<p>we all know that JHU's BME is the BEST
but i got rejected to BME but still accepted to JHU and im thinking about doing bioMOLECULAR engineering..
how strong is biomolecular engineering at JHU??</p>
<p>and can i apply for biochemistry instead of engineering school?</p>
<p>You don't have to apply for any major except BME.</p>
<p>Very, very reputable department - one of the best in the US.</p>
<p><a href="http://engineering.jhu.edu/chembe/%5B/url%5D">http://engineering.jhu.edu/chembe/</a></p>
<p>I also think that JH has some online stuff that i saw a while back that had Q/A and department info i think:</p>
<p><a href="http://apply.jhu.edu/hi/%5B/url%5D">http://apply.jhu.edu/hi/</a></p>
<p>WealthOfInformation - You seem to be a JHU pumper. What's your connection?</p>
<p>do we have a biomolecular engineering? ....
for any major other than BME, you don't apply to them, you just declare them by the end of your freshman year.</p>
<p>^^ biomolecular is combined with chemical eng. i'm actually considering majoring in this as well.</p>
<p>how does getting rejected from BME and still getting accepted work?</p>
<p>I think they accept the people first, and then consider for BME, but I heard that if you apply BME, you might not be as accepted as easily.</p>
<p>hmm .. maybe i should reconsider applying with a different intended major</p>
<p>There are always rumors about applying as a certain major affecting your acceptance chances...but I personally don't think that's true. As far as applying BME, they FIRST accept you to JHU, THEN look at whether or not they want you in BME. It's not the other way around. If you get into Hopkins but not into BME, then you just pick a different major. If you're REALLY that hard core about BME and got rejected, there is a slight (tiny) chance that you could "transfer" into BME in your sophomore year...but I read somewhere that this is a very very slim chance. I would recommend applying as BME if that's the major you want to pursue, the worst thing that could happen is if you don't get in.</p>
<p>Posted by Lafalum84 in the Parents Forum:</p>
<p>"I was at an alumni event 2 years ago with the then-newly-hired president of Lafayette College, Daniel Weiss, who explained this to us about admissions:</p>
<p>Admissions officers are not in the business of admitting individual students. They are in the business of assembling a class.</p>
<p>He went on to state that his previous employer, Johns Hopkins, could have assembled a class that consisted of all brilliant, talented, qualified kids, all of whom wanted to major in Bio or Pre-Med - but that wouldn't have made for a good college experience for any of them."</p>
<p>Ad Dan has stated many times that there is no discrimination by major in admisssions BUT every college and university wants "diversity". So if one year 99% of applicants say they will major in bio and 1% say pure math, you can bet the math majors will get a very close look.</p>
<p>We seem to have gotten off the topic of how good is the Biomolecular at JHU. Any more insight into the quality of the program? Where is the department heading?</p>