BME and CmpE together?

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<p>Can I do BME and CmpE together?</p>

<p>I can already do CmpE.. sort of. I built my first computer when I was 10.. it was a crappy P3 comp.. but hey... I can write simple programs, and I can put together an electrical circuit thingy with a breadboard to light an LED Light. Its pretty <em>-</em>;</p>

<p>I know the subdiscipline I want to do in BME - Genetic Engineering.. but I don't love as much as I love computers and stuff.. yes I am a nerd.. Can I major and minor, or am I doomed to sacrifice my true love for second best -_-?</p>

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You’ve made it to week 2 of freshman year, congrats. You have a long way to go.</p>

<p>Can you? Yes. Is it a waste of time? Yes. Why are you worried about second best?</p>

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<p>I think I am in the same boat. I see no reason why it shouldn’t be possible, but I think it will be a killer courseload.</p>

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<p><em>preparing to shout into the wind</em></p>

<p>“Don’t double major in two engineering fields…”
“If you have to double major, choose one engineering field and one liberal arts or business field…”
“Double majoring in engineering looks disingenuous…”
…</p>

<p>“You’ve made it to week 2 of freshman year, congrats. You have a long way to go.”

  • Wow, harsh. I don’t know what’s involved in “building a computer”, as the OP put it, but I imagine this means using pre-fab parts and wiring them up. If that’s the case, you don’t really need to learn how to do that in college (anyone with a high-school diploma and a reference manual should be able to figure that out).</p>

<p>Here are my honest suggestions:

  • Major and minor, if you want two engineering fields (BME and CmpE)
  • Double major in BME and CS*
  • Double major in CmpE and Biology</p>

<ul>
<li>Apparently, some places CS is more like engineering than a pure science (as it ought to be). If this is the case, one could always major in math and take the discrete math electives.</li>
</ul>

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<p>AMT, CS might not be technically engineering but double majoring in BME & CS is no less crazy than BME & CE.</p>

<p>Speaking of CS not being engineering whenever I tell people I’m studying CS they go “Oh so you’re going to be a programmer” which to be sounds worse than “Oh so you’re going to be a plumber” which is snobby, I know, but it bothers me.</p>

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<p>“AMT, CS might not be technically engineering but double majoring in BME & CS is no less crazy than BME & CE.”

  • I don’t mean to imply that CS is easier than CmpE. I believe the opposite, in fact. My reasoning has nothing to do with the inherent difficulty of the subjects. If the question were one of difficulty, I am of the opinion that literally any curriculum is possible (well, under a maximal credit hour constraint, etc.)</p>

<p>"Speaking of CS not being engineering whenever I tell people I’m studying CS they go “Oh so you’re going to be a programmer” which to be sounds worse than “Oh so you’re going to be a plumber” which is snobby, I know, but it bothers me. "

  • There are nobler and there are better paying majors than engineering. Engineering might be a good mix, but that doesn’t mean it’s better than any others. It’s about trade-offs. If I didn’t think CS was right for me, I wouldn’t be a CS major.</p>