major. </p>
<p>Penn's overall quality and prestige as well as the social atmosphere draw me to Penn, but the quality of JHUs top BME program draws me to it.</p>
<p>For Penn, I am a little worried that I if I were to switch out of biomedical to another engineering major, I wouldn't find another major with similar high-rankings. However, the thought that I could take classes at Wharton is exciting.</p>
<p>For Hopkins, I am worried that the rigor of their BME curriculum will lead me to a miserable 4 years. </p>
<p>Both campuses are great and I know that I really can't go wrong with either choice, but if you were in my spot, what would you choose and why?</p>
<p>i was in your spot, i chose penn (as did many of my friends)</p>
<p>we were drawn to the greater overall academic strengths of penn, the campus, the location, the people, the atmosphere…</p>
<p>but that being said, the majority of bioengineers here come in intending to go premed, prelaw, or prebusiness - for a person intending to become a real engineer, hopkins may have a better education.</p>
<p>Most people in the Penn forum are going to say Penn… I’m simply one of them ;)</p>
<p>Penn is no BME slouch either. It’s top 3, top 5, whatever. Good enough where there’s not going to be an effective difference between Penn and JHU in how your would-be employers view your degree.</p>
<p>So go to Penn and enjoy college a bit more ;)</p>
<p>yea, i figured that, so i posted the same question in the johns hopkins forum.</p>
<p>I understand that education wise, there wont be too much of a difference, but JHUs BME is a clear #1. Also, apart from bioengineering, Penn’s engineering department is not as strong as Hopkin’s. </p>
<p>tenebrousfire and ilovebagels, thanks for your help! maybe i wont get off the waitlist and then i wont have to choose. if i do, i have some thinking to do…</p>
<p>I also ended up deciding between the two programs and decided on Penn. It was a hard decision, and I very much liked JHU (my sister and father both went there). I still think that the two schools are very comparable in terms of environment, but I just felt that Penn seemed to have more options, which I found comforting. But between the two, I would have been, and I am sure you are the same, happy at either.</p>
<p>You should also keep in mind that you are very likely to change your mind on bioengineering and perhaps engineering in general, in which case Penn (with it’s superior overall reputation) might serve you better. I decided against bioengineering when I actually researched the degree and how it is viewed in the marketplace. I know of at least two recent graduates of my HS who went to Penn for bioengineering and ultimately changed their major.</p>
<p>I am pretty sure that I want to do engineering, but I do see the classes I can take at Wharton and the College as pretty amazing. Thanks both of you!</p>
<p>I would put more weight on overall academic strength, prestige, and student life, than on the particular strength of the BE programs, given that in this case both of the particular programs are at the top.</p>
<p>i was accepted at both, but only to SEAS and JHU engineering. JHU biomed admission is specific, whereas i believe Penn’s biomed is open to anybody in SEAS. this flexibility in my case is essential. or am i wrong about Penn?</p>
<p>I’ve been looking online for it but I can’t find it anywhere so since I saw this I was just wondering, what classes do you have to take for biomedical engineering at Penn?</p>
<p>Why worry if you are wait listed at Penn? There is a very small chance for you to get off the waiting list and accepted to Penn, something like 50 students out of thousands get accepted of the waiting list. JHU is a great school and not a bad way to go especially for BME.</p>
<p>At Penn, the program is called Bioengineering, it is equivalent to Biomedical Engineering program at other schools. If you are searching for biomedical curriculum, you are not going to find it at Penn.</p>
<p>Penn also just added an option to double major between SEAS and the College easily after freshman year, so you wouldn’t have to decide right away if you were to add on a second major in something outside of engineering.</p>