I want to major in Biomedical Engineering, but I don't take Physics in high school

Applying to College
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I would like to major in Biomed Engineering as an undergrad, which means that I would have to select the School of Engineering in the universities that I'm applying to. HOwever, I don't take physics (I take IB Math, Biology and Chemistry at HL instead). Will this hinder my chances?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>No. Simple answer.
No engineering students are assumed to know everything. </p>

<p>That’s really the simple answer.</p>

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<p>In my area, all of the college prep kids take a year of physics in senior high school. If you don’t take it in high school, you may find yourself at a little bit of a disadvantage, particularly if the engineering program requires physics and you are the only one in the classroom who hasn’t studied it before.</p>

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<p>Yes. The disadvantage is that the people who had the a class in physics can treated the first semester of physics as a review. But in a serious tone, as an engineering student myself, I think such disadvantage is minimal.</p>

<p>I don’t know any high school in the country offer caclulus-based high school physics. Unless you are in AP Caclulus-based Physics (which physics C), then you certainly is at a better standard.</p>

<p>If you are an engineering student, you don’t take take any real engineering course that require physics until you master two semesters of physics (or 3, depending on how the physics course is structured, for example, MIT is 3 semesters). In another words, those courses that required intensive physics concepts are not studied until late sophomore year, depending on the pace of your study.</p>

<p>Moreover, you need 3 semesters of calculus, 1 semester of linear algebra and 1 semester of differential equations to help master future upper courses. </p>

<p>So don’t be afraid that you are at the disadvantage. A lot of students in HS don’t really care much about physics, and they usually don’t remember the concepts once they graduate from HS. I only remembered what vector is about.</p>

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<p>I also want to go into Biomedical Engineering. I am currently taking IB Physics and I have a B-. How are schools that I apply to going to take this?</p>