<p>I was accepted into cornell, duke, and UVA Rodman program. I am majoring in Biol/biomed engineering and hope to enter medical school later on. Anyone know any particular benefits about the Rodman program and/or any suggestions on which college to pick?</p>
<p>I'm in the EXACT same position as you: got into UVA as a Rodman, Duke, Cornell, want to go do biomedical, possibly pre-med. I would also like to hear some suggestions.</p>
<p>It's not a great idea to major in biomedical engineering if you're interested in medical school. Simply put, it's a difficult major that will end up being a <em>lot</em> more work than is necessary to get into medical school.</p>
<p>UVA, Duke and Cornell should fit your needs just fine with respect to getting into medical school. You should make your decision at this point on non-academic factors. Which school has the most appealing social scene? Climate? Sports? Cost? Location? etc.</p>
<p>yes- SAME position.
-are you serious- cavalier- that BME is not worth it?- i mean i have heard that most people who do this have over 90% acceptance rate to medical school?</p>
<p>-ONE more note- Cornell DOES NOT have a Biomed major- you can only do a minor in that in undergrad at cornell
-cavalier-d you think people will have lower GPA if they do biomed and pre med and then apply to med school???????/</p>
<p>thnx a lot.............</p>
<p>nurjahan,</p>
<p>acceptance rate only means something in context to the people who applied. I'm sure many BME majors don't apply to med school if their GPA isn't high. I'm sure there are few BME majors who have GPAs high enough to get into med school...and those who do probably fair very well. Are you confident that you can do exceptionally well in BME? You may not be once you start the program.</p>
<p>you guys are scaring me !!!!</p>
<p>can you describe the level of difficulty for BME
"You may not be [confident] once you start the program."
do you know people who wanted med school but didn't get in because the gpa in BME program came very low.</p>
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<li>i mean i like sciences etc. so... elaborate por favor</li>
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<p>Any engineering degree will be difficult no matter what. Overall, engineering GPAs are much lower than other degrees, which is why most pre-med students go for a degree in chem or bio or something along those lines, because you'll be able to take more core req. classes that can result in a higher GPA. Since GPA is so crucial for med school admissions, Cav and Jags were simply trying to point out that taking an engineering major curriculum might not be a good idea if you're aiming for med school, no matter what discipline it is.<br>
As for the 90% acceptance rate, i'm not sure where you got this info, but it seems high. If that's just for UVa, then it's not a very high number of admissions, because the BME dept is so small (60/year). 90% of 60 graduating BMEmajors is only 54 people. Yes, that seems high, but the department is VERY selective: you have to have a high GPA to be accepted into the program, so most likely, those students will continue to earn a high GPA. </p>
<p>As an engineering major myself, I suggest that if you want to go to med school, look into taking bio or chem or something undergrad. Engineering is tough enough, and trying to fill pre-med requirements if you don't go into BME is going to be really difficult. If I was in your position, I would look into Cornell and see if you have to be in their E-school to earn the BME minor. If you don't, then I would chose Cornell, do a science major, and go for the BME minor if you really want to do BME. That should fullfill pre-med requirements, and you'll probably have overlapping classes in your major/minor.
If you do chose UVa, I would do the same thing. College students are allowed to minor in BME, and you can probably overlap classes or satisfy area req.
Good luck!</p>
<p>One thing to keep in mind. Rodman status does not by itself get you into BME.</p>
<p>No majors are declared in the engineering school until the end of your first year and you have to apply all over again for the BME major. Grades during your first year matter as does "diversity".</p>