anyone should be able to do the premaster, as long as you don't underestimate it and are motivated enough.
I graduated from Radboud University Nijmegen with a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences. I’ve always been interested in the latest medical development and wanted to contribute something to society. A lot of courses at Radboud were taught in collaboration with Medicine, which gave me an extensive medical background.
Throughout my third-year internship, I figured out that I wanted to focus more on the ‘fast’ technological developments, rather than to conduct research on medication. I begin to think about the next steps I my academic career and visited a few Open Days. I was attracted by TU/e’s master’s program Electrical Engineering, because you’ll be educated to be widely employable. The university also offers a medical track (Care&Cure), for which I could use my medical knowledge. I found it quite hard to switch from a non-technical bachelor’s program to Electrical Engineering. It was a huge transition, and even though I did well on beta courses in high school, this knowledge had faded. It was important for me to keep up with my courses right from the start and doing so made me able to pass every exam.
I think that anyone should be able to do the premaster’s program, as long as you don’t underestimate it and you’re super motivated. I didn’t graduate from a Dutch HBO but got my bachelor’s degree from a non-technical university. This had an additional value for me, because I could still transfer to the premaster’s program, instead of enrolling in freshman year of the bachelor’s program. If you’re motivated and you are certain that this is what you want, then it gives a tremendous amount of opportunities: I’ve met interesting people and saw many interesting projects. The university also stimulates studying or interning abroad, and I’ve had the most amazing time in Australia. Although you’ll have to work hard for the premaster’s, the master’s program is fairly doable, and especially interesting because you’re addressing your interests in more detail.
