Joint Engineering Program between Emory/GT

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<p>Hey, does anyone have some insight on the program between Emory and Georgia Tech? It looks like a great program to me and really fits my interests - I'm looking into the NBB major at Emory and Biomedical Engineering at GT. I've looked at this website: EMORY</a> | ABOUT EMORY | Error 404 -- File Not Found, but I was wondering if there were any other information on the internet to access.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance - the people on this thread have been very helpful thus far to me, and I appreciate it :-)</p>

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<p>Whoops...sorry, I mistyped the link. Here it is:</p>

<p>Emory</a> College | Current Students | Special Degrees</p>

<p>Again, thanks in advance</p>

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<p>i dont know abt emory and gt tech. but the kids at ga tech told me that most kids finish the BME program at gatech in 5 yrs. but i do know ppl who have been able to double major and stuff with ap credits and summer classes. the bme major at ga tech is supposedly very challenging, its ranked 3rd in the nation.</p>

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<p>Can I ask why you want to do both of those programs? They are both incredibly difficult, NBB the most difficult at Emory and BME one of the most difficult at Tech. At the very least your looking at 5 years if not longer to complete both. I have a friend who is his 6th year of that program having done a math degree at Emory and computer engineering at Tech. I can almost guarantee that doing both is academic suicide. And you'd never have anytime to enjoy college.</p>

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<p>If you go in with a lot of AP credits it seems very manageable. I'm starting this month (can't wait!) in the ECE MS program with my Emory degree being in business (finance) and my engineering master's in mechanical or electrical (haven't made up my mind yet.) I have 24 AP credits and around 30 credits from college classes i took in high school. This is going to allow me to apply to the B-school probably 2nd semester thus completing my U-grad degree in 2 1/2 yrs and then on to GaTech for another 2 for the masters.</p>

<p>4 1/2 years of hard work is worth it for a bachelor's degree from business week's #5 undergrad business school and a masters degree from one of the best engineering schools in the nation.</p>

<p>If you're planning on doing this my advice to you is do well on your AP tests, and try to find a way to take community college or local state university classes during the summer or even concurrently during your school year. </p>

<p>I actually just found a chance me thread by you and you are certainly on your way in terms of AP credits, and I think you have a good shot at Emory Scholars!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice everyone. I know it may not necessarily be feasible - we contacted someone at Georgia Tech, and it seems that no one has done the combination with the BME Major as of yet (although the program is fairly new, as far as I know, that seems indicative of something). I, like js1091, just thought that if I were able to complete it, it would be a killer education and combination, especially when science is becoming even more dependent on designing new technology. I am not sure that I want to be an engineer, so I thought a way to sample it while completing a different major I know I would like. Plus, I am not locked into doing it, so it allows more flexibility. So thaiguy, if it is going to be too ridiculous, I'll consider otherwise :-P</p>

<p>Thanks js1091 - at least someone is doing some sort of combination. Do you know of many others that are attempting to do similar things? Also, what is Emory's AP credit policy really like - as far as I've seen on the website, it just says that 4's/5's are usually given X hours of credit, but doesn't give a specific chart or show what classes they will give credit for. Finally, how does it work for classes related to your major - do you get placed I more advanced classes but no credit?</p>

<p>Also, thanks for the hopes with Emory Scholars - I'm scared now that I am in the middle of applying, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.</p>

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<p>I woke up this morning and I was thinking about this. To graduate in 2.5 years from Emory (not to mention with a BBA) is going to be quite difficult. Hear me out:</p>

<p>Assuming all your APs and transfer credit count (Emory doesn't always give credit for transfer courses if there's not an exact course equivalency. Also, if any of those courses counted towards HS graduation, they won't count at Emory) then you'll start with 54 college credit hours. Under the new GERs, even if your transfers/APs count for as many of them as possible, there are still 5 classes that you'll have to take at Emory (Fr. Seminar, 1 language, 3 writing requirements). The B school does help fulfill some GERs there, but some you have to take in the College. On top of that, the 4 prereqs for the B school. So even now, we're at a full year before you can be admitted to the B school. And this is assuming you can actually get all of those classes during your first year, which isn't impossible, but could be challenging. Then once you're in the B school, you have 2 full years of course work. </p>

<p>I'm not trying to be discouraging, only realistic. In a best scenario situation, you're probably looking at 3 years plus a summer. If this is what you really want to do, by all means go for it. Only, realize that it might take you longer than you realize, so for financial reasons, make sure you consider that possibility. Definitely meet with an academic adviser through the office of UG education when you get to campus. They'll be able to help you out a lot. Good luck</p>

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<p>****. I just typed a really long message explaining everything and then lost it all. I'll write it again later but I have work to do now (have to take my Alcohol EDU class before tomorrow's deadline!)</p>

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<p>Oh screw it, I'll just do it now. AlcoholEDU can wait. </p>

<p>I'm going to answer GuitarRckr's questions first. </p>

<p>My roommate actually told me that he wants to try out the BME dual degree but doesn't know what he wants to major in at Emory itself. He said he probably wont end up doing the BME because of the difficulty (kind of setting himself up for failure with that kind of thinking, but I guess you have to check your ambition sometimes) </p>

<p>The credit policy states that you can transfer a maximum of 32 credits if you got a 4 or 5 on any exam. However, Human Geo doesn't count (good thing I got a 5 on that! =P ) And the language classes, including english are "either or" so you can't use language and lit, you have to pick one. Calc BC counts as 8 credits if you got 4's or better on BC and AB subscore.</p>

<p>You can also transfer a max of 32 actual college credit classes as long as they aren't used to fulfill a high school graduation requirement. I had the webpage that showed the equivalency chart but I lost it =(. Sorry about that, I knew I should have bookmarked it. I found it here on CC so you should check for it. I will share my classes with you though.</p>

<p>Each class if 4 credits:</p>

<p>Bio - BIOL 141
Macro - ECON 112
Stats - MATH 107
English - ENG 101
Spanish - SPAN 102
US History - HIST 232</p>

<p>My college credits haven't been evaluated yet. </p>

<p>You get credit towards your major if they apply to it I believe. You also start in higher classes obviously.</p>

<p>dgebll - </p>

<p>I only have to do MATH 119 and BUS 210? (financial accounting) for the B-School prereqs because Macro and Stats I have through AP and micro through transfer credit. That means I can apply 2nd semester as a freshman. My 3rd class in fall will be my seminar, my 4th will be my 2nd spanish class. That leaves 3 writing requirements, western culture perspective class (i think) and my other seminar. I can easily take those out in my 2 years at the B-School especially if I do summer. </p>

<p>I'm not saying it will be easy, and it may actually end up taking 3 years like you say, especially if I can't get into the right classes this fall. Let me know if I'm missing something.</p>

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<p>A word of caution. I know that most people try to finish all of their GERs (including writing requirements) before they begin the b-school because b-school students bid last for classes in the college. Just something to think about.</p>

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<p>thanks for the heads up!</p>

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<p>js1091 - curious how you are doing and if your plans for the joing program have changed. Did you find out about whether your college courses will transfer?</p>