<p>hello
my ultimate Goal is to be.a Biomedical Engineer.. So Many people told me its best to study EE or ME or ChemE for my B.S then pursue and go for a Biomedical Eng M.Sc Degree.. Is This True?!And some said i should Go EE with A Minor of bIomed eng.. im rlly confused and need Help!
one thing more, how Biomedical Eng Degree Differs if My basis are Either EE or Chem E or ME?!
thanks alott!:)</p>
<p>If you only plan to get your bachelors, it would be better to pursue EE or ME and take biomed electives. But if you are you sure that you will get masters or phd in biomed, get the biomed BS.</p>
<p>Getting your bachelors in EE or ME would give you more flexibility as well. Your advisers can give you input as well. Also check to see what research is available at the school you plan on attending.</p>
<p>@wiiplay4
mm i have the Hope to continue my Masters or phd… but on the other hand i am worried about Getting a Job After bachelors… many said that its so hard to get a job in this field witg only a B.S degree… is that true?
@flymetothemoon thanks alot :)</p>
<p>To have a better job/career in BME, you have to go all the way into PHD. If you stop at undergrad. or master, you will not do you any good since all if not all of the BME top jobs are for Research and for doing Research, you need Phd.</p>
<p>You said: “And some said i should Go EE with A Minor of bIomed eng…”</p>
<p>The answer: BME is hard and time consuming major since you have to take lots of Biology…the name BME, B stands for BIO…AND if you combine with EE and BME as minor, you will not be able to finish it in 4 years especially for the upper division classes. </p>
<p>More importantly, in order to graduate in BME as undergraduate, you need to have high GPA…yes super high GPA not 3.0 or 3.1…and if you want to advance into Master or Phd, they require super duper high GPA. Do you think you can handle EE and BME and graduate with stellar GPA?</p>
<p>Lastly, BME is Med. School wanna-be and if you go to Johns Hopkins Univ. (JHU) website and find the admissions to BME graduate level, it is under Med. School. Yes, JHU put BME graduate school the same as anyone wants to apply for Med. School.</p>
<p>Now, do you know the requirements for med school? you gotta have stellar GPA and that is 3.7 cumulative and above. Do you think you can have Super High GPA doing EE and BME at undergrad. level and doing it in 4 years?..(hint: life is not about studying and there is also social life…)</p>
<p>But, hey nobody is stopping you and IF you have the guts and strong will aka strong desire, go for it…nothing is impossible and whatever works for you. Be blessed…</p>
<p>@Jan2013
mm yeah i think.ur right its all about research…but can i do dome jobs with the B.s only(while pursuing my masters or phd)
and wow i think u convinced me … you’re right…
for med school ,my first goal was to go med-school but found this field interesting with only few years comparing to med school
so if i started as BME Undergraduate i should continue my Masters and phd in order to get the.best job… the question here;eith B.S i CANT Find a job or i can but with very small probability?</p>
<p>oh forgot sth
some say that doing B.S in any other engineering than doin M.S in Biomed … is this good?</p>
<p>Two posters already suggested that you pursue a different more broad undergraduate degree unless you are certain you will go to bme grad school</p>
<p>OP: of course you can get a job with undergrad. BME degree. But, it will be like lab technician job or fixing BME equipment, etc. Even after working five years, you still can not be a BIG KAHUNA aka Research - Project Manager etc. The guy that will be your manager is always the one with Phd. </p>
<p>BME jobs are mostly research and it requires Phd to do the research. So, my suggestion is after undergrad. BME then apply for Phd directly; you can skip MASTER.</p>
<p>OP: Why do you write like that? </p>
<p>You are getting good advice here. Going for BS in BME is not a good idea unless you want to continue and get master/PhD. Strongly suggest going for Chem E./ME/EE for BS then apply to whatever you want to do at that point including BME. Also, understand the difference between BME and BioE in case you are not clear.</p>
<p>I work at a top 25 fortune 500 company and we have Bmes that start their careers here (after BS). 40 percent of all engineers are bme. However, these bmes are great in engineering, they know cad, fea, and me in general soo well. We make surgical devices.</p>
<p>I agree with earlier posts discouraging OP from doing BS in BME. You will end up doing technician’s job with a college degree if you don’t do graduate studies. If that doesn’t bother you then go for it.</p>
<p>aha thanks Jan2013 i think i got ur pt.
@FromMD
wait a sec… if i made my undergrad. as a ChemE then made my M.s/phd as BmE will the future Job change?!
e.g:ChemE base go for pharmaceuticals and things like that… EE base work with Microships and stuff like that… ME works with orthopaedics and artoficial limbs and stuff like that
is this true? that my future job will be limited if i have different B.S than bme’s B.s
and i rly cnt differ BioE and Biomedical… since alot of websites say that both are same !:o
@phasor aha great to hear that:))!
@uwhuskydad aha thanks alot… amd yeah it bothers me,im not dreaming at the end of being just a technician! so thanks for the pt :)</p>
<p>I think you should figure out what job you would like to have and then see what degrees you need first. You don’t seem to have any idea what you want to do</p>
<p>mmmmm… i love doing researches and analyzing… i liked all sprciallizations of bme so.i cnt decide where i should concentrate… how Can i set my mind? thanks alot</p>
<p>I thought that you have strong will and know what your ultimate goal? Being confused in life is no good as it is like petal being drifted by wind. I suggest that once you are in college, go major in undecided and talk to BME advisor about taking classes towards BME. By sophomore, you will have some insights as what specific track on BME you will like to have. </p>
<p>Right now, if you are still in HS, you dont know if you like college Bio or Chem etc (they are much different and difficult than HS stuff). These two are the foundation for BME besides the higher math and physics. </p>
<p>More importantly, make sure you will maintain high GPA since BME is Med School wanna-be, you have to study like there is no tomorrow. Like in my school, you can not have GPA below 3.4 cumulative to advance into Grad School in BME.</p>
<p>Right now is too early to talk about BME track (specialization) that you like or you will like. My school has six tracks and it is time consuming to break them down one-by-one. I hope this info will help you.</p>
<p>i knw my dream man… i was from the begining confused about these few questions and u all helped me alot so thanks … i just gave up the idea of having EE with Minor Bme … not giving up the.entire goal!!
ps: Chemistry,Physics and Biology are my Fav. Subjects at all so i have no problem studying them bcz i actually enjoy it… ill take ur advice and study hard to get high and super High GPAs
yepp it helped alot and yeah i strongly agree that its nt time to think specialization …
thanks alot!:)</p>
<p>Biomedical program at each university is different from each other. Cal Poly Biomedical Engineering doesn’t require you to take Ochem (1 year) and General Biology (usually 1 year)</p>
<p>Also try to write as if you are writing an email to someone. Your posts read like an instant message and are very hard to read. </p>
<p>Try to put spaces between different replies to other posters.</p>
<p>It’s best to get a broad based degree that in case you can’t find a job in the bio field, you can apply to something else. EE and MechE are your better options. I wouldn’t do ChemE unless you like the jobs they do that are NOT related to medical field. </p>
<p>With that being said, you can minor in whatever you want, but you don’t have to. Medical device manufactures hire traditional grads. Let the BME’s or whoever worry about the medical part, they still need traditional engineers to design the product. All you need is a class or 2 in medical devices that good EE and MechE programs have.</p>
<p>Who cares how long it will take you to graduate. If it takes you 5 years to grad w/ a engineering degree and a minor in a field you are interested in go for it. That’s what minors are for. </p>
<p>Since you know what you want to do, you can tailor your program to your career goals. If the school you get into has a biomedical minor, then go for it. Take your GE’s in the summer online and concentrate on your major classes during the year. </p>
<p>The point is don’t specialize in BME for undergrad. But tailor classes to what you want to do or for going to grad school later on. I think it is better to get a good grounding in engineering first then learn how to apply it to different areas.</p>