<p>i'm not sure if Penn is worth going to for biomedical, in comparison to schools like Hopkins, Duke, Stanford, and Texas. academic considerations aside, i would definitely go to penn, since those other four dont really appeal to me as much. what do you guys think?</p>
<p>Well, we would like to know what criterias you are looking for before we can answer that question.</p>
<p>Also, Penn's program is "Bioengineering" rather than "Biomedical Engineering."</p>
<p>to tell you the truth, i dont really know by which criteria i ought to judge these schools... essentially, im wondering what i'd miss out on if i went to Penn instead of other schools</p>
<p>Penn's bioE program is very well regarded; if it's a clear winner with academic considerations aside, it's probably your best bet. The schools you listed are all (I don't know about TX - not that it's not a good school, I just dont have much info on it) at the top, so you'll do equally well at any of them.</p>
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<p>Stanford is supposedly excellent in all of engineering, so if you later decided against bioengineering, you would have much greater opportunities, to say nothing of the excellent non-engineering departments. Texas also has other, great engineering departments.</p>
<p>Surprisingly, Stanford is not that highly regarded in Bio/BioMed E, although a degree there would still get you the same opportunities. Most top BioE programs are leveraged from the Med school rather than from other engineering departments (Penn, JHU, and Duke all have excellent med schools). </p>
<p>Academically, Penn's BioE is very strong, and will become even stronger. A new BioE building is nearly built and you'll be the first class to use it.</p>
<p>Yeah, I noticed that alot of the top programs in BME were not schools known for top notch engineering, like Case Western.</p>
<p>thanks for your help!</p>