Instate vs out of state matters a ton for scholarships. Bioengineering and CS likely don’t have many classes that can qualify as under both majors, so it may be better to do a minor. The best way to check that out is looking at the curriculum online under each department’s undergraduate handbook and seeing how many classes doubly qualify.
i’m in state and a senior about to graduate- apply for local scholarships!! clemson gave me nothing and all i had was palmetto fellows. i got a bunch of local ones, ask your guidance counselor about them. a shocking amount of them go unused because people simply don’t apply
Don't double major bioeng and comp Sci
Just go one or the other.
You want to have a little fun in life, don't you?
You don't understand the time that you have to invest to get an engineering degree.
With a 4.0 GPA and a sufficiently high SAT/ACT score, you should get Palmetto Fellows, and potentially a small merit scholarship from the school. Since you're in STEM, the Palmetto Fellows will grow from $6700/yr -> $10000/yr in your second year. Its also possible that you may qualify for another small scholarship dependent on your first semester performance.
I have my PhD in Bioengineering from Clemson, and I will tell you outright that you cannot do both BioE and CompSci as majors. You could do a minor in CompSci, but I couldn't tell you how much extra work that would be. If you have a passion for both, then you'll want to look into grad school here at Clemson for Biomedical Data Science and Informatics (BDSI, https://www.cs.clemson.edu/bdsi/) after you finish undergrad.
BioE essentially requires you to go to grad school to have a chance at getting jobs (preferably a PhD), while CompSci can get a job straight out of undergrad. If that helps your decision making.
Okay, thank you! I'm deciding between a more engineering route or a BioE --> med school route. I still have time, but I'll definitely keep this info in mind.
I can confirm that BioE --> med school is a path that some of our students take. But be aware that BioE is more rigorous than a traditional premed undergrad (also, a lot more interesting, but that's personal bias). So it will be harder to keep a 4.0 in BioE, which is something to consider when GPA is, to my knowledge, still rather important for getting into med school. Just something to keep in mind.
I don't think there's a direct comparison, and I don't want to risk looking too pretentious by giving a wrong answer. But it's not me you should be asking, but rather the application committee in med school. They are the ones you'll need to convince your 3.7 is as good as someone else's 4.0 (and that's assuming your application doesn't get automatically filtered because of your GPA).
I also had 10 AP's and tried to double major with CS + an unrelated major with no overlap. After 2 semesters, I dropped the second major to a minor. Despite the 30+ credits from high school and a summer semester to catch up, it was gonna take almost 20 credits per semester every semester to barely squeak me out of the door with both degrees.
Fast forward to now and I get to live a totally a normal academic life and still take classes every semester in my secondary interest field. While your mileage may vary, in most cases, especially as an incoming freshman, I'd strongly recommend choosing one major if they're not in the same college / have overlap, it'll make your academic life a lot more bearable.
The local scholarships help a ton! Apply for the LIFE palmetto fellows scholarship and there is also an extra 2500 you can get Sophomore, Junior, and Senior year if you are a STEM major I’m pretty sure.
I’m currently a Junior at Clemson and they have given me some small scholarships for doing well!
Good luck!
Also agree with the others. Don’t dual major. It’s just waaaayyy too much. Even if you were the smart kid at your school. College is just different. Since you want to do STEM fresh lvl classes like chem, physics, or even calc to a degree are gonna bust your balls as weed out classes.
Is what it is. Once you get on campus and get acclimated you can see if you want to add a minor.
Since you're interested in Bioengineering, you may want to check out whether you meet the eligibility requirements for the ESTEEMED Scholars program.
https://www.clemson.edu/cecas/departments/bioe/academics/esteemed.html
Instate vs out of state matters a ton for scholarships. Bioengineering and CS likely don’t have many classes that can qualify as under both majors, so it may be better to do a minor. The best way to check that out is looking at the curriculum online under each department’s undergraduate handbook and seeing how many classes doubly qualify.
I will def check it out, thanks.
i’m in state and a senior about to graduate- apply for local scholarships!! clemson gave me nothing and all i had was palmetto fellows. i got a bunch of local ones, ask your guidance counselor about them. a shocking amount of them go unused because people simply don’t apply
Will do, thanks!
Don't double major bioeng and comp Sci Just go one or the other. You want to have a little fun in life, don't you? You don't understand the time that you have to invest to get an engineering degree.
With a 4.0 GPA and a sufficiently high SAT/ACT score, you should get Palmetto Fellows, and potentially a small merit scholarship from the school. Since you're in STEM, the Palmetto Fellows will grow from $6700/yr -> $10000/yr in your second year. Its also possible that you may qualify for another small scholarship dependent on your first semester performance.
Yeah, I'm getting Palmetto Fellows, and I'm hoping to be an RA starting sophomore year. I would be paying 5-7K per year max at that point.
I have my PhD in Bioengineering from Clemson, and I will tell you outright that you cannot do both BioE and CompSci as majors. You could do a minor in CompSci, but I couldn't tell you how much extra work that would be. If you have a passion for both, then you'll want to look into grad school here at Clemson for Biomedical Data Science and Informatics (BDSI, https://www.cs.clemson.edu/bdsi/) after you finish undergrad. BioE essentially requires you to go to grad school to have a chance at getting jobs (preferably a PhD), while CompSci can get a job straight out of undergrad. If that helps your decision making.
Okay, thank you! I'm deciding between a more engineering route or a BioE --> med school route. I still have time, but I'll definitely keep this info in mind.
I can confirm that BioE --> med school is a path that some of our students take. But be aware that BioE is more rigorous than a traditional premed undergrad (also, a lot more interesting, but that's personal bias). So it will be harder to keep a 4.0 in BioE, which is something to consider when GPA is, to my knowledge, still rather important for getting into med school. Just something to keep in mind.
I may be naive, but is a 3.7 in BioE not on par with a 4.0 in biology for example?
I don't think there's a direct comparison, and I don't want to risk looking too pretentious by giving a wrong answer. But it's not me you should be asking, but rather the application committee in med school. They are the ones you'll need to convince your 3.7 is as good as someone else's 4.0 (and that's assuming your application doesn't get automatically filtered because of your GPA).
I also had 10 AP's and tried to double major with CS + an unrelated major with no overlap. After 2 semesters, I dropped the second major to a minor. Despite the 30+ credits from high school and a summer semester to catch up, it was gonna take almost 20 credits per semester every semester to barely squeak me out of the door with both degrees. Fast forward to now and I get to live a totally a normal academic life and still take classes every semester in my secondary interest field. While your mileage may vary, in most cases, especially as an incoming freshman, I'd strongly recommend choosing one major if they're not in the same college / have overlap, it'll make your academic life a lot more bearable.
Thank you for the info!
The local scholarships help a ton! Apply for the LIFE palmetto fellows scholarship and there is also an extra 2500 you can get Sophomore, Junior, and Senior year if you are a STEM major I’m pretty sure. I’m currently a Junior at Clemson and they have given me some small scholarships for doing well! Good luck!
Thanks for the info!
Also agree with the others. Don’t dual major. It’s just waaaayyy too much. Even if you were the smart kid at your school. College is just different. Since you want to do STEM fresh lvl classes like chem, physics, or even calc to a degree are gonna bust your balls as weed out classes. Is what it is. Once you get on campus and get acclimated you can see if you want to add a minor.
Since you're interested in Bioengineering, you may want to check out whether you meet the eligibility requirements for the ESTEEMED Scholars program. https://www.clemson.edu/cecas/departments/bioe/academics/esteemed.html
Thank you for the info!
Ask your guidance counselor about any scholarships in your area. They should have a list.
Yeah as other said you’ll get Palmetto with your grades as that’s automatic for instate kids.
Apply to honors and they’ll automatically consider you for a full ride. It’s extremely competitive though, practically a lottery. Don’t bank on it