<p>I plan to major in Biomedical Engineering and attend a medical school 4 years later.</p>
<p>Any input would be greatly appreciated :D</p>
<p>All are good schools, cost difference?</p>
<p>Many would caution you against majoring in Engineering as premed major because your GPA will take a hit and medical schools supposedly won’t don’t make allowances for that. At any rate, since you are premed, I don’t think it matters which of those three programs you chose. I agree with coolbreeze, go for whichever school costs the least, and if cost is not a concern, go for fit.</p>
<p>yea these are all good schools. Of course I will be biased for my school but to be real honest with you, you can’t go wrong with any. So the best advice is to make your decision with finance in mind.</p>
<p>But just to put it out there, Rochester undergraduate experience may be better than those two (I said Undergraduate, not Graduate)
our teacher to student ratio:
Rochester: 9:1
Michigan: 15:1
UVA: 15:1</p>
<p>Rochester is a very small school (9,500) that spends more than $350 mil annually in research. There are uncountable ways and opportunity to get into research (one of my hall mates who is also a freshman is already doing research with a chem prof).</p>
<p>I am not saying that one can’t get the research opportunity at the other school…just that it might be easier at Rochester.</p>
<p>Also for what it’s worth BME is one of the best Engineering fields on campus. They are pouring so much money into this department. They just built a new building on campus and the proximity of the department to the medical center (literally just a couple walk across the street) allows for much collaboration and integration. I am sure there are many positive things I can say about BME in Rochester but I am not in the Engineering school so I don’t really know.</p>
<p>Rochester is one of the best combination of the resources of a huge research University with that of a liberal arts school.</p>
<p>But please note that these schools are really great so don’t go into debt for one over another.</p>
<p>Michigan is top 10 for BME. Once again UVA is relatively week in engineering.</p>
<p>UMich: 29K+ 10K loan/work study
UVA: 32K+ 12K loan/work study
Rochester: 44K + 7K loan/work study</p>
<p>I’ll probably choose between Rochester and UMich. Although Rochester is better financially, I really enjoy UMich’s prestige and engineering (not just engineering, but overall) rankings.</p>
<p>You might want to consider Chemical eng at UMich; we recently visited the (cheme) department and were pleasantly surprised that they are doing research in life sciences and bio technology ([Life</a> Sciences and Biotechnology Research](<a href=“http://www.engin.umich.edu/dept/che/chemengin/researchbio.html]Life”>http://www.engin.umich.edu/dept/che/chemengin/researchbio.html)).</p>
<p>As noted above, Med schools look for high GPA and MCAT scores; engineering is tough from a GPA perspective; however it will equip you with excellent problem solving ability. Also keep in mind 4 years of med school will be very expensive; choose the least expensive option; also check the graduating class’ average GPA to get a sense of meeting the admission (GPA) criterion for med schools.</p>
<p>So should I major in biology instead? If so, which school would be the best for biology?
Basically, I am trying to figure out if I am more fit for a large well-known public university or a small private university.</p>
<p>Good question so…BUMP!</p>
<p>Rochester 10char</p>
<p>Michigan has a top 15 biology program, albeit at the graduate level. I’m not sure about Rochester. I know UVA is relatively weak in the natural sciences as well.</p>
<p>It costs you 17K to attend UMich, but only 8K to attend U of R. I think the choice is obvious.</p>
<p>^^^That I agree with!</p>