<p>D was admitted to UVA's and Georgia Tech's engineering program and is trying to make her final decision. Based on the literature provided by UVA, about 60 end-of-year freshmen are admitted to the BME program annually, but there are no stats on the net or on UVA's BME website as to how many apply/are denied admission to the program. Since she was admitted directly to Georgia Tech's BME program, this is a consideration. Any UVA engineers out there who can provide an assist?</p>
<p>I know that the BME program is really prestigious, so UVA would be a good choice for her.</p>
<p>I just visited today, they said there were 150 applicants for BME this year I think and only 60 were accepted. However, they did say they are probably going to change it to 80 for next year as more resources become available.</p>
<p>Actually it’s about 70. You have to have good grades in first semester to get in. The cutoff is a 3.2 I think. </p>
<p>However, I think that Georgia Tech has the better BME program in terms of ranking.</p>
<p>I have some official info on this, and some unofficial.
Unofficial:
- there is no GPA “cutoff”
- as long as you do well first semester, in general, you can be accepted
- not surprised the number of applicants raised this year, since official rankings were released in the last two years</p>
<p>Official
The ugrad coordinator told me that this year they will admit 70 students
(expanded from years past) from 112 applicants. She also said that BME
has never rejected anyone with a GPA above 3.4 at the end of their
first year. First year students can show additional interest by
attending BME lab tours and the department’s weekly lecture series.
Also, students should give a lot of thought to the application
question concerning their interest in the major. Additionally, if a
student is not accepted, they can apply the following year or minor in
BME in combination with any other major. There is also the new
Nanomedicine concentration in Engineering Science that is heavy with
BME courses and can be pre-med compatible.</p>
<p>From a BME major –</p>
<p>At UVa, BME has a high number of females so gender should not be an issue.</p>
<p>GT’s department is more highly ranked, but UVa’s is up there as well.</p>
<p>There are tremendous opportunities for research and your daughter will work closely with profs.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the lab tours were last week.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that 99% of all BME majors plan to go to grad or med school, thus the cost of attendance of UVa vs GT may be an issue.</p>
<p>If you go to [University</a> of Virginia Department of Biomedical Engineering: Undergrad | Program](<a href=“http://bme.virginia.edu/ugrad/uprogram/]University”>http://bme.virginia.edu/ugrad/uprogram/) and click on <a href=“http://bme.virginia.edu/ugrad/BME_Student_Guide.pdf[/url]”>http://bme.virginia.edu/ugrad/BME_Student_Guide.pdf</a>, you’ll see a listing of required and optional courses. The guide changes from year to year and doesn’t yet reflect the nano courses.</p>
<p>If you want to PM me, I can give you contact info for someone who can answer your questions.</p>