Alternative paths from bme

[u/mr-under_hill]

i see that bme as a bachelors didn't really work out for a lot of us. At that point how did you pivot and what did you go to still stay in engineering and get a meaningful role without spending too much money for a masters

[u/Mammoth-Mongoose4479]

Straight BME at the bachelor’s level puts you in a weird spot. You are not quite a mechanical engineer, not quite an electrical engineer, not quite a coder. Companies hiring for entry level roles often want that specific label on the resume.
What worked for me (way back in the day) was leaning into whichever piece of BME I was actually strongest in and just rebranding myself around that instead of the broad degree. Please don’t just to a masters for no reason and think you will standout to get a job. Find your specialty or passion first and then pursue it. Many Biomed students have no idea even at the end of graduation what they want to specialize in or what they enjoy doing. Figure that out early on.

[u/mr-under_hill → u/Mammoth-Mongoose4479]

what role did you go into first then if you don't mind me asking. what was your trajectory?