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Awesome! I'll look into it and do my research. Would love to see you post your results when they come out -- good luck!

Thanks for the thread bump. Would love to go to a top program for the prestige, but I think realistically I want to find a program that's a better competitive yet realistic match/reach for me instead of something that's way up in the ranks and I'm unlikely to get into, or even do well in. Does anyone know how good the BME PhD programs at USC and UCLA are? I'm having trouble finding a list of BME program rankings, in particular because it seems each program has strengths in different fields.

Thanks for your comment, Hyraxes. Your advice and stats were extremely helpful and have given me some much-needed confidence. Out of curiousity, how did you select the schools you will be applying to? Also, would you recommend simply contacting professors through email and giving them my background and expressing interest in working with them? Best of luck in your applications and hope to hear some great news soon!

Hey everyone, I would love your professional opinion about my chances of getting into a decent biomedical engineering PhD program. I am currently a junior at UC Berkeley studying Neurobiology. I have a strong interest in studying neuroscience, but have realized that I want to incorporate research into actually engineering biomedical devices. However, it is too late to switch majors into BME as an undergrad, but I am still aiming for a BME grad program. Overall GPA 3.5, major GPA 3.2 Haven't yet taken the GRE, but will optimistically estimate my scores will range 90th percentile or above (estimation based upon strong SAT scores in the past of 2300) 4 years of research experience in a behavioral vision science research lab (1 research paper, multiple project involvements, but no publications ) 1 semester (going to be 1.5 years when I apply) of research in a bioengineering stem cell research lab, hopefully with a publication Taking courses in linear algebra & differential equations so I'll have 2 years of math when I apply Do you guys think I have a chance at getting into a BME PhD program? I'm looking at UCLA for its neuroengineering research, however I have no idea what range of schools I should be looking at. Do I have a shot applying to the most prestigious programs like Hopkins and Stanford, considering my mediocre GPA and non-engineering degree? Thanks for your help and time!