<p>I'm going to start college as a freshman at UF this fall and wanted to know which major you all would recommend if I wanted to apply for prestigious BME grad schools. I'm looking at schools like Northwestern, JHU, and Duke and don't know what to major in since UF offers no BME undergraduate degree. Chemical engineering sounds like it would be good but I'm not sure. What would be the best major to pursue in preparation for BME grad school?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I remember at preview they suggested mechanical, electrical, or materials science. Mechanical if you want to involved in the mechanical design, electrical for the electrical system, and materials science for the material makeup. I know you can do a minor in biomechanics at UF. </p>
<p>After checking out the websites for the graduate programs you mentioned, it seems as if you can get in with any engineering, physics, or math degree. They even accept basic science majors. The process is easier with an engineering degree because you will already have completed some of the prereqs. I suggest choosing the engineering major that interests you the most. Maybe take some biology courses.</p>
<p>Which aspect of BME are you interested in? What kind of research do you want to do?</p>
<p>When I thought that BME only concerned itself with prosthetics and tissues I wasn’t that interested, but when I learned that the field encompasses everything from imaging technologies to neuro-electrical devices I immediately found an interest. I’m really looking into pursuing studies in the field of photonics and neuroscience applications.</p>
<p>At my university, we don’t offer a BME degree, but instead have Electrical Engineering with a BME emphasis, and that has fared well for the people I’ve talked to who went that route.</p>
<p>Sounds like you’re interested in the EE aspects. There are a few faculty in ECE at UF that do research in animal-machine interfacing, for example.</p>