I'd really appreciate some advice. What do you think about my chances?

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<p>I've decided to apply to some biomedical engineering graduate programs, the problem is that I don't have too much experience with engineering. I recently graduated with a B.S. degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from UC Irvine. My GPA was 3.525, I scored 163 and 157 on the quantitative and verbal portions of the GRE, respectively, and I have one year of research under my belt (in molecular neurobiology unfortunately :/ ). What are the chances of someone with my background getting into a BME graduate program? It seems that many of the schools that I'm looking at favor students who have more math and physics classes. The furthest I've gotten was completing one quarter of multivariable calculus and one year of physics. If you guys could give me your opinions I'd really appreciate it. Thanks for help!</p>

<p>I've also spent a 6 months abroad. This probably doesn't make a difference, but who knows...maybe someone on the admissions board will think I'm open-minded and well-rounded...</p>

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<p>As long as you meet the math/physics/etc pre-reqs listed in their admission requirements I don’t see why not.</p>

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<p>In grad school they don’t care as much that you are open-minded and well-rounded - they more want a student who is well-prepared for their program.</p>

<p>Are you gunning for an MS or a PhD? I think you are a relatively competitive candidate for an MS program, but not so much for a PhD. It’s not that you absolutely won’t get in, but more competitive candidates have 2+ years of research experience and more math/physics classes. I don’t think the calculus sequence and one semester of physics will be enough.</p>

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<p>you are spot on juillet. I have my masters in civil engineering and now applying for phd. I know what you mean about schools wanting to know more whether or not a student is fully prepared for a specific program.</p>