<p>I've been to two vanderbilt presentations. I was completely excited about the university but the the presentations have been simply horrible. The two people I had never exerted academics as a strongpoint for vanderbilt. They always ramble onto music or nashville. </p>
<p>So, Im just asking, is vanderbilt a good school for computer engineering and to be on the pre-med track? Also, is double majoring a popular thing at vanderbilt?</p>
<p>i’m not so sure about computer engineering at vanderbilt but,as far as pre-med, i know that vanderbilt is very good for and well-known for it. they’ve got a renowned medical center right on campus. only thing is, i believe they don’t have a pre-med major, so you would major in something else, like molecular biology, for example, and then apply to their medical school or whatever. if you’re interested in engineering, biomedical engineering provides you with all the credits needed for medical school. that’s the major i’m hoping to do! </p>
<p>& yeah i think double majoring is fairly popular</p>
<p>Something like 60% of the freshman class is premed. That drops significantly by the time people graduate. Keep that in mind.</p>
<p>As far as Engineering goes, I think Vanderbilt’s advantages over places like Rose-Hulman, Harvey Mudd and is the liberal arts curriculum available to you that can really complement your Engineering.</p>
<p>There’s a lot of people that double major. I’m sorry that I don’t have any specific statistics, though.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt’s engineering school does not ‘rank’ as highly as the university overall, but the last time I saw a reference, it was in the upper 30s. As dshinka mentioned, many students value the access to an excellent liberal arts and humanities curriculum along with the engineering program, as well as the general atmosphere of a full university (good overall gender balance, etc.)</p>
<p>It is not uncommon for students to double major, even engineering students if they have started with some advanced credits. </p>
<p>Perhaps you should drop a note to the admissions office and let then know you did not feel their presentations gave a good impression of the academics at Vanderbilt. I’m guessing that they assume most prospective students assume Vanderbilt offers very good academic opportunities, so they spend their time talking up some of the features that sets Vanderbilt apart from other schools (the location in Nashville is excellent, and Nashville is a very nice place to be an undergraduate).</p>
<p>as an engineer at vandy, i don’t know how much rankings matter to you, but i do know that my friends here are impressed by my being in VUSE–and this is at a very smart school overall. it’s rigorous, but very worth it. the es140 intro to engineering class is a really cool idea: you pick the three engineering majors you’re most interested in, and take a module of each for three weeks at a time, so you don’t end up in the wrong major for you.
oh and bme has all of the pre-med requirements EXCEPT orgo. it fits in easily to your schedule if you so desire, but it’s not exactly a class most people would want to take. just a little fyi.</p>
<p>Thanks for the post, karabee.</p>
<p>Son wants to major in Biomedical Engineering, not as a premed. But would like him to explore either different aspects of BME, or even other engineering majors out there. The intro class you’re speaking of sounds like a good thing to do.</p>
<p>Son is really interested in Vandy, but it is a reach for him. Would ED help? Husbands cousin lives near there so that a big plus for us.</p>
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<p>the tenth day enrollment stats were released on this page recently…the stats on Admitted students are often a bit higher than stats on the class that finally Yields and Enrolls…as everyone considered their offers and some students moved off waitlists.</p>
<p>Posters on this board are always wondering about the opportunity to do research. I’d say this young man has maximized his opportunities and that Vandy was an excellent choice for him. The article doesn’t provide his major, but I’d say he will have some interesting opportunities ahead, whether in grad school or med school.[Vanderbilt</a> senior develops faster form of chemo | InsideVandy](<a href=“http://www.insidevandy.com/drupal/node/10863]Vanderbilt”>Hotels Inside)</p>
<p>He’s a Molecular Cellular Bology (MCB) major. Though I wish the Hustler would learn a thing or two about science… useless rant nevermind.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt is very centered on undergraduate research in the sciences. In case there was any doubt, I think undergraduate access to research is our greatest asset in the sciences here.</p>
<p>Anyone know the acceptances?</p>