<p>Hello beautiful people, </p>
<p>I am interested in pursuing a degree in biomedical engineering (I'm currently a senior in HS) and I thought I would ask the internet for a bit of guidance during this college search process (oh, how my college counselor would shudder if she knew!). I would prefer to go to a school on the coast (east or west, it doesn't matter) that has a strong outdoor activities program. Schools in the NE or NW are ideal. I'm open to both public and private schools. To give you all a bit of guidance: my GPA is 3.8 UW and my SAT is a 1910 (640 CR, 630 M, 640 W). I am very involved in extracurricular activities at my school (private, boarding) and have quite a few leadership positions. </p>
<p>I know I am not providing very much to go off of, but any and all input is appreciated. Thank you!</p>
<p>You might want to post in the engineering forum.</p>
<p>What you will hear is that it is hard to get a job with a BS in BME - you would need to go on to grad school, most likely. It might be better to go into chemical or mechanical engineering, because those degrees are more versatile.</p>
<p>BME is supposedly too shallow - you learn a little about a lot of different areas.</p>
<p>You’re looking for those schools with good, active outdoors clubs that will rent equipment to you and that organize outings to area climbing, skiing, and hiking sites. Cornell and Colgate come to mind, but they may be outside your SAT score. </p>
<p>Are you full pay? if not, have you run the net price calculators? what have your parents said they will contribute?</p>
<p>We will probably have to be full pay. My family doesn’t qualify for financial aid, but I’ll probably go ahead and fill out the FAFSA anyway. It would, however, be very nice to receive some merit aid. </p>
<p>^^
ask your parents how much they will pay each year. You need to be certain about how much they will pay.</p>
<p>Your SAT isn’t likely high enough for merit at most of the schools you have heard of. Are you retesting?</p>
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<p>What you will hear is that it is hard to get a job with a BS in BME - you would need to go on to grad school, most likely. It might be better to go into chemical or mechanical engineering, because those degrees are more versatile.</p>
<p>BME is supposedly too shallow - you learn a little about a lot of different areas.</p>
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<p>the above is exactly right. A degree in BME is very limiting. Few/no jobs for those with just bachelors degrees. Getting into grad school is not a given. Better to major in MechE or ChemE so you have flexibility. BioMedE grad schools accept those with undergrad degrees in MechE and ChemE. </p>
<p>what is your career goal? </p>
<p>The 1270 CR + M is a roadblock to merit.</p>
<p>And not every BME (or Bioengineering) department has ABET approval, unlike the traditional engineering disciplines (in the main).</p>
<p>Thank you all for the response! Yes, I am going to retest in October. I plan to actually study this time, so my scores will hopefully increase. </p>
<p>Can you answer the other questions? </p>
<p>and what state are you in?</p>
<p>What do you plan on doing with a BME degree?</p>
<p>How much will your parents pay each year…ask them.</p>
<p>And are you planning on continuing to grad school?</p>
<p>Sorry, I don’t exactly live with my parents so I am just now hearing back from them. They are willing to pay the full price. I’m in Virginia. I plan to be a biomedical engineer. </p>