<p>I am wondering which school is better in regards to the campus, social life, academics. I want to know which college is better ooverall and specifically for biomedical engineering. I am majoring in biomedical engineering with pre-med to hopefully go to Med school. Any input would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Boston University
University of Miami
Tufts University
University of Pittsburgh
University of Connecticut
SUNY Stony Brook
FAU Harriet Wilkes Honors College</p>
<p>BU and Pitt rank #10 and #14 respectively in the NRC rankings for biomed engineering; Miami is #30. Pitt probably offers the most opportunities for undergrad research given the proximity and size of its medical center and the higher ranking of its med school.</p>
<p>If you’re going to go to med school then top rankings for biomedE won’t matter in the least. You won’t get any brownie points from the Adcoms for choosing a school with a highly ranked biomedE. Heck, you won’t get any brownie points at all for majoring in biomedE. </p>
<p>As the mother of a child who is going thru the med school app process right now, I can tell you that you really just need to go to a school where you’re certain that you’ll get a good education and a high GPA. A high GPA and a good MCAT (along with good LORs and ECs) can get you into med school if you apply to a thoughtful list of SOMs. </p>
<p>Oh, and don’t take on much debt as an undergrad, because med school is very expensive. Private and OOS SOMs can easily have COAs of $70k-80k+ per year. Yikes!!</p>
<p>Discuss with your parents how much they’ll pay each year. Use the NPCs on various schools’ websites to get an idea of your “family contribution.”</p>
<p>Zapfino, are the NRC ratings applicable for undergrad programs as well?</p>
<p>I agree with Mom2. You need to consider where you can obtain the highest GPA, as well as where you can assume the least amount of debt.</p>
<p>You need to choose the cheapest one not the good one for undergrad bio…BUT all of them are good so</p>