<p>I really can't decide and both schools are great. I've discussed it with my parents and they've left the decision up to me but i still can't decide. I plan on majoring in biomedical engineerring or biochemistry or i might double major. COuld anyone give me advantanges of one school or another. Social life and Dorm rooms are not as important as the quality of education and research opportunity. My fear at U of M is that I will be lost amongst the millions but people often say that it has one of the best educational opportunities. I REALLY CAN'T DECIDE PLZ HELP!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>I have no idea what U of M is like since I haven’t even visited. A lot of what I say about Case may seem negative, but it looks like you know the positives and I’m jsut trying to help you make an informed, fair decision.</p>
<p>Note: Since I have the greatest experience with biomed eng professors at Case I will talk only about them.</p>
<p>Case’s biochem and biomedical eng programs are both fairly large (I’m biomed eng and it has, rough guesstimate, around 75 people a year).</p>
<p>Interacting with professors has been relatively easy for me, but for most of the student-professor relationships I have, I had to make the first step. It’s not that hard to make that first step, shoot them an email to talk about research or anything else you feel you could get good advice about. In my first year I talked to one of my professors about which specialty I should go into within biomed eng, he talked to me for about an hour about why he had gone into, why he chose to go into academia, and gave me the names of professors I could contact to do research with. </p>
<p>I’ve never tested whether or not biomed engineering professors have a literal open-door policy because they tend to be busy and shooting them an email a day or two in advance to check if they are available is just so simple. When I needed to meet with someone we usually have been able to work it out.</p>
<p>Like I said I have no idea what it is like to go to U of M, but I imagine that it will also require you making the first step. Social life may not be the FIRST consideration but if you literally cannot decide by any other means, having a decent football team would be nice. I mean I personally love Case but I think the overall school spirit would be much better if we had a good football team. I don’t let it bring me down, but there are a lot of negative people at Case.
Perhaps you could try emailing a U of M faculty member about what kind of research opportunities you might have at U of M. You might even try to get into a lab now for next year, worst case scenario the prof responds that there’s no room for another student or for freshman. The way he/she responds might give you a decent indication of how freshman are treated.</p>