<p>I want to transfer and change majors(maybe simultaneously?), from finance to biomedical engineering(tough major, i know).</p>
<p>1.)will this have an (adverse) effect on transfer chances?
2.) a couple schools that I'm looking at have both a B.A. and B.S. in this field - As it stands, a B.A. degree will be much easier to get, since I'm taking all humanities coursework now(more will transfer)...so do you think it is worth it to get the B.A. instead of the B.S.?</p>
<p>(the B.A. is not ABET certified(i.e. they dont recognize it as an engineering major))</p>
<p>In general, transferring into an engineering program is easier than a business program. </p>
<p>You're situation is unique considering you're switching into a completely unrelated major. Since you're just taking the basics, an emphasis is going to be put on the one or two engineering, hard science and math classes you have taken or will take. As long as you do well on those, your transfer chances will be good.</p>
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In general, transferring into an engineering program is easier than a business program.
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I don't know what the basis for this assertion is. It may be true, but it doesn't strike me as so, so I would like to hear more.</p>
<p>alipes, I think we need more info about your situation to know how difficult it will be to transfer AND transfer into BME. What courses are you taking/have you taken thus far? I am more familiar with other engineering fields (EE/MechE/Computer E), but for those not having taken the right freshman coursework can be a problem re transfer.</p>
<p>I think we would also need to know (1)what schools/level of selectivity you are targeting; (2) whether you are applying for transfer as a sophomore for fall 2008 or as a junior.</p>
<p>I don't know re the BA/BS issue. You might want to post that question on the Engineering forum.</p>
<p>By easier, I mean that the average admitted transfer GPA is lower and the admittance rate is higher for engineering than business for many schools. I'm sure there are exceptions, but I prefaced my original comment with the phrase "in general," because, in general, transferring into an engineering program is easier than a business program, or at least that's the case for good engineering schools such as Berkeley, UT, Illinois and UCLA (vs. Bus. Economics)</p>
<p>Intro to Psych
Communications
Customer Management
PreCalc(weak, i know)</p>
<p>Spring Semester.....18 creds</p>
<p>Social psych
Philosophy - Ethics
Communication
Calc I
Oceanography
Intro to Computer Science</p>
<p>I foolishly picked the wrong major, so I think my only hope is the B.A major, since it is most closely related to the classes i"ve taken thus far.</p>
<p>JHU is the school I'm looking at, they offer both the BA/BS.</p>
<p>Well, the BME program at Hopkins is certainly a worthy goal. It is extremely difficult to get into and I am not sure how often transfers are accepted.</p>
<p>I would suggest you go to the Johns Hopkins forum here on cc and post a question about whether transfer is possible. AdmissionsDaniel participates actively on that forum, so you should be able to get an authoritative answer.</p>
<p>As well, as with many Engineering programs, the expected, possibly necessary, curriculum for the first year, is:</p>
<p>Physics I and II plus lab
Chem I and II plus lab
Calc I and II
Linear Algebra
2 BME core courses</p>
<p>It's possible that some variation from this is possible, but your freshman year was very different from this. So you should also ask whether they would consider a transfer into BME with very few of those courses. In my experience, many Engineering schools require those courses for incoming transfers.</p>
<p>I hope you are also considering some other programs, as JHU BME is an extreme reach for anyone, so you will want to have some match and safe schools on your list. Unless your current school has the BME and you can change into it and you would be happy to use it as your safety.</p>
<p>alipes07: Two questions I was just wondering about...
A. Why do you want to be an engineering major?
B. What are schools are you looking at besides the JoHo?</p>
<p>1.) I want to be in an engineer-related field b/c I love the feelings of fixing/building things and helping others. This desire transcends all other things I like, and culminates in........BioMedical Engineering!
2.) JoHo is the only school I've found so far that offers the B.A. in BIoMed - I've been scouring the internet, and they are the only selective school at least that offers it.</p>