<p>i like science and math, especially biology and chemistry. i planned on going to medical school after my 4 years. i originally planned on doing biochemistry, but my parents and peers advised me to do biomedical engineering instead. in case i don't get into medical school, i would have a back up plan. i am kind of stuck now. I went online and found a list of school with biomedical engineering major, and a huge list of school with biochemistry. Do biomedical engineering and bio chem have much in common? do a lot of the courses overlap? Can i double major both of them, or major in biomedical engineering and minor in chemistry, since i really want chemistry courses to go along with my biology courses.( i took ap chem last year and got a 5, when i take ap biology this year, i am really surprise by how much ap chem help me in ap biology. i am currently doing better than most of my classmate due to my chemistry background. i would really like to have that in collage.) If so, what other good university in California are good either of the major? by the way, how do major and minor works any way?</p>
<p>i have been asking a lot. Thanks for reading all these.</p>
<p>Okay, for now, take a look at the collegeboard links for each major
but pay special note as to the similarities between each of the common COURSES that you might find yourself taking as per major. </p>
<p>I, too, had to research differences between each major (well for me it is between Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering). I am applying to schools with ChemE in mind, but one exception - Duke U - has no ChemE but has one of the best BiomedE departments in the nation. It truly depends on each school and what they do or do not have to offer. Keep in mind how you find chemistry courses (i.e. organic chemistry) as a general course for BiomedE. So they all intertwine. Go where the school offers you the best program at the best price . If you are really interested, start contacting some professors as to what is necessary per major. </p>
<p>UCBerkeley is good for engi
UCSD is especially good for BiomedE… top 3 i think </p>
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<p>as for the double major / minor situation… research the requirements for each school for a double major/minor. For instance, if you want to double major: be prepared to either start your freshman year and work really hard to finish in four years, OR take five years to finish.
Generally, people minor (lets say at MIT ) a BiomedE major with an Economics or Music minor… So it is up to you. </p>
<p>I am planning on using a ChemE bachelor to go into med school as well… so maybe a bio minor or double major wouldn’t be such a bad idea… good luck… keep asking questions …</p>
<p>I’m not an expert, but I believe at most universities, it is much easier to transfer from an engineering program to a sciences program, than from a sciences program to an engineering program. That is because the engineering programs typically control their own admissions process, and have a more rigid set of classes that must be taken in order.</p>
<p>One biochemistry engineering prof told me that biochem engineering grads make much more money than straight biochem majors, for whatever that is worth. Also, I believe the engineering majors are more likely to get a good job with only a bachelors degree, vs. the science majors may be expected to get a masters. </p>
<p>I also have heard that some colleges have a tremendous demand for a limited number of spaces in their biochem engineering programs. Therefore, at some schools it may be easier to get into a straight science program.</p>
<p>You should do something that you know you enjoy doing. So when you get a job in it you are doing something you like for the rest of your life. But it is also good go have a backup plan. Seems to me from what you said that you like biochem and biomedical is what everyone wants you to do. So maybe you should do biochem since you like it and have biomedical as your backup, if you dont like biochem. Or maybe the other way around. Whatever you choose I am sure you will do great!!!</p>
<p>girltobe, I see from your post count that you’re new on the forums. So you probably didn’t notice the dates, but this thread goes back more than 2 years! In fact the OP never posted again, and is now likely halfway thru her/his sophomore year in college.</p>
. If you are really interested, start contacting some professors as to what is necessary per major. </p>
) a BiomedE major with an Economics or Music minor… So it is up to you. </p>