biomedical engineering transfer?

Transfer Students
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<p>i am currently at umass-amherst and am interested in biomedical engineering. i recently got accepted into the program at boston university and now have to decide whether or not to transfer. </p>

<p>i know that bu has a good program in that department, but is it worth paying 40K when i can go to umass for 15K. umass does not have biomedical engineering as a major, but i would plan on taking a combination of mechanical engineering and biology classes. </p>

<p>my goal is to go to graduate school for biomedical engineering anyway, so does it really matter which school i go to for undergrad? i would also be losing some credits if i transfer to bu and would have to take an extra year there. </p>

<p>any advice would be greatly appreciated</p>

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<p>Well, I'd first look at the BU curriculum and see what kind of focus the program has. Some programs might provide a specific focus for their BME studies while others provide a wide range of studies (biomechanics, prostetics, tissue scaffolds, etc).</p>

<p>Both paths are good; just remember if you do Mechanical Engineering for undergraduate, make sure your Graduate School is focused on the BioE you want to study.</p>