<p>I was recently accepted to Cornell Engineering, and have a question. We all hear rumors about the grade deflation at the school, not to mention the rigorous work that goes hand in hand with engineering. My question is simply the following: for Bioengineering, what is the typical amount of time spent studying/doing work a day?</p>
<p>I think bioengineering is hard wherever you study it at. I originally thought about bioengineering, and from everything I read JHU is the best place to study that field. I could be wrong, but JHU bioengineering is the place to be as grading / workload, etc may be less important as you have the JHU bioengineering degree which is supposed to be world renowned. It’s up to you, but no matter where you go bioengineering is a lot of work, so it may make sense to go to the place that is famous for it. Good luck to you.</p>
<p>For bioengineering, Cornell is much better than JHU. There is little competition for JHU’s biomedical engineering though (cornell only has a minor in that). It’s a lot of work either way.</p>
<p>Yes it is a lot of work. TJ, p.s. there is a recent thread here about BME that may be of some assistance in your selection. I wish you good luck.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cornell-university/1116942-duke-vs-umich-vs-cornell-vs-jhu-bme.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cornell-university/1116942-duke-vs-umich-vs-cornell-vs-jhu-bme.html</a></p>
<p>The course load for BEE is pretty intense. My daughter started out at Cornell as a BEE major. She spent more than twice as many hours studying as did her friends in many other majors. I remember that even before the first day of school, her bio prof emailed an extensive reading assignment to the class that had to be completed by the first day of class. If BEE is your passion, then the hard work does pay off. Ultimately, my D decided it wasn’t for her, and she decided to switch majors.</p>
<p>thank you guys for those informative replies. Still, I would like some more concrete answers about how many hours a week are spent reading/doing other work for the courses that the major involves.</p>
<p>@TJ,</p>
<p>Typically you don’t affiliate with a major till your sophomore year. The freshman year is the same for all COE students. At the end of 3 semesters if you meet the entrance requirements of the major they accept you into the major. The following link will take you to Biological Engineering major handbook which will give you more details about the program.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.bee.cornell.edu/cals/bee/upload/BE_UG_Handbook_revisions_Fall10_8_2_10_final-2.pdf[/url]”>http://www.bee.cornell.edu/cals/bee/upload/BE_UG_Handbook_revisions_Fall10_8_2_10_final-2.pdf</a></p>
<p>At Cornell based on your specific interest you can do the following,</p>
<ol>
<li>Major in Biological Engineering with a concentration in Biomedical, Bioprocess or Bioenvironmental Engineering.</li>
<li>Major in Biological Engineering with a minor in Biomedical Engineering.</li>
<li>Major in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.</li>
</ol>
<p>perfect.</p>
<p>also, would it be a bad idea to go with cornell engineering, considering i’m going to apply to med school? rumors of grade deflation are disconcerting.</p>
<p>Depends on how super amazingly talented you are and how many consecutive sleepless nights you spend. The median grades in that college are pretty low and you really do not have that much flexibility in the curriculum. So yes, that is a pretty bad idea in general. Apply to CAS, CALS, or human ecology, then transfer if need be.</p>