<p>Hi, I'm currently researching colleges that offer Biomedical Engineering: Pre-Medical programs and I'm considering ..</p>
<p>University of Southern California
University of California - Irvine
California State University - Cal Poly
California State University - Long Beach
University of Virginia
Columbia University</p>
<p>And I'm wondering.. Are these schools good for Biomedical Engineering for the pre-medical route and are there any other schools for Biomedical Engineering, pre-med?</p>
<p>These schools are fine.</p>
<p>But to tell you the truth, since your goal is med school, I wouldn’t worry about whether the school has “bio-med engineering” or not. Not necessary for med school at all. If a school has it, then fine. But an undergrad degree in ChemE, EE, or Mech E with the pre-med req’ts and maybe some additional bio classes work well, too.</p>
<p>I have to agree with the above statement. BME is great and all but any of the others with the proper electives will get you where you want to go.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>Thanks for the back up. :)</p>
<p>I guess I’ve seen too many pre-med kids narrowing their school choices by only looking at schools with bio-med engineering. That can be so short-sighted. A bio-med engineering undergrad degree can be very limiting if you decide not to go into medicine and it’s certainly not needed if you do go into medicine. </p>
<p>I recently had a PM discussion with a future pre-med student who was overlooking awesome merit scholarship opportunities just over this “bio-med engineering” issue. And, the student needs merit money for college! I finally was able to convince him to at least apply to the big merit school as a MechE major (will also do the pre-med curriculum and maybe also minor in bio) in case his other schools don’t work out financially.</p>
<p>I think there are certain majors out there that have a certain cachet sound to them that attracts students - even if those majors aren’t really the best for them in the long run.</p>