<p>I am planning to study biomedical engineering, and I want to know how does the u mich school compare with the other schools i have listed.
Could you please list from best to worst? I am looking for an enjoyable, not cutthroat, college experience.
Thanks much-ly! :)</p>
<p>u mich-ann arbor, emory, georgia tech, wash u in st. louis</p>
<p>goto wash u. name recognition, smaller department, seems like a school n the rise. if u want to go party every weekend, wake up in your own puke and study hard, michigan is your college.</p>
<p>ENGINEERING:</p>
<h1>1 Georgia Tech and University of Michigan</h1>
<h1>3 Washington University</h1>
<h1>4 Emory University</h1>
<p>Comment: Michigan and GT are among the top Engineering programs in the World. They have incredible facilities, resources and faculties at their disposal.</p>
<p>ACADEMICS OVERALL:</p>
<h1>1 University of Michigan</h1>
<h1>2 Emory University and Washington University</h1>
<h1>4 Georgia Tech</h1>
<p>Comment: All 4 of those universities are excellent. Michigan is the most well rounded, with top departments accross the board. However, the other three are excellent too.</p>
<p>PRESTIGE:</p>
<h1>1 University of Michigan</h1>
<h1>2 Emory University and Washington University</h1>
<h1>4 Georgia Tech</h1>
<p>Comment: All 4 universities are respected, but Michigan is the most respected as is evidenced by the peer assessment score and by corporate polls.</p>
<p>UNDERGRADUATE FOCUS:</p>
<h1>1 Emory University and Washington University</h1>
<h1>3 University of Michigan</h1>
<h1>4 Georgia Tech</h1>
<p>Comment: Emory and Washington University are more focused on instruction than research. Michigan and GT aren't. That isn't to say that Michigan and GT don't have excellent instructors, but students will be expected to take some initiative. </p>
<p>CAMPUS LIFE:</p>
<h1>1 University of Michigan</h1>
<h1>2 Emory University</h1>
<h1>3 Washington University</h1>
<h1>4 Georgia Tech</h1>
<p>Comment: All of those schools have excellent campus atmospheres save GT. GT is way too serious and intense. Michigan has Ann Arbor and incredible school spirit which probably gives it the edge, but Emory and Wash U are pretty sweet too.</p>
<p>CAREER PROSPECTS:</p>
<h1>1 University of Michigan</h1>
<h1>2 Emory University, Georgia Tech</h1>
<h1>4 Washington University</h1>
<p>Comments: All 4 of those schools will open doors. However, if one is looking for engineering jobs, Michigan and GT will probably have the edge. And if one wishes to join exclusive companies like top Investment Banks, Management Consulting firms or mega-popular Fortune 500 companies like Boeing, Microsoft, Lockheed, IBM and the major biotech and pharma companies, again, Michigan will probably have the edge.</p>
<p>GRADUATE SCHOOL PLACEMENT:</p>
<h1>1 Michigan</h1>
<h1>2 Emory University and Washington University</h1>
<h1>4 Georgia Tech</h1>
<p>Comments: All 4 universities are very respected, but Michigan seems to place a higher percentage of its students into top graduate schools.</p>
<p>^^^ Haha, a little biased. Georgia Tech is amongst the top 10(mostly the tope 5) in every type of engineering in the country. Michigan is a great engineering school, but the endowments at tech basically all come from businesses that recruit at tech. In terms of Engineering, its hard for any school to beat Ga. Tech. However, if you want to do anything else or are unsure, I would advice going elsewhere. </p>
<p>If you are into Nanotechnology, read this:</p>
<p>In adittion, I would never pick Emory campus life over Wash U.</p>
<p>so, i think my decision would be between michigan and wash u. The problem with michigan is that its biomedical program is very new. It is has not been accredited by ABET yet, but I am sure it will be.</p>
<p>will umich's size affect a student going into undergraduate? Wash U definitely has smaller classes.</p>
<p>Ryan, are you suggesting GT is better than Michigan in Engineering? Like GT, Michigan too is top 10 (mostly top 5) in most Engineering fields. According to the latest USNWR undergraduate programs rakings:</p>
<p>OVERALL RANKINGS OF TOP ENGINEERING PROGRAMS:
Georgia Tech #6 (4.5/5.0)
University of Michigan #7 (4.4/5.0)</p>
<p>AEROSPACE ENGINEERING:
Georgia Tech #2
University of Michigan #3</p>
<p>BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING:
Georgia Tech #4
University of Michigan #8</p>
<p>CHEMICAL ENGINEERING:
University of Michigan #10
Georgia Tech #12</p>
<p>CIVIL ENGINEERING:
Georgia Tech #3
University of Michigan #8</p>
<p>COMPUTER ENGINEERING:
UNiversity of Michigan #6
Georgia Tech #8</p>
<p>ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING:
University of Michigan #5
Georgia Tech #6</p>
<p>ENGINEERING PHYSICS:
University of Michigan #6
Georgia Tech unranked</p>
<p>ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING:
University of Michigan #2
Georgia Tech #7</p>
<p>INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING:
Georgia Tech #1
University of Michigan #2</p>
<p>MATERIALS:
University of Michigan #3
Georgia Tech #7</p>
<p>MECHANICAL ENGINEERING:
University of Michigan #3
Georgia Tech #5</p>
<p>NUCLEAR ENGINEERING:
University of Michigan #4
Georgia Tech #11</p>
<p>I'd say the two have practically equal quality Engineering schools. I never said Michigan was better than Georgia Tech. I clearly stated that for Engineering, the two are equal.</p>
<p>And if you should be interested in Nanotechnology, definitely check out Michigan. I would say Michigan is one of the top 4 or 5 nanocenters in the nation today. </p>
<p>Ryan, why do you say I am biased? The OP asked for our opinions and I shared my thoughts. By the way, in terms of on-campus activities, Emory and Washington University are very similar. But Emory has the added advantage of being in Atlanta. Wash U is stuck with St. Louis! LOL Seriously though, I do stress that Emory, Michigan and Wash U all offer excellent undergraduate experiences. However, I believe that of the three, Michigan is probably the most well roudned thanks to the energy and intellectual nature of Ann Atbor and the incredible school spirit and on-campus activity. Few schools can match Michigan in that regard.</p>
<p>trisweetp, Michigan's Biomedical Engineering program is not that new...and it is one of the top 10 in the nation. However, be warned that Michigan Engineering (like Cal, MIT and Georiga Tech) is designed for pure engineers. In other words, you have to love the field of Engineering and research to truly fit in. The competition is manageable but intense and the classes can sometimes be large and impersonal and the professors at Michigan, like at most other top Engineering schools, really prioritize their research. However, Michigan has the resources to always maintain a high level of quality, so I would not worry about it. </p>
<p>By the way, Michigan is about to open a new state of the art Biomedical Engineering facility purely devoted to Biomedical Engineering. </p>
<p>i see. i guess i will have to make my decision soon. Thanks a lot! :)</p>
<p>if you want a noncutthroat atmosphere, wash u is as noncutthroat as you can possibly get without going to community college. it's a very relaxed and friendly atmosphere. i can't help you with the other stuff because i don't know anything about engineering haha</p>
<p>wash u v. u mich </p>
<p>wash u has an undergrad focus and smaller classes. Michgian has a prestigous engineering department. </p>
<p>im still quite confused. :|</p>
<p>Michigan also has more course variety. I'd visit both schools if I were you. Maybe you will feel more at home in one school than at the other.</p>
<p>Michigan does not have more course variety. At Michigan, when you are an engineering major, u will only get to take at most 6 liberal arts classes during your 4 years. I've taken 6 and thats the most i've heard of any engineering major. Course offerings in other departments should not be an important criteria. If you are not in the major, there are only the intro classes that you get to take. At a smaller school like Wash U or Emory, you don't have the competition during registration for the good classes. At Michigan, if you heard there is a good class that you would like to take, most likely unless you have senior standing, u won't get to take it. There are so many seniors.
There is really no such thing as a prestigious engineering department. Employers will goto the best school overall to recruit. WUSTL seems like a school who cares about its reputation, their US news rankings are gonna go up and up, and students will get better and u will reap the benefits of that.
For all I know, in 30 years, a Michigan degree could become worthless. Alexandre, u don't need to reply to my comments. Your thoughts are as clear as a cup of coffee.</p>
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No such thing as a prestigious engineering department? ***? Stop. From what I have seen in a previous post of yours you seem to hold some sort of grudge against UMich and I really don't understand why. I could have sworn in the past thread that you basically gave away your knowledge of UMich is limited. For all you know in 30 years a UMich degree will be worthless? That can be said about any school.....yet somehow you can predict that WuSTL will rise? No your not biased at all.</p>
<p>NYao, first of all, I was referring to course variety in Engineering. Michigan has a larger Engineering faculty and more course-selection than either Emory or Wash U. </p>
<p>Secondly, in order to graduate from the University of Michigan, most Engineers at Michigan must take 2 classes in a foreign Language and couple of math, physics and chemistry classes and usually, most take a couple of Econ or Business classes. That's already more than 6 LSA/non-CoE classes.</p>
<p>Thirdly, in my 4 years at Michigan, I was never unable to register for a class I wanted. I was unfortuantely wait-listed a couple of times but I always got in at the end. I have heard of students not being able to register for a class, but none of the people I know ever had that problem. And one does not have to be a senior to be guaranteed a spot in a class. Most students who do not get into a desired class are Freshmen, some are Sophomores. I have never heard of a Junior not getting into a class of choice.</p>
<p>At any rate, why would I mention LSA class selection to an engineer? I was clearly referring to Engineeirng course variety.</p>
<p>NYao, most of us have positive and negative things to say about Michigan. Surely, Michigan isn't perfect. Not even close to being perfect in fact. Then again, no university is. Most people affiliated to the University of Michigan admit that there is much room for improvement, and that's why Michigan is where it is today. But what strikes me as bizarre is that in your dozens of posts on this forum, you have not once said anything positive about this University. Michigan may have some problems, but it also has many redeeming qualities.</p>
<p>u really don't know anything about the Engineering school. Chem/Physics/Calculus and 1 class in advanced math are required by the college of engineering. Those are NOT classes you have a choice in and they are offered at every university in the country.
Engineering course selection doesn't really mean anything, there are pre-reqs for 80% of those outside of your major and most in your major, u won't satisfy the prereqs until you are a junior, and you won't find too many people excited about taking some engineering tech elective class.
and furthermore, you don't need ANY foreign language to graduate from the College of Engineering.
Why you would mention LSA class selection to an engineer? Most people going to college want to take a variety of classes, outside of their major.</p>
<p>Why would I need to mention the positives about Michigan, when that is your day job, alexandre? It is very easy to say/listen to things positive about a school, the prospectives need to know the bad side of things, which are not usually offered by the admissions office, their campus day tour guides, or you. </p>
<p>Just like how the myth that there is a Michigan Flag on the moon was busted by the Michigan Daily.</p>
<p>wow! these are very different views.</p>
<p>NYao, you are stretching it now. I often list the negatives at the University of Michigan. But between those 4 schools in particular, as a total package, Michigan is the clear cut winner for an Engineering student. Which brings me back to the original point. Michigan has a greater course selection than Washington University, be it in Engineering or LSA. Obviously, in this case, what matters is Engineering course selection as the OP clearly stated he wanted to know about Engineering. I personally don't see why LSA course selection would matter to an Engineer since anywhere you go in the country, you aren't going to be able to take more than a few courses in the Arts and Sciences if you are an Engineer. </p>
<p><a href="http://courses.wustl.edu/WUCrsL.asp%5B/url%5D">http://courses.wustl.edu/WUCrsL.asp</a></p>
<p>Washington never offers more than 4 or 5 undergrad BME courses at any point in time!</p>
<p>As for the flag on the moon, that's indeed a myth. LOL But the crew of Apollo 13 (all three of which were Michigan alums) did take a couple of Michigan flags along with them on the journey, but the did not leave any behind. However, Michigan does have the one and only university alumni association on the moon. That is indeed a fact. The crew of Apollo 13 did leave behind a Charter of the University of Michigan alumni club. Those pesky Wolverines!</p>