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Major: engineering, currently I'm looking at biomed, but anything really, except civil; maybe a minor in business & participation in music ensembles/orchestras/etc.
Environment: not too secluded, contact with civilization outside campus is good
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<p>Well, it's pretty obvious you should look at schools with reputable BME programs (JHU, Duke, UCSD...etc). Northwestern is my alma mater and so I can't help to suggest that to you when it seems to be a good fit [top-15 engineering school; top-10 in BME, IE (popular among those who are technical but also interested in business-related fields, and econ; undergrad certificate programs in business and co-op for engineering majors; reputable music school (there's opportunity to join their ensemles/ochestras as a non-music major)]. </p>
<p>I'd like to provide what I think as negative on LACs for engineering; the "engineering" major is a "general" one (in which you take a little bit of everything (sampling) across many engineering disciplines and you end up having a hard time to define yourself; how are you going to go about job searching when many of them say you must have a BS in _______ engineering (some even say specifically ABET accredited)?). It's something you should research more carefully unless you don't mind going to grad school for specialization.</p>