<p>hi.</p>
<p>i was accepted into arts and sciences, and i was wondering how hard/easy it is to transfer into the engineering school.</p>
<p>also, what exactly is the difference between biomolecular major and the biomaterials track of the materials science major? are they considered among the best in the country? (I know bme is)</p>
<p>thanks for any help!</p>
<p>it is very easy...you can change majors basically anytime you want lol...benefits of attending a private vs a public
edit: you can look online for specific jhu web pages detailing the options for bioengineering gl!</p>
<p>thanks! i looked at the websites, but i was also wondering, what can you do with a biomaterials major if you don't want to do research?</p>
<p>i would imagine that it would be hard to transfer into biomedical engineering.</p>
<p>congrat on nu's direct med program jonthelin=D hehe lol!...yes it is close to impossible to transfer to bme</p>
<p>At the end of freshman year, the Engineering Adivisng office actually sends out an email asking for applications to transfer into the BME program - it's definitely not impossible to do because I know around a dozen people were accepted last year. That said, you shouldn't come to Hopkins expecting to transfer in, since the number of transfer spots open depends on how many students enroll in BME, how many drop the major etc.</p>
<p>As for jobs after graduation, I don't know specifically about Material Science majors, but this</a> page might help</p>
<p>right, i know bme is hard to transfer into and that it can vary a lot. i was thinking about bioengineering in general. thanks for the link, tanman!</p>
<p>im only wondering because i am interested in doing an mba after working for a while after graduation, so i would like to get a feel for two things: 1) will an engineering degree be useful for going into business and 2) how hard/easy is it to get internships during the summer? im also thinking of minoring in econ. </p>
<p>i would really appreciate any help or any websites you could give! :)</p>
<p>Just to update what tanman posted about considering enrolling at Hopkins and then switching into the BME program:</p>
<p>It is important to know that there is little to no option of switching into the BME program at a later date after enrollment. An extremely limited number of transfer majors for matriculated students MAY be available through the Biomedical Engineering Department at the close of each academic year but this is not a guarantee and the competition for those spots will be high.</p>
<p>Last year spots opened up in the program because we actually under-enrolled the major. I believe tanman was correct when he said about 12 students out of the ~100 who applied to transfer into BME were accepted. This year the target to enroll the BME class was raised a bit (~120) so there is probably a much smaller chance that spaces will be opened at the end of next year. </p>
<p>Plus, I think this is a great page to learn about all the Bioengineering Options at Hopkis:
<a href="http://apply.jhu.edu/academics/bioengineering.html%5B/url%5D">http://apply.jhu.edu/academics/bioengineering.html</a></p>