Just wondering, is it possible to major in biomedical engineering with a minor in entrepreneurship & management? Or do the graduation requirements for bme make it difficult to do both?

Just to confirm what Dominique stated ... yes it is easy for a student to complete a major in BME and a minor in Entrepreneurship & Management (E&M). The E&M minor was created for any student to be able to complete the program along with any major at Hopkins. I have known many BME students who complete the program and still graduate in four years.

If I apply early decision to JHU with a declared first major of BME, I understand that I would be admitted first to JHU and then into the program. Would I still be required to attend JHU if my application to the BME program was rejected?

For the coming admissions cycle (2010-11 / Class of 2015) we are changing our previous policy related to this questions. The current policy on our Admissions web site has not yet been updated. The policy going forward is:

Early Decision applicants who apply to Johns Hopkins University with a first choice major of Biomedical Engineering (BME) will first be reviewed for admission to the University and if accepted then also reviewed for admission to the BME program. ED students admitted to the University and to the BME program are required to enroll as an ED student (the ED contract is binding).

ED students admitted to the University but not to the BME program are required to do one of the following actions by the response date of January 15:

1) Select to enroll at JHU under the ED contract and select any other intended major other than BME.

OR

2) Break the ED contract and withdraw from the applicant pool. One can not delay their enrollment to consider offers from other institutions and one's admission will not be held past January 15.

This new policy is more simplified and encourages students who apply Early Decision to Johns Hopkins to do so because Johns Hopkins is their first choice as a University, not because of a single major.

Dear Admissions,

Does JHU accept transfer students into its BME program? If I was accepted into JHU but not into its BME program, would I have a better chance of enrolling in BME as a transfer student from another school or would it be more likely for me to be accepted if I studied in another major at Johns Hopkins first year?

The Biomedical Engineering program at Johns Hopkins University is a limited enrollment major. The program is designed to be a four year program, and therefore it is extremely rare for a transfer student to be admitted to the BME program. There has not been a transfer student admitted to BME in the last four years.

Upon enrollment, a transfer student is not eligible to transfer into the BME major. The program is only for admitted and enrolling freshmen students.

Does this mean that transfer students may not be admitted at all into the BME program?

As my previous response stated, it is extremely rare for a transfer student to be admitted to Johns Hopkins and also admitted to the limited enrollment program of BME. This has not happened in the past four years, and I do not anticipate it happening in the future either. Transfer applicants that apply with BME as their first choice major and are selected by the Admissions Committee for admission, will be reviewed by the BME selection board but chances for admission to BME are highly unlikely because the program is designed for enrolling freshmen only.

Because students at JHU may only transfer into the BME program if there is an opening, would it be possible for transfer students to challenge for a slot as well or is this opportunity designed specifically for JHU students?

In the rare case that spaces open in the BME program the only students eligible for admission into the BME are current freshmen studying at Johns Hopkins. Space availability in the BME program is quite rare, and preference will always be given to current JHU students, not transfer students.

My question is about JHU supplement. There is a question about why we chose the major we chose (in my case, that would be BME). I've clearly understood that we must first get admitted to the university and then are considered for BME yet how is that possible when I'll be writing explicitly about why I want BME. I'm having trouble phrasing my question correctly... let me put it this way, I'm writing about why I want BME which I believe makes it pretty hard for the admissions committee to view me separately from BME. Doesn't that in any way affect my chances of admission in general? Of course I am by no means in an admission officer's shoes but wouldn't it be somewhat contradictory? (I should mention that I did choose the option that in the case I'm not admitted to BME, I still want to be considered for engineering- undecided)

You are confused about how the process works for selection of students who apply with BME as their first choice major on the JHU Supplement. It is true that the Admissions Committee initial review of an applicant is for admission to the University and not specifically to the BME major. During that review an applicant's answer to our "academic major" supplemental question does matter greatlly. However, your assumption that writing about BME for that question will impact the review of your application negatively is incorrect. During the general Admissions Committee review we are not admitting students to a specific major and a student is not bound to the major(s) they select or write about on the supplement. ANSWER THE QUESTION BASED ON HOW YOU WANT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, NOT ON WHAT YOU THINK THE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE WANTS TO HEAR.

If a student is admitted in the initial review for admission to the University and that student has selected BME as a first choice major, then that student's application is reviewed again by the BME selection committee.

Finally, note that "option that in the case I'm not admitted to BME, I still want to be considered for engineering- undecided" is not an option nor a policy. If a student selects BME as their first choice major, is selected for admission but not to the BME program, their application is not reviewed based on any other academic major selection. The second choice major on the supplement is not considered in the admissions review for students not selected to the BME program. Students admitted but not to BME will be able to select any major they want.

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Students admitted but not to BME will be able to select any major they want.

Hi, Admissions Daniel! This sentence got my attention. Even though I'm applying to BME, I want to know if applicants who aren't applying to BME have this same option. For instance, if a student applies to neuroscience and is accepted, does he/she have the option of selecting another major?

Applicants do not apply to a specific school nor a specific major. On the Johns Hopkins supplement one is listing the major(s) they are interested in possibly studying. Selecting major(s) on the supplement does not mean one is applying to those programs of study. All applicants are applying to the full undergraduate university, and all applicants are held to the same standards. Upon enrollment, a student can choose the major or majors they are interested in pursuing across the Whiting School of Engineering and Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.

The only exception to this rule is the BME program since it is the only limited enrollment major that Hopkins offers.

I have just been accepted early decision to JHU, having stated a Biology Major as my first choice.
( I have also filled out my CRF and reserved my spot )
I know that I cannot at this time change my mind to BME, and I am neverless ecstatic at my acceptance.
Instead I was wondering whether I could apply or be considered with the regular application pool for the BME program.

Unfortunately, only applicants who listed Biomedical Engineering (BME) as their first choice major on their application are considered for admission to this limited enrollment major. This policy is clearly stated on the Johns Hopkins supplement. Admitted Early Decision students who did not apply to BME as their first choice major are not eligible to apply into the BME program during the Regular Decision review process.

Hello! I'm currently a junior in high school, and what I think I want to do with myself after college & whatnot is to get into medical research, specifically stem cell research, and help find cures for diseases. I guess I was just wondering if this would be the right major for this. Seeing as it's so competitive, I just wanted to make sure that this would be more helpful than a Biology major, for example.

My suggestion is you to do some more research about what the study of biomedical engineering (BME) is. The best place to start is the website for our undergraduate BME program: http://www.bme.jhu.edu/academics/undergrad.htm. Next I would suggest you learn more about all the bioengineering areas Johns Hopkins offers: http://apply.jhu.edu/academics/bioengineering.html?main. We do not provide advice on what majors/minors a student should choose.

I was also wondering just how competitive it is. I know there are only 100-115 seats in the major, but how many students typically apply for those seats?

We do not provide that statistic as it varies greatly from year to year. If a student is interested in studying BME at Hopkins they need to apply to the program as an incoming freshman, and the competitiveness of acceptance into the major should not be a factor in such a decision-making process.

If a person was to be denied acceptance to the BME program, could he or she still be accepted to the University for a different major, like Biology? Does Early Decision affect this?

These questions are answered at the bottom of this webpage: http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/faq_all.html

Hello, I am a student interested in both Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience and since most of the core math and science classes are the same throughout I was wondering if there was some sort of dual-degree program offered at JHU.

No dual-degree program is available for students to pursue both biomedical engineering and neuroscience. Additionally, do to the requirement aligned with each major at Hopkins one would not be able to pursue a double major in these specific areas.

Could I major in Neuroscience and Minor in BME?

BME is only a major, as is Neuroscience ... so no.

In my high school, which is an IB school, we are required to choose between IB Chemistry and IB Physics. The one we choose is the one we take in our junior and senior years. I chose IB Chemistry, partially because I have taken the Physics SAT (and I am happy with my score), but haven't taken the Chemistry one, and I would like to. Another reason was that I thought that biomedical engineering covers the three main fields of science anyway, so it wouldn't matter which one I take. Now, I am having second thoughts. I can still change this decision so I'm wondering, does it matter if I only took Honors Physics? Is it recommended that students who want to apply for BME take a more advanced Physics course, or is a Chemistry one fine too?

Many students contact our office to ask about course selection throughout their high school years. Though we provide prospective applicants with general recommendations on what courses will be considered competitive in our application review process, we do not offer specific advice about what courses nor programs an individual student should select. Every prospective student has an individual record from their specific high school, therefore it is not possible for us to suggest specific enrollment options. This policy is true for applicants interested in the BME program as well.

The decisions you make about course selection will say a lot about what kind of academic student you will be and your academic interests, and those are qualities that the Admissions Committee will review therefore we do not answer questions about what courses to take.