<p>I got in LSA for chemistry. Should I email admissions and try to get switched into Biomedical engineering? I mean, if I could get into LSA honors that would be awesome, but then again I heard they have really good engineering. </p>
<p>Do any of you know: Is north campus that bad? Is it still fun? Is LSA a lot more fun than Engineering?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Do you want to study biomedical engineering because you are interested in it or because you hear that it is good? The thing that makes Michigan special is the number of strong programs it offers. There are very few (if any) departments that would be considered weak. This is great if you should change your mind while you are there.</p>
<p>If you are interested in studying engineering, you will now need to transfer out of LSA and into Engineering. I’m not sure if you can do this now or if you’ll have to wait until you get there. I don’t think undergraduate admissions will do this for you but you could ask. Perhaps someone in College of Engineering can tell you. In any event, most freshmen engin students are taking mostly classes offered by LSA so there is a lot of overlap. You shouldn’t fall behind.</p>
<p>The worst thing about North Campus is that you have to get on a bus to get to Central Campus. Things in North Campus are more spread out than on Central Campus.</p>
<p>Whether LSA is more fun the Engineering depends on who you are and what you like. Based on the posts on this site, you’ll get answers both ways. Outside of class, the engineering students are not segregated from the LSA students.</p>
<p>You did not get into LSA for Chemistry. You do not get into LSA according to major, nor do you declare your major until Junior year. </p>
<p>I also hope you aren’t deciding major according to where the classes are being held or on the basis of how tough it is. </p>
<p>At any rate, the difference in difficulty between Chemistry and Engineering is negligible, and living/studying in North Campus is only slightly inconvenient. Not that it matters since many LSA students are housed in North Campus anyway and many Engineering students end up living in North Campus. There is a free and frequent bus route connecting North and Central campuses and it does not usually take more than 10 minutes to go from one campus to the other.</p>
<p>I recommend you enter in LSA, take all the pre-requisites for Engineering and then transfer to the CoE, which is easy if your GPA is reasonable (over 3.3).</p>
<p>I think you should major in whatever interests you, not switch to BME because you heard “they have really good engineering”. And no, north campus isn’t bad, it’s actually really nice…</p>
<p>North Campus isn’t bad. It’s a 15 min bus ride from central to north and there’s thousands of kids that have to do it. To transfer into CoE you should register for engr 100 and 101 your freshman year, gen chem or orgo,physics and calc classes. If your GPA meets the requirements for a transfer, you should have a smooth transition.</p>