<p>I'm an international Asian female student, senior in high school. Finished IGCSE, taking Alevel in Nov. GPA: 3.8, taking SAT II Math IIC, Bio and Chem this October.
I want to do an undergraduate course in Bioengineering, however, most universities dont have a straightforward Bioengineering with Biotechnology Major. They mix it up with Mechanical Engineering or Premed (UIUC). or they call it Biomedical Sciences: and that is completely different - its Premed. Stress on Biotech-i plan to take nanotech for graduate... therefore my top choices have become:
1. John Hopkins
2. UCSD
3. MIT
4. Boston
5. Carnegie-Mellon
I need to refine my search, problem is "top engineering colleges" offer this degree in hugely different ways: so it is becoming hard to decide...help??</p>
<p>anybody....please......?????</p>
<p>What exactly do you think bioengineering is because it seems to me that your perception is way off base. Also, what type of bioengineering do you want to do</p>
<p>ok - bioengineering is the application of technology for the improvement of life.Its a very vast field, includes: Bioinformatics, Premed, Biomaterials and Biotech to name a few...i want to do Biotechnology, and in most colleges it's offered as a Bioengineering degree. I want to know if someone out here is taking this course in JHU/UCSD/UIUC so they can tell me how exactly the splitting up works.</p>
<p>Most progams that are designated biotechnology are part of the natural sciences biology curriculum, not part of an engineering curriculum. Biotechnology usually refers to the genetic alteration of biological material. Although this is commonly called genetic engineering, it often is included in bioengineering programs only as a biology elective, whereas the biology department may include biotech either as a major or as an area of concentration. The schools that have top biotech programs are those that have good agriculture programs rather than the ranked bioengineering schools. Not much farming going on at MIT or JHU. If you really want biotech at the undergraduate level, check out Rutgers. If you are interested in bioinformatics and genome research then you will have a completely different shopping list related largely to the strength of the computer science and biology departments. For undergraduate bioengineering you should consider the colleges that are more undergraduate oriented in their engineering departments, e.g., Duke, Rice, Case Western, GaTech. Each of those is affiliated with a major medical center, with opportunites for undergraduate research. If you are pointing toward nanotechnology you should investigate Rice.</p>
<p>Small Times Magazine did a survey on the universities with the best research and education programs on micro and nanotechnology:</p>
<p>thanks blue!! =) by the way: My concept if Bioengineering is still not very clear: if i take the non-engineering course, i will need a completely different "shopping list". I'm preparing for SAT II Math right now, but if i decide not to do engineering i dont need the harder math...now I'm confused. Which is better? (career wise) an Engineering degree in Biomed/Biotech/Nano or a Biological Sciences one?</p>
<p>please forgive my ignorance - it's the reason im here....</p>
<p>One other thing to keep in mind,</p>
<p>Usually bionengineering/biotech/biomed is not recommended as a terminal undergraduate degree. I've heard that in order to be really successful in this field it is especially important to do graduate work (moreso than other engineering disciplines)</p>
<p>UPenn should be on your list.</p>