<p>Im deciding between Michigan and Georgia Tech for BME.</p>
<p>Im OOS for both schools, so money is really not a factor and both schools are about the same distance away. I liked the campus of both schools so Im primarily interested in which one might have a better program, the USNWR ranking are very close. Right now not certain if I would like to go on to research or go to medical school.</p>
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<p>Michigan is 10k more expensive than Georgia Tech for OOS, so money is definitely a factor. Both have excellent BME program, so its just going to be a waste of money if you choose University of Michigan. Go with Georgia Tech.</p>
<p>I know this isn’t what you asked about. But I grew up in Michigan… If everything else is equal , remember the weather in the winter is a lot nicer down here.:)</p>
<p>We just made the exact same decision in our household.</p>
<p>Some random thoughts from our list:</p>
<p>GT is MUCH more hardcore than UM and is pretty much all about engineering.</p>
<p>GT has a beautiful traditional campus, UM is kind of integrated into Ann Arbor but does have some campus areas. </p>
<p>UM is a very small notch below GT in engineering. However, a big plus is you have a choice of many top 10 programs you can transfer into if you find out that engineering is not your bag or your are bombing out of it. </p>
<p>Michigan, while not considered a party school, has plenty of parties and plenty of girls (if your a guy and are seeking some extracurricular activity besides Friday night with the bioengineering club buddies).</p>
<p>OOS GT is much cheaper.</p>
<p>Atlanta is a thriving city with great weather and a strong job market.</p>
<p>Detroit is a dieing city with bad weather and a horrible job market. </p>
<p>UM is a about 30 minutes away from Detroit so you will be sheltered in Ann Arbor and may never need to experience the city - you can get your education and go.</p>
<p>So…
If you are obsessed with bioengineering above all else and want to be around others of like mind that talk, live and breath bioengineering. GT is your place. If you <em>pretty sure</em> you like bioengineering/engineering but like other stuff and want to mix in a more well rounded social life, UM is a better choice.</p>
<p>@chiselcheeks I wouldn’t go so far as to call Detroit a dying city, but overall you’re right.</p>
<p>Both are fantastic institutions, but I’d give more of an edge towards GTech.</p>
<p>Atlanta: Location of 14 Fortune 500 headquarters (3rd highest in the US) (Winner)
Detroit: Location of 2 Fortune 500 headquarters</p>
<p>GTech: 2nd for Biomedical (Winner, although it’s more or less a tie)
UMich: 6th for Biomedical</p>
<p>GTech: $41,000 per year (Winner - You’ll be saving $46,000 after graduation)
UMich: $52,000 per year for Freshman and Sophomores, $55,000 for Juniors and Seniors</p>
<p>GTech: Very highly ranked engineering, somewhat highly ranked business
UMich: Very highly ranked engineering, very highly ranked business (Winner for versatility)</p>
<p>So the bottom line is, if you’re an engineering type person, and even if Biomedical doesn’t turn out to what it seemed, you’ll have a lot more opportunities at GTech in the engineering field during your undergrad for education, as well as research opportunities, not to mention fantastic job placement after in a city like Atlanta. (At GTech, median salary was $63,000 for Biomedical, at UMich, it was $58,000)</p>
<p>If you’re not an engineering person, and Biomedical is the only thing that caught your eye, then UMich might be better for its versatility.</p>
<p>Purely based on BME research, UM is considered a better school than GT. In addition, with its own med school, UM potentially offers more research opportunities than GT, which relies on Emory for medical collaborations.</p>
<p>@PCHope </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf11313/pdf/tab62.pdf[/url]”>http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf11313/pdf/tab62.pdf</a>
This is somewhat old info, but look at the BME in Gatech vs UM. Gatech spend 2x the amount of money than UM, and the number of research papers and opportunities are better in Gatech. UMich overall has a better name like UCLA/UCB, but for engineering ONLY, Gatech beats UMich in almost all departments.</p>
<p>If you look at the NRC ranking however, which has more comprehensive factors, UM comes ahead in both s-ranking and r-ranking. </p>
<p>[NRC</a> Rankings Overview: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering - Faculty - The Chronicle of Higher Education](<a href=“NRC Rankings Overview: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering”>NRC Rankings Overview: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering)</p>
<p>@PCHOPE - Those NRC rankings are for Doctoral Programs and it’s from 2010…</p>
<p>OP - Go to the engineering forum and ask them for advice. There are people over on that forum who are engineers and they shoud be able to give you some insight. Good luck!</p>
<p>@michigangeorgia</p>
<p>That’s why I said “purely based on research”. </p>
<p>There are still fairly limited BME jobs for bachelor degree holders, with many/majority graduates moving on to grad and med schools. It is thus particularly important to consider faculty research capacity and student research opportunities.</p>
<p>PCHope - You are correct that there currently aren’t a lot of jobs for bachelor degree holders. We live in Georgia and so it may make a difference. The kids around here that attend GT haven’t had any problems getting into student research in BME or other majors … Also when we visited GT they said if you want to do research there are plenty of opportunities to do student research. I think the main thing regardless of where a person goes to school is that they are going to have to go and find someone and ask them if they can get involved in research. It’s just like the co-op’s, if they put in the time to apply and interview , they should be able to find one. But the students have to put in the effort no one is going to just give it to them.</p>
<p>Both schools are great. I don’t think someone can go wrong by picking either one.</p>
<p>From the last year batch, I know someone who picked UM over Gatech and I also know someone who picked Gatech over UM. Go Figure!! We met them in April at the tech thingy for admitted students.</p>
<p>My son had BME from several places but we were seriously considering Case Western and Gatech in the end. He chose Gatech since he liked the vibe better. And just this sem he switched from BME to EE. </p>
<p>Since Gatech has strong engineering program, you cant go wrong picking Gatech, in case you decide that you dont like BME and want to switch to something else. Gatech all engineering programs are in top 10. Case Western were not and I dont know the rankings of engineering programs of UM, but AFAIR only a few were in top 10.</p>
<p>The difference in rankings will have ZERO effect on your future. They are both highly ranked BME schools. </p>
<p>The rankings are so similar they dont matter at all. Seriously. Just decide what vibe and location you like more. GT is a a big city school. UM is not. If you want a college-town (where everybody is a student or connected to the University), go to UM. If you want a city where you can leave campus and you are just another person and nobody knows or cares if you are a student, go to GT.</p>
<p>I’d go to GT (biased). Cheaper and better. And it is worth mentioning that Michigan is a dying state (my whole family for mannnny generations on both sides is from MI so I’m not just talking out of my ass) crushing under the weight of decades of literally ■■■■■■■■ economic policy. The only people left in MI are basically white trash and ghetto Detroit/Flint/Sagnasty citizens. Meanwhile, Atlanta is [relatively] booming.</p>
<p>Rickdust. Not nice. I grew up in MIchigan and my parents still live there. While the
Economy stinks up there to say every one is white trash is wrong. I know you are
A high school student but still you shojld think before you post. BTW remember
You live in Georgia and I’ve heard plenty of those same type of comments about
Georgia since my husband and I moved here 11 years ago.</p>
<p>I didn’t mean any offense (hey, everyone in my family except my parents and siblings live in MI, and I’d easily give a bunch of my relatives such a monike, several of them are quite frankly fat and lazy union auto worker white trash), but MI really sucks. I go up there all the time and the people just don’t seem very…attractive, you know? Even the UP, while beautiful, feels very poor and kind of depressing.</p>
<p>And yeah I’d say mostly the same stuff about GA, the difference is that Atlanta and the burbs are really extremely nice, and growing while Detroit, etc decay further. I personally view the rest of GA as pretty pitiful and I consider myself an Atlanta, not a Georgian. I’m honestly much meaner in my evaluation of Georgians than Michiganders- one of the reasons that I like going to Tech is being able to separate myself even further from the toothless UGA bandwagon football fans from outside of Metro ATL =)</p>
<p>Rickdust. UP is pretty wish I owned a cabin up there. Yes they don’t seem to have as much money. I am from the middle of the mitten and I’ve only been to detroit a cuople of times. Hopefully the state will
Turn itself around someday soon. Even though we have been here 11 years I don’t really cosider myself an ATlantan or a Georgian maybe it’s because we live in the golf cart “bubble” … I’m probably will always think of myself as a michigander. :)</p>
<p>BTW typing on my phone is the pitts.</p>