<p>How good is it compared to the other big name schools…such as hopkins, georgia tech, and the ivies?</p>
<p>does it have good job placement, good reputation when applying to grad school…etc.</p>
<p>also on a sidenote, does this university offer any full tuition scholarships?</p>
<p>Hi diligency,</p>
<p>I can’t be too specific because I’m not overly familiar with it, but the bioengineering program here is NOT comparable to schools you listed. In fact, the bioengineering program only just became accredited. if someone else wants to correct me on this please feel free, but I’m pretty sure you won’t find its ranking high enough to rival the best bioengineering programs.</p>
<p>And yep, umd does offer full ride scholarships. search for the banneker key scholarship. I know there are full tuition scholarships too, I just can’t recall the name–if you can find the umd scholarships page, you’l lsee them.</p>
<p>thanks so much for your input.</p>
<p>does anyone else want to add anything?</p>
<p>The Bio. Eng. Program is pretty good. Yeah, they are new, but they also seem to have the most classroom space amongst all the eng. dept. (Note: Im not a student at Clark School, but I have visited)</p>
<p>@armaryland17 </p>
<p>I dont want to compare the bioengineering program to Umaryland’s other engineering programs. I want the Umaryland bioengineering program to be compared with other top undergraduate bioengineering programs.</p>
<p>Diligency92, I am looking at bme programs as well. My advice to you is to look at coursework involved in the program, what kind of research the professors are doing, if you’re looking for premed, whether they’re geared more toward that, and if you’re looking for industry, if they have coop/internships available, and how helpful the school is matching students with employers. BME is an up and coming field, and many schools are adding it as a major, some not yet accredited, some just recently accredited. Find a fit that’s right for you: campus size, ECs, urban/rural, athletics, commuter/residential. There are some hidden gems out there that do not have the name appeal of the colleges you mentioned, but have lots of funding and research going on, if you’re into research. I started off by going to the Whitaker Foundation’s webpage, and clicking on the curriculum link. If you find a location that’s of interest to you, go from there. Good luck!</p>
<p>Honestly, like some of the other posters have said, the Bio. E. program is the newest. Thus, there isn’t a wealth of information on how developed it is. They seem to have top-class facilities, which should out-class from some other, older Bio. E. programs.</p>