Biomedical Engineering?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>How is the biomed engineering school at USC?
I'm very interested in this major, what would you say my chances are?</p>

<p>Hispanic
GPA: 3.4/3.8
ACT: 30 (R:32)
SAT: 1310/2030
Competitive private school in Florida, doesn't rank
6 APs by end of high school.</p>

<p>ECs:
-Volunteered at Memorial children's center for 20 weeks, 2 hours a week. (Sophomore) (Junior)
-Went 4 years in a row to Congres (French competition in Orlando)
-Part of Friends of FRAT, went to autistic child's house for 20 weeks, 2 hours a week. (Sophomore)
-Volunteered at Kesher, a program that provides a an education for children with learning disabilities from pre-school through high school. (Junior)
-Head of snack food drive for children at the respite shelter in Women in Distress of Broward County. Collected over 600 individual snacks. (Junior)
-Volunteered for a month in Fiji, heading various projects for rebuilding communities and the environment. (56 hours, 2009)
-President of HELP Club, for underprivileged children and battered women (Junior)
-Vice President of FRAT (Fostering Relationships with Autistic Teens and Children) (Junior)
-Treasurer of Green Team (Freshman)
-NHS Member
-National French Honors Society Member
-National Science Honors Society Member
-NFL (National Forensic League) Member</p>

<p>Also what are the average statistics for students at the school of engineering? </p>

<p>Thank you</p>

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<p>bump!!!</p>

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<p>Your total SAT scores don’t mean much. What are your math scores for your SAT I and II?</p>

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<p>right now i only have a 640 in math, and i havent taken SAT IIs yet,
but im taking the march SAT and hoping that i can reach 710</p>

<p>how competitive is the engineering school at USC?</p>

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<p>Viterbi is very competitive. I know people who work in their admissions department and the caliber of schools that they compare themselves to are Caltech and MIT. I’m not joking about this. I don’t have a source to back this up but from what I’ve seen, Viterbi doesn’t care as much about the reading/writing scores on your SAT. However, a 700+ is a must, seeing as the average score is probably above a 750.</p>

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<p>Annecdotally, may pre-med & other healthcare types major in biomedical engineering, so it’s an extremely competitive field. There are a LOT of NMFs in USC engineering. I believe you definitely need to take the SATII for MathII & score well. Math in the engineering school is challenging, or has been for my S, who is now a senior in EE there.</p>