I am a kid applying to Madison in biomedical engineering, or just science
(biochemistry)…
since I do not want to pick the super-competitive major and get super-frustrated after I receive a simple denial letter from college, should I rather choose a non-competitive major, such as biology or biochemistry, to get accepted?
<p>I don't believe UW screeens much by which school you plan to attend within the university.</p>
<p>so if you are 'kinda' qualified for engineering, is it okay to apply?</p>
<p>Need very very high MATH SAT scores to get into engineering....maybe biochem is the route.</p>
<p>I beleive the engineering students apply to the university in general. If you are interested in going into engineering, you complete the pre-engineering program during your freshman year. Some of the classes are in the College of Letters and Science and some are in the engineering school. At the end of 2 semesters, you apply to the engineering program you want and are accepted pretty much based on your pre-engineering GPA. This GPA needed varied from program to program. Essentially, they have a certain number of students they can accept into each program. If there are a lot who want to get into a specific program, the GPA requirement will be higher than the programs with fewer applicants. So if you think you want to go into engineering at UW, give it a shot. You won't lose much because most of the classes you take freshman year will apply to any other major in Letters and Science.</p>
<p>Thanks !!!</p>