mungbean_
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has anyone heard back from UCLA's bioe department?
i just found out that my friend got pretty much an acceptance/approval from the department yesterday around 11 am from stacey fong. they just gotta forward it to the graduate office for approval and stuff
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9 minutes ago, BME_Engineering said:
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
Congrats!! and we gotta believe haha
(bc no one else will)
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3 hours ago, lafry said:
me too!
do you mind posting your profile?
Also, I wouldn't worry too much about it; I think USC just admits as they read your applications, and I submitted mine in early December, well before their deadline!
@lafryHaha, hopefully!! I applied pretty late in January (didn't try for scholarship, since advisor at preview day said only 1 applicant from each department would receive it)
Major: BME at mid-tier UC
GPA: 3.81
GRE: V/Q/W 158/161/4.5
Experience: ~1 year research, 2 industry internships (1 well known pharma, 1 small startup), design competitions & some student projects
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So.. where should I go? - BME/Bioenigneering
in Decisions, Decisions
Posted · Edited by mungbean_
Hi everyone!
Apologies for the super late response (I was carried away w/ finals and week 10 stuff when this thread was created). A lot of the information discussed is pretty much what I got but I'll list what I know of as well:
1. USC
+Trojan network (alumni love coming back) / target school for companies such as Edwards Lifesciences
+Great program if you want to go into regulatory / quality
+LA area! (USC is also kinda known to be sketch outside of campus, but they have gates & officers)
- expensive & 1.5 yr program
2. Duke (I don't really know anything in NC)
+Research triangle park (industry) -> MEng requires internships I think
-Expensive
3. JHU
+Prestigious for BME
-Very academia driven (med school, PhD focused rather than industry; I talked to JHU undergrad who went to USC for his masters)
-Baltimore
4. UCSD
+Known for BioE
+Lots of biotech/pharm companies esp. on sorrento valley
+San diego
+cheap compared to private schools (esp for in state people)
-not a brand school?? idk lol
Anyway, I haven't really decided where I'm going yet (lol), but in the end, I got accepted to JHU, Duke, USC, UCSD & UCLA. Rejected by Stanford :(. As of right now, I'm most likely (80%) going to UCSD since I'm from California and have worked in SD last summer (and loved it! yay no snow!). I don't really want to deal with the hassle of moving, finding a place to live and the huge price tag just for 1 or maybe 2 years. If anyone is also going to UCSD feel free to message me!