<p>Ssobick, I’ve taken your thoughts and advice to heart before and i think that many others value your knowledge and thoughts. My daughter, as you may recall, was rejected and we considered appealing but she wants to leave it alone now. She’ll go to FSU and study engineering. I realize that FSU does not have the best reputation for it’s engineering programs. UCF, however, is not an option for her. She wants to go into Biomedical Engineering. FSU offers ChemE/BioE as an undergraduate degree. At UF, the education would have been a BS in Chemical Engineering and then, hopefully, onto UF’s Master in Biomedical Engineering. Few schools are offering the Bio option at this time. UCF doesn’t even offer ChemE, which surprises me. So, in finally asking my question, do you think that the ChemE/Biomedical program are decent at FSU? At nearly any other school, she’d have to do 4 years in ChemE and then go on to get a masters. I think that she still wants to go to grad school but the thought of having some of the Biomedical classes in her first four years is appealing. It’s tough to put in four years before getting into the “meat” of what you want to do as a career. I’m guessing that you are in the northeast for your PhD. I grew up in New England - lots of exceptional schools up there. Thanks, once again, for your thoughts. Sue</p>