Academic Committee

Description

The Academic Committee is devoted to fostering academic development for BioE students. The committee regularly hosts alumni panels for students to gain insight into the different routes they can take after graduation (MTM, MS, MD, PhD, MD/PhD, industry), luncheons with faculty in the BioE department, and study sessions. Academic Committee also hosts a scheduling advising session right before Phase 1 to help answer any questions students might have and to help students find coursework tailored to their interests within BioE. Our goal is to help BioE students navigate their academic journeys at Berkeley!

For Committee Members

Ready to chart your path in bioengineering inside and beyond the classroom? As an Academic Committee member, you'll join a supportive team dedicated to exploring graduate and professional pathways while leveling up your academic toolkit. We'll help you learn how to connect with professors, future grad school applications, and excel in your classes, with guidance from club members, grad students, and alumni.

Throughout the semester, we host professor coffee chats, panel discussions, focused study sessions and course-planning advising. Thinking about what comes after graduation? We run grad school application workshops, share gap-year insights, and demystify timelines, personal statements, and interviews. We also host Tips & Chips, a relaxed drop-in where you can chat with upperclassmen about anything academic (classes, research, professors, time management… and yes, there are snacks).