Me, a high school senior looking at BME with Boston University as my top choice: *nervous laughter*

Hi Joie! My name is Meri, I am a biomedical engineer (just graduated this past May). I came across your video a few days ago. I was really interested in listening to someone who has considered the major but decided to opt out. I am glad you found a major that was a better fit for you and your expectations. However, I decided to make a video reacting to this and giving my opinion as someone who went through and LOVED the degree. I understand your point of view and again, I’m happy that you found something you enjoyed! BUT, I completely disagree with calling BME a bad major 😅 Anyway, i will be leaving the link to the video in the comments, so people who might be thinking of doing OR quitting BME can listen to two different sides :) wish you the best in your future endeavors!

I'm a sophomore in college studying BME and my experiences so far are very similar to yours. Thank you for the insightful information!

Really needed this vid

Thanks for this i needed it

Joie, it is so rare that a person gets to see that they have made the wrong career choice early on and pivot to a much better option like it happened for you. Kudos for listening to your own gut feelings and your professor who told you to get out of bme.

I'm thinking of doing medical robotic for masters at Imperial College London and hopefully, I'll enjoy it

great video Joie. I would like to add: money is important in life. It's the resource you'll need in to survive. However, in my opinion, it should not come before job fulfillment or career satisfaction or the feeling that you've made a difference in the world. Speaking from my personal experience. Wish you all the best to come!

*me switching from Computer engineering to BME after my first year in college* : H U H

Me a biomedical engineering student doing a double major in computer science engineering: *Laughing in pain*

This video rambles a bit, but you make some important points. I finished the degree and quickly realized that Biomedical Engineering is not for engineers: it’s a good degree for those who want to do research or medical school. However, medical device companies want “traditional” engineers for R&D. Kudos for understanding your goals before graduating.

What are the list of biomedical subjects?

Excerpt in the description is good. xD (Its faster to read it than watch)

Eeh...had biomed as a prioty choice to start off by August...but jeez this scares me to continue with my decision...what do u guys think of mech eng....

Hi man, I am currently in med school and I really like creating stuff. I was also thinking of switching my field to bioengineering but I realised that I don't want to do a job in it, I want to open my own research startup and I don't need to have a degree for that, I can just be a doctor and do this in my free time. I am currently learning how to code. thanks for this video!

Ngl it sounds like you don't deal with failure well and struggle applying the lessons learned by failing

Hi joie can we talk on any other online platform about BME I'm so much frustrated about my future. I just wanna clear all my doubts . Hope you will help me !.

Amazing! Bro thank you. This was really eye opening for me. I was deciding on if i wanted to major in ChemE, BioMedE, BioChem, or CSE. This just made my decision wayyy easier. because i crossed out BioMEDE. Btw what do you think about those other 3 majors?

Dear Joie, I'm Robin from India, I just finished school and I'm confused about my career can I please have a conversation with you on any online platform...or so..It would be a great help for me to discuss things with you... I'm ABT to choose BME...I just don't know I'm pretty much stressed...ABT this thing.... please reply something

I’m looking into bio engineering ..definitely am going to reach for a masters. Yet I have an emphasis on bio mechanical engineering... because I can’t do labs ahahah f pipettes 😂 it’s cool tho very complicated... half the time students don’t even reach the expectations of the end results

oh god i was so sure i wanted to study BME aghhhhh time's running out :`(

thank you i was really confused

i hate biomedical engineering but I can't quit it because im half way into it and my parents won't allow me to quit it i don't know what to do 😭

Im doing a biomedical engineering undergrad right now because its my passion and was planning on applying to ivy leagues for masters. I have a pretty good chance of getting into a few so will I still have trouble finding a good paying job? I was thinking duke or Columbia for a masters in BME. Or should I do my masters in something else?

Can anyone tell me if you can become an Biomedical Engineer with a degree in I.T or Information Technology?

In the US do you have lab exams in highschool (Final)

Great video, and great charisma

@Joie Liba is your place haunted by any chance? (EVP @06:10) lol

you guys are only focusing on the JOBS, not on what you really Love or passionate about!

In biology you usually have to work towards a PhD to actually invent cool stuff. There's just too much to learn. Either you act as a sad underling to a PhD - or you're just a mechanical or electrical engineer that works in healthcare. Either way, unless you're getting your PhD I wouldn't recommend a bioengineering degree.

Good decision. There are way more jobs in the IT industry. Computer Engineering is way more marketable than Biomedical Engineering.

I’m considering to switch from computer science to biomedical o.o What’s the pay for biomedical like? Online, I see $88,550. Is this overestimated?

How bad is the pay? I feel like if I tell my dad this he is going to deny it and tell me it is "the future". Honestly, I didn't know what I wanted to be but once I heard Biomedical engineering I was interested. I want to travel in the future and I want to be wealthy. How bad is this decision?

I want to take biomedical engineering. But i already have 2 courses.

im thinking Biomed engineering or Biomed science, but i suck at math i need help.

Im hearing the word 'basically' many times. Just a regular comment

Hi Joie. You fret to much. LOL There are no bad STEM majors unless you’re solely focused on STEM. As an undergraduate your job is to learn how to learn. Specialization can come with graduate school or a professional apprenticeship. With a sound liberal arts education you can learn anything and develop the imagination to apply and innovate. It’s all up to you. When you hit the real world so much of what you learned in college won’t apply but it will be a deep well for you to draw upon. My father was a physician and my mother was a Tiger Mom. Because I had a natural talent in the life sciences it was always assumed I would follow my father’s footsteps. My mother was a harridan about education. It was always about getting A’s and social status. I was never motivated by either. In fact I could have cared less about either. I was more interested in applying what I learned. Fortunately my Father got that but he still had that expectation that I was going to follow his footsteps into the Medical dodge. So I was under tremendous pressure to get into medical school. Which I did. However I came to regret that decision as being a physician just wasn’t what I wanted. I didn’t want to follow daddy’s footsteps. I wanted to develop my own professional identity. I didn’t want to be constrained to working in a clinic or an office or worst of all…being chained to a desk. So before I started my second year of Medical School I withdrew from school and accepted a position with an environmental company. Needless to say my parents freaked out. Their view of the environmental field was some hippie chained to a tree to save a spotted owl. However it ended up working out well for me as I found my passion. I was able to travel all over the country and have all sorts of awesome experiences that I never would had tied to a desk or a clinic. I was working outside for the most part which was great and I was also learning some entrepreneurship too. In retrospect my parents and siblings attitudes was hilarious. I instantly became the failed, black sheep, never do well son of the family. At the time it wasn’t funny at all and because of their hostility towards my decision and any mention of my career would bring up harsh criticism and disappointment in my career choice. So I just kept my mouth shut and let them think what they wanted. So over the years I heard so many insulting and condescending comments about my career choice from my father and older brother. My mother accepted my decision with the air of I had just came out as gay. My brother stopped making his disparaging comments when he made one in front of my newlywed wife and I offered to rearrange his face. But dad persisted for years until one day I couldn’t take it anymore. He was telling me about a young physician he had met who had completed his residency and opened his practice in same professional office as my father. My father was telling me the guy had earned almost $200kpy his first year (this was back in the early 2,000’s.). He then went on a diatribe about how that could have been me if I had stuck out medical school. While Pops was ranting I let out a whistle and said “Dang Dad. That’s not to far off from what I’m earning.”. Pops kept ranting until it finally sunk in what I had said. He stopped, gave me a bewildered look and asked me to repeat what I had said, which I did. Of course he didn’t believe me. So I showed him my tax records and he was absolutely gobsmacked. He had no clue you could earn that kind of money from an Environmental career. To me though it was sad that it took something like money to earn his respect. To Pops credit he had a heart to heart talk to me and sincerely apologized to me for all his harsh criticism and disrespect he had shown over the years and that he was grieving that he had not once told me how proud he was of me until I had embarrassed him. Then he said those magic words “Son I’m proud of you and I’ve always been proud of you.”. I was walking on air for weeks afterwards. Anyway, sorry for the long story but I just wanted to illustrate that as long as you receive the benefits of a good education and you have talent, a vision, imagination an open mind and belief in yourself you will be successful in whatever major or career you choose. Earning a college degree is not a destination. It’s just a beginning for the limitless opportunities out there for young bright people like you. So don’t fret so much about your major. As long as you believe in yourself and listen to your heart and stick to your guns you will be successful no matter what you do. I guess the moral of my story is that those who say you can’t are almost always wrong and those who say you can are almost always right. I’m not going to wish you luck as I don’t think you need it. As long as you believe in yourself and your vision you can’t help but be successful.

😂real life overcooked. That must be an absolute mess

Definitely a niche career.

wait i thought BME is like one of the top paid out of all engineers

I wish I knew this 2 years ago 😭

doge? :0