<p>rather harsh, lagunal. Perhaps the OP just finds the field of BME fascinating. (I know I do.) And where does it say that a pre-Engineer should not want to take liberal arts courses? With top notch engineering and lit/hume, Hopkins is perfect for those kinds of interests.</p>
<p>And no, the OP would not be taking someone’s “spot”. Hopkins knows that some of its BME matriculants, just like a bunch of its premeds, will not be able to run the gauntlet and will ultimately end up majoring in something else; thus, they over-enroll in that major.</p>
<p>According to Hopkins’ own website (advertisement) reason #4 to attend the Whiting School of Engineering:</p>
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