<p>How is Princeton's biomedical engineering area? That's the major I'm applying there in.</p>
<p>no such thing as biomedical engineering in Princeton. You have to major in chemical engineering and get a certificate in bioengineering.</p>
<p>We offer one class (maybe 2 though now) in biomedical engineering. This definitely isn't the place for BME...and i also wouldn't suggest putting that on your application to princeton.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, it is possible to do BME work at Princeton, and then go into BME later in grad school</p>
<p>Wait wait, why wouldn't you suggest putting that on my application for princeton?</p>
<p>Because it would show that you haven't researched Princeton's offerings at all, because Princeton doesn't offer BME. Also, as stated previously, Princeton only has 2 courses that are related to that area, so it would be kind of questionable as to why you would want to pursue that major at Princeton.</p>
<p>It doesn't matter because the best way to do BME is to major in electrical engineering or physics, then specialize in BME at the grad level. BME covers many fields ranging from nanomaterials to computer systems to MRI/PET physics to drug design and pretty much everything in between. Trust me, I know a lot of biomedical engineers - get a strong background in EE/physics/Chem E at the undergrad level (and take a few physiology/anatomy/BME courses, perhaps) and then pick a good graduate program in your area of specialty. If you go to a school that doesn't offer much BME, like Princeton, take what's there and consider doing a research gig for a summer or two at a place that does have a great program, like Yale or Duke.</p>
<p>Yeah, that's good advice, with something like biomedical engineering, undergrad is really just for nailing down the basics in chem, bio and physics and perhaps taking some specialized courses and doing summer research, but what you really need is a world-class master's or PhD program. Johns Hopkins is also excellent.</p>
<p>No, I wanted to major in BME, then go to medical school.</p>
<p>Then not at Princeton. Sorry.</p>
<p>What if you want to study bme at certain institutions (for example JHU) but not at Princeton, obviously, does Princeton ask you on its supplement what you want to focus on? Or do they only look at what you write as your 1st choice major on the commonapp...</p>