Hopkins vs UPenn

likeachild
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:31:18 +0000

I’ve decided to either major in chemical and biomolecular engineering with a concentration in nanotechnology, or materials science and engineering with a nanotechnology concentration.

I still want to go to med school, and I’m still stuck between Hopkins and UPenn.
and I need to decide on a major.

From what I understand, materials science focuses more on physics and mathematics and the macroscale side of nanotechnology, ie the properties of the materials that can be created using nanomolecules, while chemical and biomolecular engineering focuses more on manipulating and designing those nanomolecules. Is this accurate?

If I’m doing chem and biomolecular engineering, which school would be better suited?
and if I’m doing materials science and engineering, which school would be better suited?
thanks for everyone’s advice!