Help perfecting my list?

CaliforniaDancer
Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:53:01 +0000

^Doesn’t have an engineering program, though, other than a 3/2.

Great list so far! You’re definitely on the right track. I do have to put in a shameless plug for my future school, Carnegie Mellon. I will be a freshman this fall, and I will also be studying engineering. It would definitely fit in well with a lot of the other schools you listed. Great engineering program, in a manageable city (Pittsburgh) with lots of other colleges around it, about the right size. I also don’t think the campus feels overwhelmingly urban. The only thing is that biomedical engineering can’t be your primary major at CMU - you have to choose another major (like chemical, materials, etc.) as your primary major. I think Mat Sci + BME is pretty common.

Also, I wouldn’t be so quick to drop Columbia off your list if you’re really interested in it.

How about Johns Hopkins? I somewhat randomly visited JHU, not expecting to like it, and I loved it. I’d heard a lot about competition and stuff there, but it felt very warm and welcoming. I would note, however, that BME is an insanely hard program to get into there, so it may (though I can’t be sure) have more of that competitive feel. But it’s an excellent school for BME.

I might be back with more suggestions later, but hope that helps for now!