<p>After a combination of denials/financial aid decisions, I've chosen to go to Ohio State next year. Yet I'm not necessarily sure what's best for me. I applied to OSU for Biomed, but I later realized that the Biomed program is NOT ABET certified. I was having second thoughts about BME before I realized that just due to job opportunities alone, and this further concerned me. Yet I'm still not sure which program I wanted to go into. If I were to do biomed, I would minor in Mechanical, or vice versa.</p>
<p>I'm just not sure which path would be best in order for me to leave undergrad with the opportunity to either go to Grad school OR get a job in the private sector.</p>
<p>Many BME programs are not yet ABET certified, but that should not be a big concern in that field of study. ABET certification is important if you have to pass licensing exams which mainly impact civil engineers and other types that are certifying things XOR safety purposes.</p>
<p>I have also heard that BME is really more of a graduate school major because it’s so diverse and there is so much foundational work thT you need to do, there is not enough time in a BS program to really concentrate there.</p>
<p>What do you see yourself doing? If you are thinking prosthetics, you may want to do mechanical and minor in BME. If you want to do things like work with nanytes or develop synthetic blood, maybe biological engineering or chemical with a BME concentration.</p>
<p>My daughter is in a similar situation. She is doing an independent engineering major so that she can take all of the immnunology and engineering classes she needs for genetic engineering.</p>
<p>I see myself more in the Biomechanics field of study (I.E. prosthetics, etc), so I’m thinking that getting my BS in Mechanical and a Biomed minor would give me the breadth to do whichever I’d like. I’m pretty sure I can keep a high GPA throughout most of college, so grad school being an option for me isn’t something I’m too worried about. I have also heard the BME is better suited for a MS, so that does make sense.</p>