<p>Re BME - I would encourage someone interested in BME to consider going a slightly different route. The problem with BME students is that they know a little bit about a lot of things but not enough about any one thing to be useful in many environments. I know someone in the medical technology industry and he said many BME’s he knows have to go to grad school; he knows one that went for a MS in EE. In this particular environment, BME’s don’t know enough engineering to do product development. Some get shunted into technical support or technical marketing. He has seen the same thing at several other companies in this industry.
Also, on our college tours we found it interesting that Carnegie Mellon does not offer BME as an undergraduate degree. You would major in EE, ECE, ME with a concentration in BME for the very reason mentioned above. They also don’t think the regular BME path is worthwhile.
Still, it seems to be a very hot major in many schools. I’m sure there are some sectors where BME’s can come in with a B.S., but it is not as golden as many think…</p>