<p>How hard is Bioengineering:Biotech at UCSD?
What % of kids stay in program?</p>
<p>How hard is Bioengineering:Biotech at UCSD?</p>
<p>What % of kids stay in the program?</p>
<p>What GPA do you need to have in order to stay in the program?</p>
<p>Tell us something about the Bioengineering professors.</p>
<p>If my D got admited to Bioengineering: Biotech, does she need to reaply after the first year?</p>
<p>Please, any info…</p>
<p>The BTEC program here at UCSD is rigorous. If you look at the curriculum on the UCSD Bioengineering website, it’s quite intensive once you hit the upper division classes. But it’s also an excellent program, and in my opinion, one of the best. As with all engineering majors, it won’t be easy, but research is top notch and the faculty know what they’re doing. </p>
<p>I don’t know the actual numbers, but there are a number of students who do drop out of being an engineering major entirely (or in a few cases, decide to switch within engineering majors). I estimate at least 20%? This usually happens early on though, and the people I personally know just decided that they didn’t want to work as much as they wanted to enjoy college life, is all. </p>
<p>Like I said before, the BENG faculty are some of the best. We have, most notably, Dr. Y.C. Fung, who is considered one of the founders of bioengineering and modern biomechanics. He is one of the very few people in the world elected to the National Academy of Science, National Academy of Engineering, and also the Institute of Medicine… if I remember correctly. And he is only one. The rest of the faculty are less accomplished than Dr. Fung, but equally qualified and impressive. I personally don’t work in a bioengineering lab (but I am a BTEC major) so I can’t give you any anecdotes about that, but I know a few people who do and they’re doing some pretty legit work already.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what you mean by reapply, but no, there is nothing of that sort here. If she is admitted as the major, she is a student in that major. EDIT: But I recall reading other people post about not being guaranteed a spot by their third year? My advice would be to contact the department and clarify. </p>
<p>Hope that helps!</p>
<p>i originally thought bioE:biotech was supposed to be the premed major of choice instead of bioE, but i guess not now?</p>
<p>is there a really big difference between bioE and bioE:biotech?</p>
<p>There is a BENG: Pre-med major but they are removing it as a major option either after this year or very soon, I’m not sure. If you are looking for a major closest to fulfilling pre-med requirements, that would be the Biotechnology major. I’m told by friends that there is a difference of 3-6 classes. </p>
<p>As for the difference between BENG and BTEC, Bioengineering here is closer to mechanical engineering, and is more medical device-oriented. BTEC on the other hand, has a chemistry-based focus, and works on a smaller scale (ie molecular level) than BENG does. The curriculum, once you get into upper divs 3rd and 4th year, differs more.</p>
<p>I currently a second year and just switched into a bioengineering: biotechnology major, i’m a little behind on classes but i’m going to summer school and hopefully try to graduate in 4 years instead of 5. I was hoping that someone would give me some tips for my future classes and the major since I’m new to it. This upcoming fall i’ll be taking BIBC 102, BICD 100, MAE 170, and Math 20E…how hard will that load be? Any info would help, I really appreciate it!</p>
<p>Hi, I’m a bioengineering major at revelle. The bioengineering:biotech major is very hard. You have to take organic chemistry while the normal bioengineering does not. And ochem and some upper div bioengineering classes are killer. I personally know at least two people that have dropped out of school because of bad grades in bioengineering (but they were horrible students), and I know many that switched out of bioengineering when they realized it was mostly engineering physics, and math versus biology (I only had to take one bio class, which AP bio got me out of). Also, if your in revelle expect your curriculum to basically be planned out for you for four years.</p>