<p>Welcome, Bil! Son is rising senior and wants to do BME. His heart is set on Marquette. They have a bs/ms program, and a new masters in engineering in BME. Also offer co-ops and internships.</p>
<p>We’re from New Orleans, and know nothing about Phillie, but am starting to get info on Drexel and Pitt from that area. </p>
<p>We went to info session for Hopkins last year, and really liked it. Son wants to apply.
I do know that you have to apply specifically to the BME program if you want to major in that. Don’t know about accelerated programs there, but seems like you get to do research right away.</p>
<p>Good luck and ask any questions and keep us posted. We’re all learning from each other!</p>
<p>BME is a new and exciting field that I’m so thrilled that my son is interested in.</p>
<p>He does not want to go to medical school. He actually wants to design medical equipment, like prosthetics, or maybe work with MRIs or CAT scans or other type of medical equipment.</p>
<p>Drexel has some excellent academic programs, but is a hideous campus and lacks in campus life. It is also expensive. I grew up in the area and recently my niece looked at Drexel for engineering. There were too many negatives. That said, for a local student who needs to commute, it offers a good education.</p>
<p>The idea of an accelerated Phd seems crazy. The website for this supernova program says that this is accomplished by beginning research early in the process. This is a de facto requirement for Phd programs anyway. I wouldn’t stress out about being in an accelerated program if it were me.</p>
<p>It also wasn’t clear from the website but do they charge tuition for all 7 years? Nearly all Phds in engineering and natural sciences are funded (tuition remission + health insurance + stipend). So if you would do a Phd in this accelerated program, you may end up paying through the nose to do it.</p>
<p>IMHO, if you want to go the research route, get involved as soon as possible working in a lab, but don’t stress out about being in a specific program.</p>
<p>I am a current student at Drexel and highly disagree with MomofWildChild. Please check out the Drexel message board here on collegeconfidential, it has a lot of great information. The student life at Drexel is extremely active, and there are hundreds and hundreds of student orgs. Drexel is an expensive university, but in my opinion, its worth it especially to take advantage of the co-op program where you have real paid work experiences for 6 months during college. They also hand out a whole crap load of scholarships to many and are very reasonable with financial aid, so I’d recommend applying even if you think the cost is high. As far as the campus, its changed from many years ago. Many people that know Drexel from long ago have different opinions of the campus but the truth is they have built many state of the art buildings in the last few years and continue to renovate the campus and add green areas, a new quad, and more. Let me know if you have any questions.</p>
<p>Zack- thanks for weighing in. It is true that there have been many improvements to the campus, and the co-op program is excellent. For my tastes, there is still too high a ratio of concrete to green areas, especially compared to Penn. I am the first to admit that I am not a city campus person, and I’m glad you are having a good experience at Drexel.</p>
<p>@Bil: I do not know a lot about Drexel, but I too am interested in BME (it rocks!). JHU has the BEST BME program in the country, hands down. I’m not sure where Drexel is ranked, but I’ve read on CC than JHU is truly ahead of everybody in BME (and it’s been ranked #1 according to US News for a few years now). </p>
<p>I should look into this SuperNOVA program, as this is the first time I have read about it. </p>