<p>Can you get into BME without research experience? It seems like everyone has so much research experience, or they're otherwise incredible in some way.
Are my scores good enough for getting into JHU in general? I just finished sophomore year but It's my dream school!
SAT IIs:
Bio M-780
Math II-700 (I know, it's not very good)</p>
<p>APs:
Bio-5
Next year's APs- Chem, Calc, English, US History, and possibly French
I have a 4.0 UW GPA
a 4.8 9th-12th grade weighted (Highest possible)
and a 5.0 10th-12th grade GPA</p>
<p>I am a cheerleader and a trapeze artist in NHS, CSF and many other clubs such as Interact, Project manager of the ethics committee.
I've also won my category in the school science fair twice.
Do I have any chance? Cheerleading for my school takes up my entire summer along with summer assignments and SAT prep. My year is even more hectic. So research will be very difficult. I'm probably going to do a YES project this year, if I can manage it.
Thanks!</p>
<p>just so you know... from what i understand from someone i know who majored in BME at another school</p>
<p>it's difficult... and it's nearly all mathematics/statistics/computers.
its an applied mathematics field.
i used to have the imprresion it was more of a biology field but its not.</p>
<p>Yes. I know. I've talked to people who've been through it. I am taking Honors Physics junior year as well and I plan on taking AP Physics senior year. I'm a grade ahead in math as well, even though my Math II score is pretty low. I am willing to work hard and do whatever it takes. Even if I can't get into the BME I still want to go to Hopkins. I would still love to be a Bio major. I ultimately want to be a professor.</p>
<p>well thank you. I also raise alpacas, which my sister used as an essay for USC. She just transferred in. Hopefully I won't have to go that route though. I want to do it right the first time around. It's stressful transferring after freshman year.</p>
<p>It's definitely possible to get into BME without having done research - I'm a BME and while I did do research for a summer before applying, I know quite a few people who never did. BME is a lot of science and mathematics, and the uniting factor (in my opinion) among people admitted to BME is a demonstrated passion for these fields. Whether its doing research, participating in competitions, taking higher level classes at a community college etc, I think (just from taking to people about what they did in HS) that many BME students are the ones who got involved in math/science activities not just to build their resumes, but because they enjoyed them</p>