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?