<p>Newarker123 :</p>
<p>If your major is engineering the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign should be your choice. It is one of the best in the nation.</p>
<p>I'm interested in biomedical engineering and then going on to medical school...which are the best schools for that? I realize that UChicago doesnt offer BME, but considering how it is top 10 in the nation for placement into medical school, I figure I will be alright if I get accepted.</p>
<p>I was recently looked into this for a friends daughter. There are many very good Biomedical Engineering programs in the country, non of which are at Chicago. Here is what I found for my friend's D.</p>
<p>The University of Washington has what sounds like one of the best and most interesting Bioengineering program in the country. Here is the main link: <a href="http://depts.washington.edu/bioe/%5B/url%5D">http://depts.washington.edu/bioe/</a> It is one of the country's best, ranked from #1 to #3 depending on the source: <a href="http://depts.washington.edu/bioe/about/factsheet.html%5B/url%5D">http://depts.washington.edu/bioe/about/factsheet.html</a></p>
<p>Bachelor of Science (BS BIOE) , at UW is a new degree that encompasses engineering, biology, and medicine and prepares students for medical school (MD), Ph.D. programs, MD/Ph.D. programs, or industry. The new undergrad degree program (BS BIOE) looks spectacular (<a href="http://depts.washington.edu/bioe/programs/bachelors/bs.html)%5B/url%5D">http://depts.washington.edu/bioe/programs/bachelors/bs.html)</a>. This is particularly attractive since the UW Medical School is ranked #1 for primary care training, and #7 for research.</p>
<p>There are two ways to gain admission to the program: Directly from High School (must apply before Dec. 1) and from within the University after proving ones self via coursework: <a href="http://depts.washington.edu/bioe/programs/bachelors/bs-apply.html%5B/url%5D">http://depts.washington.edu/bioe/programs/bachelors/bs-apply.html</a></p>
<p>Johns Hopkins University has what sounds like a great program as well, its grsd program is ranked #1 by some sources: <a href="http://engineering.jhu.edu/academicaffairs/g_rankings/%5B/url%5D">http://engineering.jhu.edu/academicaffairs/g_rankings/</a></p>
<p>New undergrad, multidisciplinary degree looks great: <a href="http://www.bme.jhu.edu/academics/undergrad.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.bme.jhu.edu/academics/undergrad.htm</a></p>
<p>Many liberal arts colleges have 3/2 programs, here is an example from the midwest:</p>
<p>Beloit College (<a href="http://cs.beloit.edu/inside/minor.html):%5B/url%5D">http://cs.beloit.edu/inside/minor.html):</a></p>
<p>There are several ways to enter the engineering field with studies originating at Beloit College. The normal route, and the one persons seeking to become certified professional engineers must follow, is the 3-2 combination between Beloit and a cooperating accredited engineering school: three years at Beloit, followed by two years at the engineering school. This path leads to bachelors' degrees awarded by each school. An alternative path is a 4-2 combination, usually leading to a B.S. in some engineering field.</p>
<p>The purpose of the 3-2 engineering option is to combine the best features of a liberal arts education with a professional engineering education. Students in the 3-2 program usually pursue chemical, civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering; however, many variants are possible, depending on the school choice: e.g., aerospace, biomedical, computer, environmental, industrial, materials, or mining. Affiliated universities include: Columbia (<a href="http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/bulletin/ugrad/programs/cp.php)%5B/url%5D">http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/bulletin/ugrad/programs/cp.php)</a>, Georgia Tech., Univ. of Illinois (Urbana), Iowa State, Univ. of Michigan, Purdue, Rensselaer Polytechnic, and Washington Univ. (St. Louis).</p>
<p>Engineering students normally choose an affiliated university for the 3-2 program. However, a student may substitute an Individualized Engineering Plan (worked out with any school accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) upon special application to the Beloit Engineering Advisor.</p>
<p>Beloit students interested in engineering have two additional options. For each, the student first completes a four-year degree program at Beloit, usually with a major in mathematics or one of the sciences. The student then chooses a program leading to a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. degrees in an engineering field or finds a job as an engineer with a firm.</p>
<p>For further information see the Beloit College Catalog, or contact Professor Paul Campbell, Engineering Advisor. </p>
<p>Knox College is also aligned with Columbia University as our many others (scroll to bottom): <a href="http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/bulletin/ugrad/programs/cp.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/bulletin/ugrad/programs/cp.php</a> Here is further info regarding Columbia's combined plan: <a href="http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/admissions/cp/bachelors/%5B/url%5D">http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/admissions/cp/bachelors/</a></p>
<p>Here is Dartmouth's 3-2 program & partners (scroll down to bottom) <a href="http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/thayer/academicsadmissions/undergrad-dual.html%5B/url%5D">http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/thayer/academicsadmissions/undergrad-dual.html</a></p>
<p>Here is a great article about liberal arts colleges and science education: <a href="http://www.collegenews.org/prebuilt/daedalus/cech_article.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegenews.org/prebuilt/daedalus/cech_article.pdf</a></p>
<p>Other very good programs:</p>
<p>Case Western Reserve undergrad BME ranked 4th: <a href="http://admission.case.edu/admissions/news/news_story.asp?iNewsID=447&strBack=%2Fadmissions%2Fnews%2Fnews_archive.asp%5B/url%5D">http://admission.case.edu/admissions/news/news_story.asp?iNewsID=447&strBack=%2Fadmissions%2Fnews%2Fnews_archive.asp</a></p>
<p>They also have lots of $$ <a href="http://admission.case.edu/admissions/news/news_story.asp?iNewsID=509&strBack=%2Fadmissions%2Fnews%2Fnews_archive.asp%5B/url%5D">http://admission.case.edu/admissions/news/news_story.asp?iNewsID=509&strBack=%2Fadmissions%2Fnews%2Fnews_archive.asp</a></p>
<p>Interesting thread concerning financial aid: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=95690%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=95690</a></p>
<p>Georgia Tech undergrad BME also ranked 4th in nation: <a href="http://www.gatech.edu/news-room/release.php?id=613%5B/url%5D">http://www.gatech.edu/news-room/release.php?id=613</a></p>
<p>Rensselaer BME undergrad ranked highly: <a href="http://www.bme.rpi.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.bme.rpi.edu/</a></p>
<p>UMichigan: <a href="http://www.umich.edu/%7Eoapainfo/TABLES/PDF/UMAA_Rankings.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.umich.edu/~oapainfo/TABLES/PDF/UMAA_Rankings.pdf</a></p>
<p>Purdue: <a href="http://news.uns.purdue.edu/html3month/2004/040820.Mason.usnrank04.html%5B/url%5D">http://news.uns.purdue.edu/html3month/2004/040820.Mason.usnrank04.html</a></p>
<p>Graduate Bio Med Engineer Rankings: <a href="http://www.phds.org/rankings/biomedical-engineering/rank%5B/url%5D">http://www.phds.org/rankings/biomedical-engineering/rank</a></p>
<p>thanks idad</p>