<p>So I'm a rising senior in high school right now with prospects of applying to UVA this fall. I would like to enroll in the School of Engineering, majoring in either Biomedical Engineering or Engineering Science - Nanomedicine Engineering (chem track), satisfying pre-med requirements along the way. I realize the difficulty of both majors but I would just like to perhaps find some strengths and weaknesses of each major, especially nanomedicine as I have not been able to come across too much information about it. If anybody is currently taking Engineering Science - nanomedicine or has further information about it (not already posted on UVAs website) please let me know, and maybe perhaps the degree of difficulty between the 2? Thank you!</p>
<p>For both majors, you will have to go to grad school (if not med school) because the curricula is too broad-based for most employers.</p>
<p>The ES-nanomedicine engineering minor is brand new (maybe a year old) and I don’t know anyone that is taking the classes. I do know that to do well, you will have to be strong in physics and chem.</p>
<p>I am taking the BME nanomedicine class this fall, but it is restricted to 4th year students. We’re supposed to work on cancer and cardiovascular treatments.</p>
<p>Take a look at the student guide (PDF) at [University</a> of Virginia | Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME)](<a href=“http://bme.virginia.edu/undergraduate/index.html]University”>http://bme.virginia.edu/undergraduate/index.html) - there is a listing of the nanomedicine focus in BME as well as a description of some of the classes.</p>
<p>Mech, how did you manage to do the BME class? I thought the pre-reqs were redic?</p>
<p>shoe,</p>
<p>I am a BME major. The nano class prereqs are required classes for BME majors so it isn’t a big deal to meet them.</p>
<p>hate your name. always confuses me. next time, sign up as “BmEwahoo” or something ;)</p>