Which engineering is the hardest at Rice?

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<p>I am an 2015er. I am wondering that which Engineering is the most tough one. I know that BME is the best and EE is also good. However, I only have a little knowledge about Bio and Programming. My strength is Physics, Chemistry and Math.</p>

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<p>I am very curious about your source for this one.</p>

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<p>I think OP just means BME is the highest ranked of all Rice’s engineering programs (check US News BME rankings, I think Rice is around 6th)</p>

<p>To OP:
I applied to Rice RD as a prospective BME. Like you, my strengths are math, physics, and chem. The last bio class I took was in 9th grade. You’ll be fine in BME without a particularly string high school bio background, as it is just applying cheme, EE, mech E, etc to biology. If you have the math/physics to handle normal engineering, I wouldn’t worry about it!</p>

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<p>What is the best undergraduate degree for nano science?</p>

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<p>This depends on what aspect of nanotechnology you want to go into.</p>

<p>A lot of research was done in the Chemistry and Physics departments. As for engineering, BioEngineering deals with nanotechnology to a degree. Electrical Engineering is another good major. </p>

<p>Some leading professors/researchers in engineering at Rice are
Dr. Jennifer West in BioE
Dr. Naomi Halas in EE</p>

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<p>Thanks for the info. So it might be better to do Chemistry or Physics instead of engineering undergrad?</p>

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<p>Well, it depends on what you want to do. Do you want to help cure cancer using gold nanoshells? or are you more interested in microfabrication? or do you think the concept of the nano car is cool? Do you want to grow nanotubes?</p>

<p>Based on the above, you should decide. During O-Week, there are many chances to meet faculty and students in each major. Ask them. Also as the core requirements (basic sciences etc.) are similar, you can start as one and switch after the first semester.</p>

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<p>Great info. thanks.</p>

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<p>I’m almost certain Rice has only bioengineering, not biomedical engineering. Also, chemical and biomolecular engineering (CHBE) is pretty widely regarded to be one of the hardest majors here.</p>