I’m a high school junior in honors computer programming 1. I think it’s pretty okay not too bad. I want to major in biomedical engineering. So would taking computer programming courses benefit me in biomedical engineering? For senior year, should I focus on biology, physics, and calc courses or would taking the next level of computer programming along with that help me?
Hi some6888, welcome to CC!
Programming is important in just about any engineering discipline, including BME. However, at least from my experience and what I’ve heard from engineering students at other colleges, you usually learn enough programming in introductory classes to get by in any major. So, in my opinion, there’s no need to take additional CS courses, especially at the expense of core science and math ones. I imagine that colleges would more like to see these core courses. If you want to take CS in addition to the core STEM courses, I see absolutely no problem in that, unless you’re putting aside an interest of yours like music or film or something of the like.
If the science and math courses are outside of what is expected for admission to good colleges, however, like if you’re taking more than one or two science courses and more than one math course, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to consider taking CS, if you’re about as interested in doing so as taking the other classes.