<p>Hey guys, I was wondering if this was possible. I got my letter from Vandy today, and I am extremely excited about the opportunity to attend. However, currently I am listed in the School of Arts and Sciences. How would I go about changing from Bio to Biomedical Engineering? Is that even possible? thanks!</p>
<p>Hi VJK,</p>
<p>First of all, congrats! Vanderbilt is a fantastic school and I really hope you decide to attend. Switching from bio to engineering is definitely doable, but it gets harder the longer you wait. When signing up for your classes, make sure that you sign up for ES 140 first semester and CS 103 second semester; it will make your life much easier when you make the switch. Otherwise, I would recommend to take a look at the curriculum for both majors and select your classes wisely, leaving the opportunity to change or to stay available. </p>
<p>Transferring into the engineering school is perhaps the hardest switch to make (besides Blair possibly) logistics wise, as many of the major specific classes begin first semester of sophomore year. As long as you decide by the end of freshman year, you should be fine. One more thing to note – as part of the ES 140 curriculum you will most likely be required to download MATLAB. Engineering students receive this software free of charge, but A&S students taking engineering classes have to pay for it, something to consider when calculating finances.</p>
<p>Congrats again and I hope to see you on campus next year!</p>
<p>I’m sorry to ■■■■■, but i have a brother who goes to vandy and is friends with an admissions officer. the woman told my brother that this year would be really hard to get in for bme, because they accept students based on possible declared major, at least in seas. anyway, i applied bme and was disappointingly waitlisted. I don’t mean to hate on your acceptance, in fact I congratulate you, but i hope i wasn’t waitlisted because i applied for a competitive major.</p>
<p>Another ■■■■■, but I think major definitely affects acceptance and even scholarship award. My son also applied BME to some schools and, even though accepted, he was given much lower scholarships than his peers with lesser stats/ECs. He has decided to attend a public OOS university who is giving him a full ride, including housing and board, plus other perks. He will major in mech eng, or perhaps elec eng, and hopefully attend a grad program in BME, if he still has an interest in that field.</p>
<p>^^ see I am at the same junction. I have a full scholorship to my OOS with perks, and I am trying to decide between it and Vandy</p>