biomedical engineering help

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<p>I have a question about the ranking of biomedical engineering universities of 2010
so UCLA is ranked in general in the top 50s and university of utah is after the hundreds but in here university of utah is ranked 19 and ucla is 46 here so,will I get a decent education in university of utah,because I dont have great sat scores and thats probably one of the few universities that i will get in.so,any help.
Thank you.</p>

<p>This is the popular list for BME Undergraduate engineering specialties: Biomedical / Biomedical Engineering (By USNews Ranking 2010)</p>

<p>Top 50 Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Universities in the U.S.
1 Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) (MD)
2. Georgia Institute of Technology
2 University of California–San Diego (Jacobs)
4. Duke University (NC)
5. University of Washington
6 University of Pennsylvania
6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8. Boston University
8. Rice University (Brown) (TX)
8 Stanford University (CA)
10. Case Western Reserve University (OH)
10 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
12. Northwestern University (McCormick) (IL)
12 University of California–Berkeley †
12 Washington University in St. Louis (Sever)
16. University of Pittsburgh
16 University of Virginia
18. University of Texas–Austin
19. Columbia University (Fu Foundation) (NY)
19 University of Utah
21. Vanderbilt University (TN)
22. California Institute of Technology
22 University of Wisconsin–Madison
24. Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
24 Cornell University (NY)
24 Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN)
24 University of California–Davis
24 University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
29. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)
30. Arizona State University (Fulton)
30 Pennsylvania State University–University Park
30 Texas A&M University–College Station (Look)
30 University of Southern California (Viterbi)
34. CUNY–City College (Grove)
34 North Carolina State University
34 University of Iowa
37. Drexel University (PA)
37 Harvard University (MA)
37 Marquette University (WI)
37 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick
37 SUNY–Stony Brook
37 University of Alabama–Birmingham
37 University of California–Irvine (Samueli)
37 University of Rochester (NY)
37 Yale University (CT)
46. Brown University (RI)
46 Clemson University (SC)
46 University of California–Los Angeles (Samueli)
49. University of Arizona</p>

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<p>Dear OP,</p>

<p>The simple answer to your question is: Yes!</p>

<p>The more complicated answer has to do with the fact that if you are truly passionate about the subject then you should take an interest beyond the average student. After class you should approach the profs and ask them about their research, and potentially volunteering to gain experience in their lab. Keeping your grades up by asking the profs and TAs for help on difficult concepts. Using office hours to their fullest. Reading the literature being published in the field and asking your advisor for help and advice. Doing REU during the summer. The school matters, but if you’re motivated, then you can get a top notch education from any school. </p>

<p>All the best!</p>

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<p>Thank you, this relieved me a lot,I was just feeling unmotivated to go to utah because its ranked 129 in usnews but what you said made me feel better and Ill make sure to do what you said.And one more question what is REU</p>

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<p>Thanks for this list. Son is still interested in BME. He’s doing ME for his undergrad. Bookmarking this to refer to later. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Your welcome, but remember this is for 2010,but ya I know it cant be so different now,so it doesnt make a lot of difference.</p>

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<p>bumpppppp(need more answers)</p>

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<p>First off, Syrian, don’t worry so much about rankings. If you find your fit at Utah, get a good financial package, and there are professors willing to do research with you, go for it. </p>

<p>I’ve just recently heard of REU’s and we’re exploring it for next summer. Some classmates of son’s are doing them now. They’re at different universities and in different fields, ie, biology, physics, engineering disciplines, but they all seem to provide a stipend and housing. In other words, they aren’t things that you have to pay to do. To me, that makes them very competitive, so I’m a little anxious about whether son will get into one. The kids he knows who have gotten REUs are very active in undergrad research, tutoring, and involved in lots of ECs, both related to their major and social clubs, like service organizations and even Greek. As son is not focusing on this as much as he did in high school, I’m concerned he’ll be at a disadvantageous. What he’s done is looked at various colleges he was interested in but scratched off his list for undergrad to see if they may have summer research opportunities that he can participate in, paid or not, just so he can check them out as possible grad school options, while getting some experience under his belt.</p>

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<p>thanks for your help montegut,and thanks for helping me understand REU</p>