First, the U.S. biomedical engineering application requirements
Language test: Some schools do not accept IELTS scores, so it is recommended to prepare TOEFL. Biomedical engineering majors have higher requirements for TOEFL, generally to reach the range of 90-95, but for applicants aiming for top schools, it is best to test above 100.
GRE: At least 300, preferably 320, or 310 if you're aiming for the top 100.
Application Difficulty: In addition to BME undergraduates who can choose to apply for biomedical engineering, it is in fact a good choice for applicants in materials science, medicine, mechanics, and other areas of specialization. The difficulty of application is high, requiring students to have a strong professional background, while the language score requirements are also high, T: 90, GRE: 315 can be used as a minimum requirement for applying to moderate schools.
Second, the branches of biomedical engineering
1, molecular, cellular engineering: molecular and cellular engineering is at the molecular and cellular level to understand the molecular mechanisms of the human body and diseases, as well as at the molecular and cellular level to use the principles of engineering to treat diseases.
2, tissue / regenerative biology tissue engineering is the integrated application of engineering and life sciences, the basic principles, basic theories, basic technologies and basic methods, the research object of tissue engineering is mainly stem cells.
3, biomechanics: biomechanics is an attempt to understand life from the perspective of mechanics. The research field of biomechanics includes bone biomechanics, human movement mechanics, blood circulation mechanics, respiratory rheology and bio-thermodynamics and other sub-disciplines.
4, biomaterials: biomaterials are the material basis for the production of a variety of artificial organs, these materials include metal, non-metallic and composite materials, polymers, etc.;
5, medical imaging: medical imaging equipment is mainly used in the imaging of X-rays, ultrasound, radionuclide magnetic *** vibration and so on.
6, medical instruments and equipment: medical electronic instruments are the collection, analysis and processing of the body's physiological signals of the main equipment, is to achieve miniaturization and intelligence.
7, simulation and modeling: biological systems modeling and simulation can be used to identify abnormalities in human parameters for disease diagnosis, diabetes and other diseases, such as forecasting, blood pressure and other parameters of adaptive control.
There are many other sub-directions, such as bioinformatics, biophysics, biomedical computing, human organs, drug delivery, neural engineering, cardiovascular bioengineering and so on. And with the continuous development of other disciplines, there are many new branch directions.
Third, the U.S. biomedical engineering colleges
Johns Hopkins University (Weiting School of Engineering)
is a famous research-oriented private university located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Hopkins is world-renowned for its excellence in medicine, public **** health, scientific research, international relations, and the arts. Thirty-three of the university's alumni have been awarded the Nobel Prize.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology, abbreviated as Georgia Tech, was founded in 1885, is the top U.S. Polytechnic Institute, ranked second only to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute of Technology. The college has about 20,000 students*** and nearly 1,000 professors. The university is world-renowned for its engineering, and its College of Engineering is one of the top engineering schools in the nation.
The University of California, San Diego (Jacobs School of Engineering)
is a prestigious public university located in California, the United States, for the United States of America, the national Tier 1 (Tier 1) universities, belonging to the University of California system, is located in the community of San Diego, Southern California, La Jolla (La Jolla). The University of San Diego has a strong faculty, and its science faculty ranks first among the nation's public universities.
University of Washington
The University of Washington is a public research university founded in 1861 and a member of the Association of American Universities. The University consists of a main campus in Seattle and two new campuses in Bothell and Tacoma. It was founded as a private school and was incorporated by the State of Washington in 1889. It is now the largest university in the Pacific Northwest and one of the oldest public universities on the west coast of the United States.
Duke University
Duke University, located in North Carolina, is a rising star among American universities. Founded in 1838, the university has soared dramatically in recent years in the rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, and has become the Ivy League of the South with its strong academics.
Boston University
Boston University is the third-largest private university in the United States, located across the Charles River from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It attracts students from all over the world with its international and diverse approach to education, and the percentage of foreign students is among the highest of any university in the nation.
The University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is one of the eight member universities of the Ivy League, and is a four-year private university founded in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin, a famous American politician and one of the drafters of the Declaration of Independence, as a charity school.