Biomed or ChemE. ?

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<p>I'm gonna go to Columbia and I'm really torn on which to major in...</p>

<p>Quite honestly I loved AP Bio when I took it and i could see myself being happy majoring in that and working/researching in that...but I also love some of the things chemE's have research options in (fuel cells and the like)</p>

<p>I guess my question is opinions on what would be better after school...i'm pretty sure that i'm gonna go on to grad school (unless i get some spectacular 6-figure job offer in sr year) and i know that if i really wanted to, i could undergrad in either and then grad study in either too...</p>

<p>so i dunno, i guess i'm not really sure what i'm asking...any thoughts or opinions tho?</p>

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<p>hey hey, i'm in sorta the same situation as you. picking between bme and chem-e at columbia lol.</p>

<p>if you want statistics <a href="http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm&lt;/a> has a bunch of statistics. lol. it seems with a graduate degree bme will give a little better salary, but if you only have an undergraduate degree, then chem will give you a higher salary.</p>

<p>but by looking at the coursework, it doesn't really seem like we need to decide concretely on a concentration until our second year at least. but i'm vague on procedural details. i think i'd wait until you actually get a feel for the coursework at columbia and the intricate opportunities each department has to offer. and from there decide.</p>

<p>as for right now, i want to do bme over chem-e because err.. haha it feels more right i guess. it could certainly change once i start college work.</p>

<p>this probably didn't help, but i think you have some more to consider now =P. feel free to IM me at TheBennyLee though i'd much rather talk about opportunities at columbia than do homework. gosh where's senoiritis when you need it most. haha.</p>

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<p>biomed is kinda....meh...better as a concentration IMO...chemE is the eway to go</p>

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<p>what's IMO?</p>

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<p>in my opinion</p>

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<p>Its up to peoples personal opinions, BME is the way of the future, ChemE is the big money now though. But its also the hardest.</p>

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<p>remember "hard" is relative...personally i love the math/chem involved in the chemE. coursework but the physics could quite possibly kill me (anything optical/electrical i hate, thermodynamics are ok tho)</p>

<p>BennyLee: yea, I guess that's a real plus about the pre-arranged coursework at columbia in that we wont really have to choose until sophmore year...i think what i'm going to end up doing is getting a work study in a bio lab and seeing if i like it or not and decide from there</p>

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<p>Hard is not relative when is comes to ChemE. Ask any ChemE. how "easy" thermo or physical chem are. It doesn't matter how good you think you are at high school math and science, college is a different league. It is much much much harder then you can imagine for those classes. That is why so many people drop ChemE, its just very hard.</p>

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<p>How is Columbia Engineering? After looking at statistics by US news SEAS doesn't seem that great. But, I honestly don't like the system US news uses to rank the schools. So, can someone tell me about SEAS? Better yet, can someone provide me with a valid source that compares Columbia engineering with other schools? Thanks.</p>

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<p>Does BME have an graduate degree, like an Ph.D.? I noticed the statistics TheBennyLee posted, and I didn't see a graduate degree under the salaries. :p</p>