What High School Courses Prepares Me For THIS????

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<p>What type of High school courses should I take for Biomedical Engineering. I am an upcoming senior. My AP classes have been/will be:</p>

<p>Microeconomics
U.S. History
Macroeconomics
U.S. Government
Comparative Government
English Language
English Literature
Calculus AB
Biology
Computer Science A
French Language
Art History
Psychology</p>

<p>And I am still deciding between Physics C or Chemistry, I am leaning toward Physics C, but I know for a Fact I would do better in Chemistry. But I got a B in Chemistry Honors and an A in Physcis Honors.</p>

<p>Any suggestions?</p>

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<p>Is this a joke?</p>

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<p>uh....no why what is stupid? that i dont know what to pick between chemistry AP or physics C AP?</p>

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<p>Art History is the most beneficial to a Biomedical Engineering degree.</p>

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<p>well i only took that to get my humanities crap out the way...and at the time i didnt know what i wanted. but i have already taken it so it doesnt matter...</p>

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<p>Neither is more beneficial. I would take the class which would most likely get rid of the most GEs or support classes. I'd assume that would be Chemistry.</p>

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<p>Art History is quiet beneficial to a BME degree. I got a 5 in it and I'm BME @ a good school, so I know.</p>

<p>How? It teaches you to be a little more creative and not dull like most other engineering students. To be a good engineer, not a good worker-bee-employee you need to be creative, you need to think out of the box, you need to be inventive, no amount of Calculus or Physics will help you with that completely, you need to broaden your mind while you're in High School... I never took AP Chem or AP Physics and I did just fine my first year but I did take AP Euro, AP US, AP Art History, AP English (both of them) and others.</p>

<p>I'm not claiming to be a good engineer, but I did ok in my first year.</p>

<p>EDIT: I'm not saying you shouldn't take those classes by the way, I'm saying that in high school you should broaden your education as much as possible. I believe that high school is the time for GE college is for getting good at what you chose to specify to be in -- although I guess most people aren't mature enough in HS. Anyway, feel free to flame me.</p>

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<p>uh...you won't get preparation for any engineering in HS...you will get math foundations and but the majority of the preparation will be in the first two years of college</p>

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<p>Physics C is without a doubt the single best AP for aspiring engineering majors, except maybe for Calculus.</p>

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<p>i totally agree.</p>

<p>im glad i took mechanics and E&M in hs or else my first year of college would have been a lot harder.</p>

<p>calculus in hs was ok....but i never really use AB and BC anymore since i placed out of those classes.</p>

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<p>this dude told me a BME major is not worth it because its too specific but instead go for EE major with a concentration in BME. is this true?</p>

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<p>There are a lot of things a BME can do. BME can get into anything ranging from the electrical systems of the human body to the elasticity of the skin of a rat's tail. The living body is too complex to be considered too specific. The EE major with concentration in BME is all right though.</p>

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<p>I want to pursue chemEng and my A-levels (british equivalent to AP) are Mathematics (Calculus/statistics/Mechanics), Phyiscs, Chemistry (with organic chem), Computer Science, Business Studies</p>

<p>and I wanted to pursue one more course.. Should i go for humanities or another science (say biology?). I intend to apply to places like dartmouth (general engineering), northwestern, Tufts, WPI, Lafayette, Lehigh</p>

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<p>Go for the humanities. It can take care of some humanities credits.</p>

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<p>what if there are higher mathematics courses offered? i have done calculus but that is of a higher level</p>

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<p>If you know what University you are set on going to--look at the ChemE degree plan and their AP credit policies.</p>

<p>In general I'd suggest taking as many AP exams that you can perform well/pass.</p>

<p>AP Chem, Calc BC, Physics, Bio are all givens but the AP Eco, Gov, English, History and even Languages will help get rid of core requirements.</p>