<p>Hey guys! I am just wondering if there are any BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING students up here. I am considering to get into this program and would like to hear from the current students about their experiences, advices, etc. Anyone on this forum? Can you please help me???</p>
<p>i would like to know this too!!!</p>
<p>bump</p>
<p>The major is in an interesting position at the moment. Most people will tell you not to do a BS in biomedical engineering but instead stick with the more established engineering disciplines such as chemical, electrical, or mechanical for undergrad. Then in graduate school you can specialize in biomedical engineering. If your interested in biophotonics, instrumentation, or imaging then EE is good. If you like biomolecular, biomaterials then chem E is good. For biomechanics, ME.</p>
<p>Regardless, I started out in bioengineering and they told us upfront that we would probably need to go to graduate school in order to be competitive in the job market. That was fine for me because I was interested in science/gradschool and bioengineering seemed to have the most science heavy course load out of the engineering majors. Once I actually got into the major, I realized that although it was somewhere in between science and engineering you learn less engineering than the other engineering majors and you learn less science than the science majors. So, you’re kind of a jack of all trades but a master of none. So, after a lot of thought, I ended up switching over to physics and don’t regret it at all. I also considered switching to electrical engineering.</p>
<p>Keep in mind, this was only my experience at my particular university but it may be different at a highly ranked biomedical engineering program.</p>
<p>I agree with jbrussell.</p>
<p>At this time my niece has transfer applications pending to engineering universities. Her intent has been to enter the Bioengineering major, but I’ve done quite a bit of reading about the field on her behalf and I am therefore not convinced it’s the right path for anyone whom does not plan to attend graduate school. Other than a place like Johns Hopkins University, it doesn’t look like an undergraduate Bioengineering degree prepares you for much of anything. My guess is Bayer, GE Health Care, Philips, 3M etc. don’t hire many Bachelor of Science Bioengineering graduates.</p>
<p>My niece’s favorite (intended) university has a Bioengineering major, but it’s not accredited by the ABET. Now, I realize that like Computer Science, ABET accreditation in BME may not be essential or worthwhile at this time, because the field is still trying to establish what it is and what it isn’t. Anyway, my recommendation was that she attend another college, where the Bioengineering major has an option for a minor in Mechanical Engineering. Earning a Chemistry degree is also an solid option, which could lead to relatively simple transition to a Master’s or Phd in Materials Science Engineering (think biomaterials, tissue engineering, polymers, or robotics).</p>
<p>I understand that Chemistry, Physics and even Math majors can readily enter graduate engineering programs.</p>
<p>I guess this would be as good a time as any to make my plug for the physics major on the engineering forums :)</p>
<p>It’s true that many physics majors go to grad school in an engineering discipline (including biomedical) so if you are interested in grad school anyways then physics will leave you the most options. Bioengineering is so specialized that you really have only 1 option for grad school. Something like physics is much more flexible and you can go to grad school in engineering, biophysics, geophysics, computer science, applied math, or even economics/finance. It’s very nice to have this many options as your interests will likely change before you graduate. For example, I started out wanting to do biomedical engineering and now I’m planning to go to graduate school to study earthquakes! Don’t close too many doors before you really know what you enjoy.</p>