<p>Is it better to do a B.S. in ChemE or in BE if you’d like to do an eventual PhD in BE? Does ChemE actually give a better foundation?</p>
<p>Also, for top engineering schools like MIT - if a student does his/her B.S. in ChemE, but chooses to do a PhD in BE, how easy is it to be admitted to the same school’s BE grad program?</p>
<p>Why are you so concerned about getting an MIT phd already? Do you want to stay in academia? It’s not a commitment you should do just because you want the best degree on paper. </p>
<p>Some people say ChemE is better than BioE in principle b/c most BioE programs aren’t acredited by ABET ( <a href=“http://www.abet.org%5B/url%5D”>www.abet.org</a> ). Thus if an employer wants an engineer, s/he might lean toward chemE BS grads.</p>
<p>It’s definitely not a commitment as of now, but I am interested in being in academia - so I was just wondering. Thanks for the info though!</p>
<p>Hehe, you sound like a cool person. Not everything in life is measured by your degree. You’ve got to stay sane through undergrad (and hopefully grad) years. That played a large part in my grad school choices this year. When I was visiting schools a prof told me: happy grads who study stuff they’re interested in make productive grads. I wanted to work for him on the spot, but he didn’t quite have the room!</p>