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biomedical engineering 

A major or field of study that sucks the life out of its participants. Since it is strongly related to medicine, a lot of undergraduates study BME as pre-med students. However, they quickly learn that after classes such as 'Analysis of Biosignals and Systems' and 'Instrumentation Lab', biomedical engineering is not worth the lack of life it creates.
Well, I was studying biomedical engineering. Then our entire class failed Biosignals even though the curve was around 30%, so I switched to Business.
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Biomedical Engineer 

One who has such substantial skills in both medicine and engineering that they can dare to combine them to form an entirely new type of profession. They deal with any device applied in the medical world and work on advancing technologies such as tissue engineering (the growing of artificial human tissue for implantation on other humans.)Basically, heroes in the modern world.
"Did you see that biomedical engineer? Hes got to be the sexiest godlike figure of our time."
Biomedical Engineer by Nippon August 30, 2008

Biomedical Engineer 

One who has such substantial skills in both medicine and engineering that they can dare to combine them to form an entirely new type of profession. They deal with any device applied in the medical world and work on advancing technologies such as tissue engineering (the growing of artificial human tissue for implantation on other humans.)Basically, heroes in the modern world.
"Did you see that biomedical engineer? Hes got to be the sexiest godlike figure of our time."
Biomedical Engineer by nippon September 18, 2006

biomedical technician 

One who strives to be a Biomedical Engineer, but lacks the necessary skills to do any engineering whatsoever. A Biomedical Technician is usually a lonely outcast that is the bastard offspring of a real engineer.
" The Biomedical Technician went to school for a strenuous 2 years, just to learn how to plug a cord into a socket."
biomedical technician by IcInCode December 3, 2013

Biomedical Engineer 

(BME for short)One who possesses the traits of other engineers, but lacks the profuse mathematical ability. A BME is basically a doctor who tries to design stuff, then fails because he couldn't do necessary calculations.
I didn't realize that the engineer was a Biomedical Engineer until I noticed he was using the calculator upside down and had no clue what a "cosine" is.
Biomedical Engineer by Tngl September 29, 2008

Biomedical Engineer 

(BME for short)One who possesses the traits of other engineers, but lacks the profuse mathematical ability. A BME is basically a doctor who tries to design stuff, then fails because he couldn't do necessary calculations.
I didn't realize that the engineer was a biomedical engineer until I noticed he was using the calculator upside down and had no clue what a "cosine" is.
Biomedical Engineer by Tngl September 29, 2008
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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