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Any advice on preparation for a career in Biomedical Engineering?

I’m in 11th grade and attend a performing arts high school. #high-school

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Adam’s Answer

I would take as many science and math courses as possible. This will give you a good foundation for the engineering courses at the next level. Good luck.
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Gizem’s Answer

Hi Tai,

As mentioned in Adam's and Darcel's answers, to prepare for a biomedical engineering program, it would be best to take a lot of math and science courses. If the number of STEM courses offered in your high school are limited, you can consider taking some free online courses to strengthen your foundation in math and science. Also many community colleges allow high school students to take introductory courses. Enrolling in a couple of STEM courses in your local community college can be a good option. Furthermore, completing a couple of extra courses in math and science would demonstrate your interest to the college admissions' committee.

Wishing you all the best!
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Hello Tai T; How did you end up in a performing arts high school and not a STEM high school (Science, Technology, Engineering an Math)? Hmm, as mentioned above with Adams response for your general education courses take, calculus. Let me just cut a past from the internet course pre-requisite for Biomedical Engineering (fyi yes one of my former student in college took all the pre-course in a community college for biomedical engineering. Here are the four year college in Florida that offer the degree: Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges in Florida
University of Miami. Coral Gables, FL. Image by @crambon0713
University of Miami offers 3 …
Biomedical Engineering (BME) is a closely related network of life sciences, the physical sciences and engineering. It is a field in which engineering principles and techniques are applied to the life sciences and medicine. It covers a wide spectrum of activities which includes the development of artificial organs and limbs, implantable medical devices, tissue engineering, biomedical instrumentation, computing in medical research and diagnosis, signal or image processing, clinical engineering, rehabilitation engineering and cardiovascular, neurological, and respiratory engineering. The diagnostic and therapeutic tools available to the physician entering the twenty-first century represent complex and intricate applications of engineering.
University of Florida. Gainesville, FL.
Image by @mostvigorousspring. University of Florida offers 5 …
Florida Institute of Technology. Melbourne,
FL. Florida Institute of Technology offers 4 Biomedical …
University of Central Florida. Orlando, FL. Image by Kelly Daacon. University of Central Florida offers …
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f you are interested in pursuing a biomedical engineering degree, begin in high school, immersing yourself in chemistry, biology and physics courses. You should also take four years of English and math, including calculus. Learning about computer programming is a plus when applying for this degree program.
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Best Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Programs (Doctorate) 1 Johns Hopkins University. 2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 3 Georgia Institute of Technology. 4 Duke University. 5 Stanford University. 6 University of California--San Diego. 7 University of California--Berkeley. 8 Rice University. 9 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor. 10 University of Pennsylvania. More item

Darcel recommends the following next steps:

Strive to A's and B's in all your high courses; especially the science and math courses.
Check out your local community college transfer courses and degrees for biomedical engineering. You may have to have a community college counselor customize and academic plan for you
Visit the website of the local public college (not private) that offers the biomedical engineering degree look up grade point average required to apply and courses needed
Save time and lots of money by attending a community college to obtain your general education courses and pre-major courses.
Biomedical Engineering a specialty degree. It will take you some time to get all your required lower division courses.
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