Hey,
I am a High school senior who is very interested in Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research and am not sure as of yet whether or not I want to puruse medical school or go and work in a Biotech company such as Genentech.
My main concern is whether I should major in Biomedical Engineering/Bioengineering or Chemical Engineering with a focus or concentration on Bioengineering as schools such a Rice and UPenn offer.
I have heard that in BME, you become a jack of all trade and a master of none and that it is sometimes hard to find jobs.
Thus, i was advised to major in Chemical Engineering. But if I do chemical engineering, I do not want to focus on the traditional oil and energy aspects but would rather like to focus on the Biological aspects.
I want to know if this is possible. If I major in chemical engineering, is it possible to apply the knowledge I learn into Biotech and pharmaceutics?
Some schools such as Rice offer a Bioengineering major as well as a Chemical Engineering major in which you can choose to concentrate on bioengineering. I want to know what exactly is the difference between these two and which is more advisable to pursue.
And I would specifically like to know about Stanford's chemical engineering program. Does it allow you to pursue the Bio side?
And lastly, is it important for an engineering degree to be ABET accreditted??
At Stanford and Rice, Chem E is ABET but Bioengineering is not.
Is this a reason for concern?
Thank you very much!
I am a High school senior who is very interested in Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research and am not sure as of yet whether or not I want to puruse medical school or go and work in a Biotech company such as Genentech.
My main concern is whether I should major in Biomedical Engineering/Bioengineering or Chemical Engineering with a focus or concentration on Bioengineering as schools such a Rice and UPenn offer.
I have heard that in BME, you become a jack of all trade and a master of none and that it is sometimes hard to find jobs.
Thus, i was advised to major in Chemical Engineering. But if I do chemical engineering, I do not want to focus on the traditional oil and energy aspects but would rather like to focus on the Biological aspects.
I want to know if this is possible. If I major in chemical engineering, is it possible to apply the knowledge I learn into Biotech and pharmaceutics?
Some schools such as Rice offer a Bioengineering major as well as a Chemical Engineering major in which you can choose to concentrate on bioengineering. I want to know what exactly is the difference between these two and which is more advisable to pursue.
And I would specifically like to know about Stanford's chemical engineering program. Does it allow you to pursue the Bio side?
And lastly, is it important for an engineering degree to be ABET accreditted??
At Stanford and Rice, Chem E is ABET but Bioengineering is not.
Is this a reason for concern?
Thank you very much!
