<p>I’m a freshmen but upper-classmen have recommended that I make a list of colleges I’m interested in.</p>
<p>I’m planning on major in Biological Engineering (or Bioengineering) and Business (with Finance as a concentration). I’m planning on double majoring.</p>
<p>I’m aiming for ~8 colleges.</p>
<p>I’m very academically motivated.</p>
<p>All I could come up with so far were :</p>
<li>MIT</li>
<li>Cornell</li>
<li>UMD - College Park</li>
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<p>I’ve done research on MIT and Cornell and both seem really fantastic (although both are quite different). I have no preference on size or weather.</p>
<p>Can anyone recommend any similar colleges that are as academically rigorous as the above listed.</p>
<p>It's going to be very difficult to double major if one your majors is engineering. I would focus on one or the other. It might make sense to major in Engineering and later go back to school for your MBA.</p>
<p>Some other schools that are good in engineering and business </p>
<p>U of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (I think they’re tied with Caltech for Eng)
U of California, Berkeley (#2 Eng, good Business)
U of Michigan Ann Arbor
Upenn (Business is ridiculous, don’t know about Eng tho)
Lehigh U
U Texas Austin (McCombs)</p>
<p>You could also consider</p>
<p>Purdue (Krannert)
UVA (with McIntire)
And maybe Va tech</p>
<p>Penn's M+T program combines business and engineering into 1 degree. If you want to do BME and Business, aim for the M+T program because Penn is #1 undergrad business and top 10 BME. However, you do not need to have much of a business background to go into IBanking or Consulting with an engineering degree from at top school, so it would probably be smarter if you choose not to do the joint degree program at Penn to just get an engineering degree and gt an MBA later as Worried Student said.</p>
<p>Well I researched Penn a bit and found out they were too Medical oriented. I want to work more on the molecular level with organisms etc. I mean to say that I want more of a Biology focus rather than a Engineering one.</p>
<p>Also, consider Columbia. I know its BME program is not as nationally recognized, but from what I see, it is a very close knit department and students find plenty of research opportunities and personal attention. In terms of business, there is no "business" or "finance" major at Columbia, but you can major in Economics/IEOR/Financial Engineering and NYC is a great location for business. All my friends who interviewed for I-Banking positions this year got one.</p>
<p>Comparing average SAT scores and acceptance percentages will be good ways of determining similar academic rigor at other schools. Not entirely conclusive, but good indicators.</p>
<p>Like I said previously I'm inclined more toward Biological Engineering than Biomedical. Is there a place where I can see if a college offers a certain major ?</p>
<p>Also (for reference in future) I believe JHUs Business School doesn't accept people from other schools.</p>
<p>why do you care about a business degree if you want to work in biology?</p>
<p>Even if you decide to go into business, like many others have said, going to business school is still a possibility without an undergrad business major</p>
<p>I just don't want to sit in a lab all day doing PCR etc etc. I want to own a Biotech company. I just feel I'll be better off with 6 years of Business School as opposed to 2.</p>
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<p>The same thing that's wrong with the other Freshmen and Middle Schoolers on these Forums ;) I'm not going around posting a list of "Would-be" classes and "projected" GPAs and asking for my chances. I just want to know what colleges I should be looking at. Look at my history and you'll find I only ask questions that are directly relevant to me (What AP Prep Books (I take 1 AP Class now) and What SAT II Books).</p>
<p>Like I said a bunch of upperclassmen said I should make a reasonable list of colleges ASAP (well that and all my classmates have careers and colleges figured out)</p>
<p>milki,
one of the reasons you don't need to be thinking about colleges quite yet is the choice of where you would have a reasonable chance of getting into college WILL BE determined in large amount by your GPA and SAT's, as well as by your interests
. Please read this chart provided by the National Association for Admissions Counselling[ the organization college admission counlselors belong to].
The factors read from left to right- starting with most important. As you can see grades as well as tests scores play a HUGE role in admissions decisions.</p>
<p>Table 30. Factors in the college admission decision: percent of all colleges attributing levels of importance, 2005.
Factors
Considerable Importance
Moderate Importance
Limited Importance
No Importance
Grades in College Prep Courses 73.9 15.6 6.0 4.6
Standardized Admission Tests 59.3 28.5 6.0 6.2
Grades in All Courses 53.7 34.7 7.5 4.1
Class Rank 31.2 33.3 20.1 15.5
Essay or writing sample 23.3 34.8 21.0 21.0
Counselor Recommendation 16.7 44.0 25.2 14.0
Teacher Recommendation 17.1 41.5 26.4 15.0
Interview 8.6 28.9 29.3 33.2
Work/Extracurricular Activities 8.0 39.1 35.0 17.8
Student’s Demonstrated Interest 15.1 21.1 22.9 41.0
State Graduation Exam Scores 6.7 12.3 29.7 51.3
Subject Tests (SAT II, AP, IB) 6.9 24.6 32.6 35.9
Race/Ethnicity 2.3 15.5 19.9 62.3
Ability to Pay 2.3 6.6 15.3 75.7
State or County of Residence 1.4 7.9 16.3 74.4
Alumni Relations 2.1 19.5 43.8 34.6
Source: NACAC Admission Trends Survey, 2005.</p>
<p>It's way too early forn you to be choosing colleges to apply to. Picking MIT, which is one of the most selective [read hardest to get into, accepting less than 1 in 10 students] at this point is like saying you plan on to winning the lottery. Between now and your Senior year your interests could change dramatically- most freshman in college don't have a clear career path, let alone freshman in HS. But even if your interests stay the same, you won't be able to narrow down the colleges you should apply to [including those where you have a reasonable chance of being accepted] until you have finished a few more years of HS. So take the most challenging course load YOU CAN HANDLE, leave time for EC's that matter you and make the most of your HS career first.</p>
<p>To OP, sorry to shatter your hopes, but it is almost impossible to get a business and an engineering degree at any college in 4 years. Even if you can get into Upenn, you will not be able to satisfy Wharton's graduation requirements and Upenn's graduation requirements for engineering. Same goes for most other schools. The closest thing you will get is Lehigh''s Integrated Business and Engineering.</p>
<p>Also, be careful on what you choose. There is some difference between bioengineering and biomedical engineering. Schools offer the former or the latter while some schools offer both.</p>
<p>kguo. There's nothing wrong in trying :). If not I'll go through another year. Yes I'm aware of the differences between Bio and Biomedical. I'm planning on doing either Bio or Biological.</p>
<p>Also I might come in with a reasonable amount IB/AP Credit (Oh God I turned into "that" freshmen)</p>
<p>I am taking the most challenging courses and doing ECs I love. I'm not saying I'll get into MIT (I know it's a crapshoot), I just want to look a at list of colleges that offer Bio and Business and are reasonably selective.</p>
<p>Eh, I guess 3 should suffice (MIT, Cornell and UMD)</p>