<p>I am feeling very lost with the whole idea of college. I have been spending countless hours looking online at schools and I think I want to get into biomedical engineering. I havent visited any schools yet but I am very interested in WPI. I live in New England and wouldnt want to go any more south than Washington D.C. What schools would be best for biomedical engineering? Also what are my chances of getting into WPI-- I am a white girl taking all honors classes and getting all As and an occasional B. I have a 3.9 GPA and am 18th in a class of 215 (I believe) Im involved in varsity sports where I have been voted captain for the fall 2008 season, along with student government, community service, leaders club, and I hold positions in other class activities. I feel like I am doing everything right for the college track but I still feel lost. Please Help :-)</p>
<p>WPI is good, and you should be able to get in. </p>
<p>In the northeast, also look at U Rochester, Drexel, Penn State, RPI...and maybe MIT as a reach.</p>
<p>I was looking at Drexel but I am very worried because my brother was very very smart and he got wait listed. He ended up going to RPI, with the RPI medal, which I was also kind of interested in but I feel like Im definetly not smart enough</p>
<p>Aath, agree with World Changer. Also, I have heard good things about WPI from people who have visited. Other schools to possibly consider are Bucknell, Lehigh and George Washington.</p>
<p>Does George Washington have it as a major? I am getting a lot of mixed info from the internet. My brother lives in DC so I was looking into schools down there but I didnt think it had it. I was also just on a website that told me that UMaine has it, but on the schools website its not there. Also are there any Umass Schools who have Biomedical Engineering as a major? With the MCAS thing that the state offers, I can get free tuition from any Umass School because of my scores. My family brings in a little under 25,000 a year on my moms income and my dad is a retired fisherman, so they are definetly hoping I want to stay instate. I've looked briefly and havent really seen anything.</p>
<p>Yes GWU does have it but it is listed under Electrical and Computer Engineering. I don't think Umass Amherst has it and it looks like Lowell only has it as a minor.</p>
<p>Don't underestimate yourself - you'd have a solid chance at any of the schools mentioned.</p>
<p>A family income like that will get you huge financial aid at most schools. You have a phenomenal GPA and provided you do well on the SATs, there is no reason why you shouldnt look into Johns Hopkins University (it's close do DC, not TOO far south), which is generally considered to have the best biomed engineering in the country. Or at least one of the best. Honestly, I was surprised no one mentioned it earlier.</p>
<p>Look also at Penn. If your SAT scores match up with your GPA (assuming it's unweighted) you will have a fair chance at any of the schools mentioned, and perhaps with significant FA. And that last one probably will be determinative of which schools you will choose from.</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins is probably going to be the single best school for biomedical. If you're willing to fly a bit – granted, it's a bit of a stretch to assume you would be willing – Rice University in Houston, TX is considered to be TOPS (up there with JHU and Duke) for biomedical engineering.</p>
<p>Also, you're quite competitive for Drexel and almost any of the schools you've mentioned. Being a girl doesn't hurt, either.</p>
<p>Check out Boston U, Case Western, and U Rochester</p>
<p>Undergraduate engineering specialties:
Biomedical / Biomedical Engineering
(At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
Methodology<br>
1 Johns Hopkins University (MD)
2 Duke University (NC)
3 Georgia Institute of Technology *
4 Univ. of California–San Diego *
5 University of Pennsylvania<br>
6 Massachusetts Inst. of Technology<br>
7 Case Western Reserve Univ. (OH)
8 Boston University<br>
9 Rice University (TX)
9 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *
11 Northwestern University (IL)
12 University of Washington *
13 Stanford University (CA)
14 University of California–Berkeley *
15 Vanderbilt University (TN)
16 Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison *
16 University of Virginia *
16 Washington University in St. Louis<br>
19 Tulane University (LA)
19 University of Texas–Austin *
21 Cornell University (NY)
21 University of Utah *
23 Columbia University (NY)</p>
<p>Thank you all very much for your help. My mom was talking to a boy who is a Freshman at URI who is going for Biomedical Engineering and he was saying that he cant major in it. I guess he has to like do Chemical Engineering which leads to pharmaceutical and then finally do something with Biomedical. That really confused me and I was wondering if anyone has any information on that. Also, I guess that since there arent any Umass Schools with Biomedical Engineering as a major I can go to any state school in the country for the instate price. Are there any MA residents out there that know anything about that? Im just trying to pan out all my options
thanks again :-)</p>
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Also, I guess that since there arent any Umass Schools with Biomedical Engineering as a major I can go to any state school in the country for the instate price. Are there any MA residents out there that know anything about that? Im just trying to pan out all my options
thanks again :-)
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I've never heard of such a thing. It may exist between a few states who have pre-agreed upon it (such as the WUE agreement between the mountain west states), but I doubt you can get in-state rates at any school you want.</p>
<p>I researched it and its between the schools in New England and you get the tuition in between the out of state tuition and the in state tuition. Still not a bad deal if I find a state school I'm Interested in. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>aath18: there may be confusion between biomedical engineering and biochemical or biotech engineering.<br>
Biomedical engineering involves designing equipment for medical use, ranging from small items such as stents, to larger or more complex ones such as prosthetics or joint replacements. It combines primarily mechanical engineering with anatomy, physiology and human biology. There are majors in this field.
The type of engineering your mother mentioned has to do with manufacture of biological or biotech products and is related to chemical engineering. Quite possibly there are few or no majors in it at the moment because a lot of chemical engineering knowledge is applicable</p>