<p>I'm a high school senior currently absorbed in the application process, but I'm wondering if anyone can give me a general description about BME overall (classes and actual material). I lean towards shooting for a graduate degree in Biomedical Engineering in the distant future, but I'm considering medical school as well.</p>
<p>I also have a few questions regarding the major:</p>
<p>Is it more focused on "Biomedical" or the "Engineering" portion? I'm probably oversimplifying.</p>
<p>How good is it for establishing a solid foundation for graduate studies in Biomedical Engineering? Would a different undergrad engineering major set me up better for this graduate field?</p>
<p>Biomedical engineering is a new and developing field that focuses on the technology used in body systems. Biotechnology and bioengineering seems to be more focused on using life on a cellular and smaller level.</p>
<p>Biomedical engineering also splits into multiple specialties, such as biomechanics which sort of fuses with mechanical engineering and focuses on copying biological examples for technological uses (prosthetics for example). </p>
<p>Whether you want it to be more biomedical or engineering is somewhat your choice. Different schools offer different aspects of the degree.</p>
<p>When I went to WIT for open house the instructor said it has wide-opened graduate options such as law school (biotechnological products are under attack alot), medical school, and even graduates in electrical and mechanical engineering.</p>