<p>Hi I am recently considering biomedical engineering at Georgia Tech and I was just wondering what the difficulty of the program is. I know Georgia Tech is a tough school, but could any current biomed students help me out? Anything will help. Thanks</p>
<p>Engineering is hard here, period. BME does have a negligibly higher GPA than some other engineering majors, but I suspect that is somewhat inflated by harder working students/pre-meds… It is doable, but like most things worthwhile, you will have to work hard to do well.</p>
<p>I agree with InPursuit that a higher GPA is in no way indicative of it being easier. The BME students are some of the highest achieving in the school. For example, BME students get probably the largest number of prestigious graduate fellowships of any department on campus.</p>
<p>Yeah that is what I was expecting. I think I can handle it. I just have to work hard and stay positive. Thanks so much for the help guys.</p>
<p>approx. 40% BME declared freshman have switched out of BME by the time they graduate…</p>
<p>i bet many have switched into it though. most college students change majors…</p>
<p>I would not be surprised if that were the case.</p>
<p>Are the professors at GA Tech approachable to balance out the program difficulty? And are there a lot of opportunities to take part in labs and more hands on activities?</p>
<p>And generally less than 40-50% of pre-meds at any given top school (or period) continue on with the pre-med track. That doesn’t say a lot. College students switch majors/tracks a lot. It’s not always b/c of difficulty.</p>
<p>from what I’ve seen amongst my friends I’m not sure how ‘effective’ or ‘useful’ a biomed major is after graduation. my friends doing pre-med have switched out majors to bio, biochem, or chemistry since biomed was unnecessarily difficult for their pre-med stuff. I have friends who graduated with a biomed degree and 3.9 gpa and he’s been having trouble finding a job and same for two of my friends graduating this semester. I don’t know how high the demand for biomed engineering majors are. You may be better off doing something more general and broader like mechanical engineering and take some electives in the bio area.</p>
<p>Donsun makes a good point. Biomed job market isn’t that great right now, but it’s getting a lot better: [Fastest</a> growing jobs in America - Biomedical engineers (4) - FORTUNE](<a href=“http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2010/pf/1009/gallery.jobs_future.fortune/4.html]Fastest”>Fastest growing jobs in America - Biomedical engineers (4) - FORTUNE)
In a couple of years, it should be a lot better. Plus, it’s not like jobs are that plentiful anywhere, let alone the bme sector.</p>
<p>And BME is no harder nor easier than any other engineering major. One reason people complain is because a lot of BMED Premeds need a very high GPAs usually (3.6+), so they go in hoping for all A’s in a semester, ie, very high expectations.</p>
<p>I’m currently a fourth year Biomed at Tech with above a 3.9, and many of my hardworking and motivated friends have been able to maintain a 3.75 or greater in the degree. Biomeds tend to be some of the hardest workers at Tech with some of the longest hours, but with the program ranked in the top three nationwide, hard work should come without question. Most every professor has numerous undergrads working in their labs, and the cooperation and group oriented mindset of the students make the program very doable. Everyone in the program wants the guy or girl sitting next to him to succeed because in essence, with all the group work, it will mean he succeeds as well. </p>
<p>In addition to the academics, Tech has a great athletics environment and over 300 student organizations. The most successful Biomeds I know are those that get involved outside of the classroom and outside of the department.</p>
<p>@GTjackets so you say that it is definately manageable? How were you and your friends able to keep up such a high gpa? (any advice cause i’m most likely going to choose gtech and i want to know what i’d be getting myself into)
Thanks!!!</p>
<p>Do the recent Gatech BME undergrads have been able to get decent job offers last year (2011) and this year (2012) ? My son is interested in BME and has multiple acceptances from various colleges including Gatech.</p>
<p>Thanks
Mwahal</p>
<p>Hello fellow CCers! I am a graduating high school senior who plans to study BME. I have narrowed down my decision to three colleges, and I would like to get some input from others here, for I have read very good advice over the last couple months regarding college decisions. Between MIT full price, GaTech at 20 grand a year, and UM full ride (stamps scholarship), where do you think would be the best place for me to go for a BME undergraduate education? Thanks for your input, it is much appreciated!</p>
<p>Im going to GT next year as a ChemE and i absolutely love the school so I may be a bit biased. Many people would probably still advise you to go to mit because of the name, but from what I hear, all three of them are very similar in terms of engineering reputation and program strength and I dont see any reason why you would pay full tuition for a school that is comparable to your other 2 choices. if you are going entirely by rankings(which you shouldnt but sometimes they can be helpful in getting a sense of where a school stands) gt has the 2nd best bme program in the country only behind hopkins. Even with that in mind though, I still think that the full ride to michigan is the best option for you. If you go into any of these schools and do what you are supposed to do(get involved, intern/coop, and work hard) youll come out with a top notch engineering education and you wont have any trouble finding a top job. the only difference is one is free and the other 2 are not. I hope this helps, but then again im just a senior in high school so you should get more advice from people who have worked with engineering alumni from these schools</p>
<p>thank you amartiniglass1! What I meant by UM was the University of Miami, my bad for not making it clear. But I agree with your opinion that both GT and MIT both have top notch engineering programs. I am aware of rankings and all that jazz, but like you said, they only tell a small part of the story. Thanks for your input!</p>
<p>If you parents are millionaires and/or you have unlimited funds for any other reason, MIT might be a reasonable option … if not, I’d drop it! GT is ranked higher in this major, and you can save ~30-40k per year … my choice would be clear, in particular when I consider the weather (but that’s just me … ).</p>
<p>Miami (free) vs. GT (20k) - again a question of money - if your funds are limited/critical, I could understand if you considered Miami - but from academic point of view there are NO questions!! 20k/year is a really good price for GT - I’d seriously consider dropping the Miami offer! The better job prospects will pay you easily back the ~80k difference over your career.</p>
<p>eml2505, thats the reasoning that has been making me lean towards GTech over the last couple of days, thank you for the much needed confirmation! 
i am visiting tech in 2 weeks for the first time, I think that once I gain a feel for the school I will be able to make the final decision. Do you really think there is that big of a discrepancy between the quality of the schools though? Miami has been getting a lot better over the last couple of years… Sorry if I sound stubborn, I am just trying to attain the most informed opinion possible</p>