I’m deciding between two programs (paid the deposit at kaist already but cmu extended their deadline so I thought it might be a sign) and would love input from anyone who has attended, knows alumni or has gone through a similar decision:
KAIST Bio and Brain Engineering
or
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar Biology (with a CS minor and probably computational biology)
My end goal is a PhD in bioinformatics or bioengineering.
I’ve already thought through the curriculum differences and research opportunities, but the one thing I can’t find anywhere is where graduates from these specific programs actually end up for grad school. I saw that cmuq biosci graduates go to yale, Cornell, eth, imperial, Georgia Tech etc for grad school but didn’t see enough information about KAIST graduates.
And for KAIST, how hard is it as an undergrad to get meaningful research experience when competing with MS/PhD students?
Any insight from people with firsthand experience would be huge. Thanks!