<p>Hey, I noticed that the program is capped at 20 now. Is there any biomedical engineer at Tufts who can elaborate on the difficulty level of getting into the program? And -supposedly- one does not make it into the program, what backup program is good?</p>
<p>I'm currently afraid of applying due to this limit. Thanks.</p>
<p>What’s your file like anyway?</p>
<p>File? You mean stats?</p>
<p>I’m not sure about the GPA, since my high school does not use a GPA system (I’m an international student). My SAT is in the 2300 region. I did well in science subjects at my school - all in the 90s region. However, I know that university courses will be very different from high school, especially since mine does not follow an American curriculum. </p>
<p>This is why I want to know the bulk of workload and the level of competitiveness. Sorry if this has been asked numerous times.</p>
<p>Sorry for double posting. I forgot to add my ECs, which are ridiculously embarrassing compared to other applicants. I mostly have theater projects, and I tutored people.
My SAT subjects for Chemistry and Math II are 800 and 790. </p>
<p>(P.S. Catria, your biography made me laugh. In a good way.)</p>
<p>Your application to Tufts has no bearing at all on the BME major. It is based wholly off your performance at Tufts - which you can learn more about using this link: <a href=“http://engineering.tufts.edu/docs/BSBME_Application_Form.pdf[/url]”>http://engineering.tufts.edu/docs/BSBME_Application_Form.pdf</a> </p>
<p>One other thought… although 20 students doesn’t sound like much, the entire engineering school is just 200 students per class, which makes the BME program a full 10% of the school - alongside 14 other degree options.</p>
<p>So Tufts isn’t like some other schools that offer BiomedE which you might have a chance to get into. </p>
<p>If you applied at McGill or Polytechnique, both of which you might have a chance to get into even for BiomedE, for instance, declaration of major occurs at the time of application.</p>
<p>Yeah. I know that Tufts reviews our performance in the first semester for BME, and I AM applying to other schools that allow students to declare their majors when applying. (though my college choices are quite ridiculous for my stats)</p>
<p>I’m just really interested in Tufts. Dan once said that the BME program was capped to give more meaningful research opportunities for the students. Since I really want to get involved, Tufts just catches my eye. Moreover, it’s in Boston and I like the relatively small class size.</p>
<p>Catria, thanks for the suggestions. I’m not sure if I want to go to Canada, though.</p>