scared

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That's great!! Congratulations, and good luck!

I got into JHU, USC, UMich and Duke, and I'll be attending Duke this fall! While I was pretty excited about getting into JHU, it didn't quite fit in with my future goals. But anyway, anyone going to Duke, feel free to message me!! 

What about you, citrus00, where do you plan on going!!

I got into JHU, USC, UMich and Duke, and I'll be attending Duke this fall! While I was pretty excited about getting into JHU, it didn't quite fit in with my future goals. But anyway, anyone going to Duke, feel free to message me!! 

Thanks for the information! I think you misunderstood 'location' though - I meant in terms of availability of jobs.

I got into JHU, USC, UMich and Duke, and I'll be attending Duke this fall! While I was pretty excited about getting into JHU, it didn't quite fit in with my future goals. But anyway, anyone going to Duke, feel free to message me!! 

Was just accepted to University of Washington's MS in Bioengineering Program!

So from what I've gathered (trying to choose between JHU, Duke and UMich)
UMich: Adv: Great program, great research opportunities
             Disadv: Finding good BME jobs/internships around this area will probably be more difficult than, say, for a mechanical engineer. And the weather.
JHU:    Adv: Highly research oriented program, top rank, great brand name
            Diadv:  More focus on PhD's and undergrads than on Master's students for jobs/internships?? From what I can tell, if you pick the thesis track, you can't take any of the more business-y classes available for CBID students. Not to mention that fitting all your classes into one year, rotating in labs AND trying to find a thesis advisor; and then doing thesis research the next, feels a very very hectic schedule, and not very flexible.
Duke: Adv: Great industry/research collabs, you can rotate around in labs before picking one to settle in and internships/jobs shouldn't be a huge problem thanks to the RTP.  Lower cost of living in Durham
          Diadv: Not as prestigious as JHU, and living in Durham (small college town, not much to do/see, not close to any major city)
 
 

Thanks for creating this!! I didn't actually apply to JHU's BME MS program... but I'm pretty similar to @scared in that my main two school's I'm looking at are UMich and Duke. However, I'm pretty set on Duke since its more prestigious and better weather than UMich! I am visiting Duke in a couple of weeks, so if you have questions about it, let me know!! I've also visited UMich a few years ago. so here are my thoughts [sorry in advance that I have so many lol]:
UMich: Not as prestigious, but the main thing is that is is Public, which can make a huge difference in the atmosphere. It is large, and going to be a 'typical' American university. That said, they do have a very strong following in Engineering and the Alumni I think is quite strong since they are so large. Ann Arbor is also a cute college town, but very small. Additionally, the Engineering Campus is actually like a 10 min drive from the home campus, so its kind of isolating. However, Ann Arbor does have that midwestern, hometown feel where community is super important and everyone is SO SO nice!!
Duke: The best thing about Duke is that BME is like their "thing," so they have great resources for their students. While it is private, they do have a really strong sense of school spirit, so its sort of more typical. Based on what I found online, its a very collaborative environment, and people have a very good work/play balance, and its not a competitive environment. Alumni base is also very strong. My friend from NC also said that Durham is a super fun place to be for young people, so I don't think that living there is a disadvantage. UNC I think is right near there so theres tons of student-oriented events. I have heard their campus is beautiful! Also you can't beat Duke Basketball haha
JHU: For those accepted to JHU, I have also been there haha! Its a super tiny campus, like you can walk around it in like 10min. In my opinion, Baltimore is also not a great city to do stuff in and isn't necessarily the safest, but there is a small area right next to campus that is cute that I think students tend to stay at. Much like Duke, BME is their "thing", which is a positive. However, I have heard its a hyper competitive atmosphere, which is why many of my friends at school didn't apply. I have heard that groups form that only help each other, and its not a collaborative atmosphere, and that people can be cutthroat to be the best. One girl I know also said that their hospital is not as tied in with the program anymore, which is what has given the program its prestige. Overall, I didn't end up applying because I didn't love the feel of the campus/town, and the competitive atmosphere. 
Overall, the most important thing is how the school aligns with your interests - so its great to take a look at the research options they have and the classes they offer! Also, its about where you would be happiest, regardless of the rankings, all 3 of these schools are fantastic and offer great opportunities!!  

So from what I've gathered (trying to choose between JHU, Duke and UMich)
UMich: Adv: Great program, great research opportunities
             Disadv: Finding good BME jobs/internships around this area will probably be more difficult than, say, for a mechanical engineer. And the weather.
JHU:    Adv: Highly research oriented program, top rank, great brand name
            Diadv:  More focus on PhD's and undergrads than on Master's students for jobs/internships?? From what I can tell, if you pick the thesis track, you can't take any of the more business-y classes available for CBID students. Not to mention that fitting all your classes into one year, rotating in labs AND trying to find a thesis advisor; and then doing thesis research the next, feels a very very hectic schedule, and not very flexible.
Duke: Adv: Great industry/research collabs, you can rotate around in labs before picking one to settle in and internships/jobs shouldn't be a huge problem thanks to the RTP.  Lower cost of living in Durham
          Diadv: Not as prestigious as JHU, and living in Durham (small college town, not much to do/see, not close to any major city)
 
 

I got accepted too! So with Duke, USC, UMich and JHU in hand, I'm trying to decide between Duke and JHU. Anybody with any inputs, let me know!

Hiii I just got accepted into Johns hopkins BME as well  also waiting for Stanford but it's my reach school so im not too hopeful

Me too! Was very very surprised to hear back, because when I mailed the department a few days ago to ask when decisions come out, they told me that we would be informed in April o.o

me too!!! 
 

me too!!! 
 

AHHHH  I just accepted into Duke University for BME! Super ecstatic and shook 

@lafry do you mind posting your profile?