<p>i was accepted into this major. however, i am not totally sure if this is the area/discipline that I want to pursue. when i applied, i was leaning toward pre-med. now, im kind-of open to anything. i wanted to use college to figure out my passion-take different GEs and such</p>
<p>im not totally sure that science is my passion. should i accept the offer anyways?</p>
<p>any advice?</p>
<p>If you've already decided to go to JHU, I'd say to just give BME a try. If you don't like it, you can always transfer to a different major. You may even end up liking BME a lot.
Now, if you weren't sold on JHU to begin with, don't make your decision purely because it's ranked #1 for a major you might or might not like/stay with.</p>
<p>I think csquare provided you with great advice.</p>
<p>If you know you are coming to JHU then start out as a BME student. If over the summer as you enroll for your first semester of classes you read through the information and you decided the program is not of interest, then you can choose another program of study. If you do continue to pursue BME and decide in the first year of courses that the program is not for you, you can switch again. There is great flexibility when you have been admitted to the BME program - but do know when you leave the program you can't go back.</p>
<p>One other thing -- BME is an ENGINEERING major. Check out some of the threads on the JHU Forums (<a href="http://z14.invisionfree.com/Hopkins_Forums%5B/url%5D">http://z14.invisionfree.com/Hopkins_Forums</a>) which have gone into great depth about what makes BME unique. </p>
<p>Now if you are not set on JHU, well then as csquare stated, you should make up your mind not based on the BME major but rather the fit of the school.</p>
<p>Isn't BME the hardest to get into at JHU?</p>
<p>Yeah, it's the only major that has another separate admissions process (if you can call it that) after being admitted to JHU itself.</p>
<p>@christina</p>
<p>Can you please post your stats? It's for a friend. Thanks.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 760M. 730 CR. 720 W
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math. 760 US. 730 Chem.
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.4/3.9
[<em>] Rank: 16/720
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] APs (including this year's): 5’s=Calc BC. Chem. Bio. 4’s=Lang. US. Euro.
[</em>] IBs (including this year's: n/a
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Lit, Pysch, Physics C, Stats, Gov (AP everything)
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: don’t know
[li] Other stats (Awards, etc.): national merit commended. Bunch of piano awards. LeadAmerica conference </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: tennis (10-12 varsity) co-captain & captain. Piano since 6 yrs old. Volunteered 170 hrs at hospital. NHS VP. Character Club Pres. CSF member, etc
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: teach piano, teach tennis, tutor
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): my dad passed away. Month long summer program at UCSD (math & science related)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: okay I think
[<em>] Counselor Rec: pretty good
[</em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): didn’t have one
[li] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] State or Country: southern California
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public
[<em>] Ethnicity: chinese
[</em>] Gender: f
[<em>] Income Bracket: um
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): stated above</p>
<p>Anything you major in @ JHU is going to be great. It's fun, lotsa great students who will motivate you and even if you aren't in BME, the other departments there have students who are equally as amazing. You can't really go wrong here - like the above poster mentioned, give it a whirl and if you like it, then keep with it, if not, there are lotsa options.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Wow, you did TASP, RSI, and other research?! Impressed...</p>
<p>what do most people do after completing the BME major? what are some career options?
what kind of graduate schools are chosen?</p>
<p>afruff23
sorry that Hook is not accurate. that was part of the template and i left it blank, but accidentally erased the ":"
i didnt do any of that stuff</p>
<p>Are you doing both Physics C exams?</p>
<p>Any one (or 2 things) in particular that you think boosted your chances (non-academic as my friend has good academic stats).</p>
<p>Sorry about your loss. Did you think your dad's parting pushed you over the edge?</p>
<p>Good luck with all your pursuits!</p>
<p>yes i will be doing both physics exams, ew i should study, haha.</p>
<p>um, im really not sure what pushed me over. it could just be a combo of everything and i think my essays were pretty good.</p>
<p>what do most people do after completing the BME major? what are some career options?
what kind of graduate schools are chosen?</p>
<p>I believe about 50% go on to medical schools, and 50% go into research/graduate programs.</p>
<p>Most of these students go anywhere they want.</p>
<p>^ Hmm... maybe I should rethink turning down my offer, then...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.jhu.edu/careers/explore/majors.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.jhu.edu/careers/explore/majors.html</a> - really interesting
when I went to the BME seminar on 4/15, the presenter told us that usually 70% of the entering BME class wanted to pursue med school but by the end, that number had gone down to 30%.</p>
<p>Can somebody please tell me what people in BME who go to med school actually do with their careers? Do they design prosthetics and other things like a BME person would or do they practice medicine after residency?</p>
<p>I don't see the point in doing BME, if you're going to med school anyway. It's like buying a hot dog, but 2 minutes later you buy a hamburger (practicing medicine as an MD) and eat the steak. The hot dog (BME) is now useless per se.</p>
<p>Somebody please enlighten me.</p>
<p>umm...here's another analogy: as an MD, you make the hamburger, in BME, you design the equipment with which the hamburger will be made.</p>
<p>Gives you a leg up over those who are just making the hamburger</p>
<p>yeah, might be better if a current BME student answers this</p>