citrus00

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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!! 

Hey, thanks for asking! I think im pretty much decided for JHU. I'm more inclined to do research but i 'm worried that im not suitable for it. So the second year of JHU program will let me figure that out...plus i have heard good things about their courses. 
Columbia doesnt have the labs/research focus that im interested in. And duke is very expensive, plus it's spending /funding on biomed research is way less than JHU (according to a friend who went to JHU so he could be biased haha)
And the most puzzling school for me was USC...they still have not got back to me (ignored all my emails too ). but i think JHU suits my personal goals better so im gonna stop waiting. And stanford rejected me, took them forever to send that letter too lol. 
What about you guys? anyone joining JHU?  

Yes I am attending Duke! 
It really wasn't a difficult decision for me. Duke is super industry focused, which is the reason I'm attending graduate schools. It's also has a very lively school population, which is what I love. I visited a couple of weeks ago, and here is what I learned:
The BME department is super close, like a family! The classes are difficult but most have many projects that you get hands-on experience with, which are meant to be able to put these many projects on your CV for internships and jobs later on. They really want you to succeed! The campus is also absolutely breathtaking! Many students chose the project track instead of the thesis track, and base this off of either one of their class projects or a project from their lab.
Overall, I think this program fits me the best and will provide the best opportunity to get a great job afterwards. 

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

I think they release results around the end of this week or early next week. I've searched postings about Stanford bioE and they all seem to have come out around 3/30 for past couple years. I called Stanford to confirm too and they said they will probably get the results this week. So... anytime now or soon!

Update on my status
Accepted to Rutgers for M.S. in BME today
Rejected from UCSD for M.S. in Bioengineering yesterday.. first rejection of the season 
Still waiting for Stanford, UCLA, UC Irvine

Update on my status
Accepted to Rutgers for M.S. in BME today
Rejected from UCSD for M.S. in Bioengineering yesterday.. first rejection of the season 
Still waiting for Stanford, UCLA, UC Irvine

Hi guys, thanks so much for your information! I got into Duke, Columbia and JHU. I did my undergrad in Canada so i dont know too much about the schools in the States. But I'll share my thoughts
Duke: the program is less research focused (please correct me if i'm wrong). 
Columbia: wasn't too interested in the labs...the research topics weren't very broad. but their ECE department has some labs do very impressive bio-related research 
JHU: according to the someone i know who went there, classes there are pretty high quality. and we will also be getting a full year to do research which is nice. not sure how difficult it is to secure a research position tho.
University of Toronto: my undergrad institute, tuition is all covered with some living stipends. PI gave me a really good project 
Knowing that JHU is top in the BME field,  i am very tempted to go. but at the same time being an international student,  i didn't get any funding for the American schools.. (do you guys mind sharing your funding situation  many thanks!)
also are most of you thinking about phd or industry after your master?

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!!  

Hey guys! 
Like I mentioned in the "Masters Applicants for Fall 2018" thread in Waiting It Out Forum, I have created a thread for BME/Bioengineering people!
Even though I have not received all the results back from schools, I probably should start researching into the schools I got accepted to make a wise decision!
This thread is to share and exchange information about BME/Bioengineering programs of different schools.
I will try my best to gather information about schools, using all my resources (internet, friends, visiting campus) and update this thread. 
And... I would greatly appreciate if you do the same! 
I assume the topics will be about... Curriculum, School Atmosphere, Prestige, Career Services, Students, Faculty, Facilities, Research, Location, Quality of Life, Tuition, Cost of Living, etc. 
I'm tagging a few of people from "Masters Applicants for Fall 2018" thread to get this started. 
@scared @mungbean_ @BME_Engineering @lafry
Current BME/Bioengineering students (grads and undergrads) are more than welcome to comment and add any relevant information for us! 
Thanks!

Hey guys! 
Like I mentioned in the "Masters Applicants for Fall 2018" thread in Waiting It Out Forum, I have created a thread for BME/Bioengineering people!
Even though I have not received all the results back from schools, I probably should start researching into the schools I got accepted to make a wise decision!
This thread is to share and exchange information about BME/Bioengineering programs of different schools.
I will try my best to gather information about schools, using all my resources (internet, friends, visiting campus) and update this thread. 
And... I would greatly appreciate if you do the same! 
I assume the topics will be about... Curriculum, School Atmosphere, Prestige, Career Services, Students, Faculty, Facilities, Research, Location, Quality of Life, Tuition, Cost of Living, etc. 
I'm tagging a few of people from "Masters Applicants for Fall 2018" thread to get this started. 
@scared @mungbean_ @BME_Engineering @lafry
Current BME/Bioengineering students (grads and undergrads) are more than welcome to comment and add any relevant information for us! 
Thanks!

I see the thread got a lot longer than I first expected. Nice to see a lot of Master's applicants !!!
I haven't really been keeping up with the posts as the thread starter. 
So, here's an update! I, too,  just got accepted to JHU! I have Duke, BU, and JHU and I am not sure which one would be best for me.
If anybody has extra info about the schools (labs, neighborhood, curriculum, school atmosphere, etc), let me know as well!
maybe I should start a thread about choosing schools for BME in the Decisions forum and we can start discussing there without making this a decisions thread.

I see the thread got a lot longer than I first expected. Nice to see a lot of Master's applicants !!!
I haven't really been keeping up with the posts as the thread starter. 
So, here's an update! I, too,  just got accepted to JHU! I have Duke, BU, and JHU and I am not sure which one would be best for me.
If anybody has extra info about the schools (labs, neighborhood, curriculum, school atmosphere, etc), let me know as well!
maybe I should start a thread about choosing schools for BME in the Decisions forum and we can start discussing there without making this a decisions thread.

I see the thread got a lot longer than I first expected. Nice to see a lot of Master's applicants !!!
I haven't really been keeping up with the posts as the thread starter. 
So, here's an update! I, too,  just got accepted to JHU! I have Duke, BU, and JHU and I am not sure which one would be best for me.
If anybody has extra info about the schools (labs, neighborhood, curriculum, school atmosphere, etc), let me know as well!
maybe I should start a thread about choosing schools for BME in the Decisions forum and we can start discussing there without making this a decisions thread.

I see the thread got a lot longer than I first expected. Nice to see a lot of Master's applicants !!!
I haven't really been keeping up with the posts as the thread starter. 
So, here's an update! I, too,  just got accepted to JHU! I have Duke, BU, and JHU and I am not sure which one would be best for me.
If anybody has extra info about the schools (labs, neighborhood, curriculum, school atmosphere, etc), let me know as well!
maybe I should start a thread about choosing schools for BME in the Decisions forum and we can start discussing there without making this a decisions thread.

Applied to four schools (without funding) for MSC in Mechanical Engineering...
undergrad GPA: 3.75/4
GRE: 301 (extremely low)
 
MIT
STANFORD UNI
CORNELL UNI
UNI OF BERKELEY 
 
 
I'm getting scared since I've not gotten a feedback from any of the schools. This feels like torture!!! HELP!!!
Has anyone gotten decisions from any of these schools yet?
 
 
 

I was accepted to the University of Utah in the School of Computing

I got accepted to the University of Nevada, Reno for Public Health with a specialization in Addiction! I'm screaming!!! This was so out of the blue. They said I should hear back two weeks after the program's deadline (so late-April), but I got an email today after work. So happy 
Edit: added program

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

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!

Thank you for all your posts! 
Seems like a lot of you are still waiting on most schools.. like me
It just turned February so hang in there and let's keep each other updated....!

Thank you for all your posts! 
Seems like a lot of you are still waiting on most schools.. like me
It just turned February so hang in there and let's keep each other updated....!

I just wanted to make a thread for Masters applicants for Fall 2018.
I see a lot of posts are for PhD applicants but not really Masters!
Where did you guys apply? What kind of programs did you guys apply for? Have you heard back from any of them yet? 
Let's talk while waiting for the results =]
 
Here's a little bits of how I'm doing:
Field/Program: Biomedical Engineering, M.S. and M.S.E.
Schools: UCLA, UCSD, UC-Irvine, Duke, Rutgers, Boston, Johns Hopkins 
Status? Haven't heard anything back yet... Although I was contacted by one of the professors from UCLA.