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Recommendations on colleges for prosthetics and hands on learning

I am highly involved with prosthetics as a senior but I do not have the strongest grades from my freshman and sophomore years, which are restricting me the top schools for biomedical engineering like Penn and Tufts. What Should I do? #college #biomedical-engineering #prosthetics

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Sarah’s Answer

As an electrical engineer who works in the biomedical field who did not go to a top-tier school, I can assure you that you can have a great and rewarding career without getting into the Ivy League. In fact, employers often try to recruit from a range of schools to help improve diversity of thought in their workforce. Keep focusing on improving your grades and do your best wherever you go. Make sure to get involved in a technical society such as the Society of Women Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, etc. Go to conferences where you can learn and network. You can do it!
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Shannon’s Answer

Hi Tyler,
Seems like your question was asked a while ago, but if you were still looking some recommendations I did some research on colleges that have Orthotic programs. Invest some time to research each of those colleges to see which ones you are most interested in.

http://www.aopanet.org/resources/op-accredited-schools/
http://resident.ncope.org/prostudents/schools/
http://study.com/prosthetics_school.html

Also do your best to make your academics improve over time if they weren't as strong in the beginning. Colleges and workplaces like to see candidates grow so it's not the end of the world if you don't have a 4.0 GPA. If you can describe to people that you are getting better and better grades as continue to work harder then they should see that you're willing to learn and put in the hard work. Grades alone don't count for everything to colleges. Also get involved in extra curricular activities and volunteer time to your community to show that you're a well rounded person that colleges would be glad to have enrolled in their classes.

Good luck!
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