<p>I’m going to be a senior in high school in the fall and have been trying to decide what I want to do in college. I recently heard about biomedical engineering and I think it sounds very interesting. Although, I haven’t taken any calculus or engineering classes yet, so I’m no sure if I would even enjoy it or not. I guess my question is what are some examples of tasks biomedical engineers do, how are the job prospects, and how difficult is the course load?</p>
<p>Im thinking of doing biomedical myself, biomedical engineers do anything from helping make cold medicine and steroids for bodybuilding to making bionic arms and legs for diabetics and soldiers. in the undergrad level it does not have the best prospects but they can still make a lot of money. on a difficulty scale of 1 to ten most people say it about a 7/10-9/10 (chemical engineering almost always gets 10/10).</p>
<p>To expand on ultimablade, whilst true, you can do that in BME; however most BME’s don’t do this right after they get their degree. They usually need their ms atleast to be specialized enough to possess the skills. </p>
<p>As for examples, tasks etc… you can do any basic search on google to find those answers.</p>
<p>However, I will dispel some misconceptions. Specifically about the growth rate of BME. Stats will say this the largest growing field. This is true; however, it is largely because the field is so small. It’s like this. Say one field has 10 spots while another has 100 spots. Then say both fields gain 10 more spots in the next year. While the numerical value of the increase was the same, statistically, the first field increased by 100% while the second increased 10%. </p>
<p>So jobs can be hard to come by in your field. </p>
<p>Additionally. BME and BioE are jacks of all trades. They learn a lot of things, but they don’t gain any particular mastery compared to other branches. this puts them in a disadvantage against other engineers at the bs level. </p>
<p>For course load. You will probably have to take Cal I, II, III, Diff eqs, maybe Linear algebra, Molecular bio, possibly ecology, and organic chemistry, in your first two years. </p>
<p>As far difficulty goes. It’s hard to gauge. In some aspects its easier since you take a plethora of courses so if you are bad in one area you can power through; however, for that same reason it can be harder since in many cases, BME undergrads need the most units to graduate. Atleast in my school.</p>
<p>There is no shortage of threads on this topic. Do a search of the Engineering subforum. That said, @ninjex essentially summed up all the salient points.</p>