Savvak Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Hey Everyone! I was wondering whether a Masters is easier to get accepted into than a PhD program for Bioengineering. I was intially applying for a Master's program until I talked to my research professor who told me that I should apply for a PhD. A master's was my initial goal because I recently became enamored with bioengineering this past year so I figured that I would need some extra preperation before undertaking a PhD program. So aside from getting funding, what type of degree program would be less competitive? I'll list my stats below for any necessary information or thoughts regarding what program I should apply for. Thanks! Application Area: Bioengineering - Systems and Synthetic Biology (Fall 2015) B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering (The graduate program is Top 10 if that means anything...) GPA: 3.76 Research Experience: Civil Engineering related: 3 Years Hydraulics Lab: Experimental work with fluid mechanics Hydrology Lab: Computational work modeling and forecasting hydrological processes. Bioengineering related: 1 Year Systems Biology Lab: Modeling and elucidating the mechanisms of a biological reaction-diffusion system. GRE: V:156, Q:170, AW: 4.5 Extra related courses: PDE's, Mathematical Biology, Biology (intro molecular bio). Recommendations: 3 really good ones (hopefully haha) My dream school is UCSD which offers both a masters and a PhD in bioengineering. Other schools that I am applying to include Boston University, Stanford, Northwestern, Duke, Cornell, and UMichigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckbro Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 A quick look at the results tab for this school and program, shows that very high stats are accepted in PhD progam ( 3.9 plus) and lower threshold for Masters (3.5-3.8), so you can make the assumption that the Masters is a bit less competative. I recommend you take a closer look at the results however and you can make a better determination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savvak Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Thanks Tuckbro! I also agree with that assumption after checking out the results page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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