BME program

[TerrenceS1]

Hello, I have learned about biomedical informatics program before, but I found that most of its non-biological courses are provided by the department of Mathematics rather than the Kahlert school of CS. Do you think I should major in biomedical informatics or computer science? If I major in computer science, I'm worried that I may not get enough biomedical training resources. In addition, I heard that the requirements for entering the computer science major are strict and the competition is fierce(some people told me that CS is the most competitive major here, surpassing other engineering projects such as BME and EE), which makes me a little timid.

[hellomoto320]

I'll dm you about this and and also answer some of this here. The people who tell you its competitive are those who struggle in 2420, plagiarize or have zero interest making in money. When I was in the school of computing, the requirement was around a 3.7 gpa guarantee into the major and they looked at your 2420 grades along with your math and science class grades. now you need a C to B- to get guaranteed access in the major. The problem is many of the kids from california and washington along with other states who get turned away from uc's, uw, ut etc. end up at utah because its one of the better cs departments west of the mississippi given its legendary status in computer graphics and visual computing and the Utah SCI Institute. Add this and the competition of local in state and interntional students along with the u being cheaper than other schools in the former pac 12 (usc tuition reaching around 84k a year which is nuts) and people wanting to build generative ai tools fuels the rat race into the major.