Cornell BME M.Eng Transfer to Ph.D

[Collegebum]

Can anyone shed any light on whether it is possible to transfer into the BME PhD program from the M.Eng program?

I know that other M.Eng departments in Cornell have stated that it does happen. But is the application informal like it is at MIT?

Also, since the M.Eng is non-research based, will taking out extra research, doing well academically and developing great relationships with faculty perhaps significantly increase the chances of being accepted to the PhD program at Cornell?

My undergraduate grades were subpar (3.2 GPA), but my senior year i had a 3.60....if I spend this one year significantly doing well in the M.Eng would it be possible to enter the PhD program the following year?

[tt503]

Can anyone shed any light on whether it is possible to transfer into the BME PhD program from the M.Eng program?

I know that other M.Eng departments in Cornell have stated that it does happen. But is the application informal like it is at MIT?

Also, since the M.Eng is non-research based, will taking out extra research, doing well academically and developing great relationships with faculty perhaps significantly increase the chances of being accepted to the PhD program at Cornell?

My undergraduate grades were subpar (3.2 GPA), but my senior year i had a 3.60....if I spend this one year significantly doing well in the M.Eng would it be possible to enter the PhD program the following year?

I think this is something you should talk to your adviser about, as I think it is pretty case-specific. I think that you really get along with a professor and join their lab or something, the chances of getting into the PhD are easier, but this is something that you should know upfront (before investing a lot of $$$ in an M.Eng...).