Neuroscience

Megan2010 · 05-09-2008, 12:31 PM

I'm posting this for my friend and she wants to be a neuro surgon. Here are her stats as I know them:

GPA: 4.0
Class Rank: Top 10
Courses: All accelerated
EC's: National Honor Society, Relay For Life, Youth Court, Key Club, Speech and Debate
SAT I: From what she told me 2100
SAT II: From what she told me: World History: 800; Chemistry: 760

So what she wants to know are what are some schools that have good Nueroscience programs.

poi · 05-09-2008, 02:57 PM

Johns Hopkins, Tulane, Michigan, Lawrence (WI), Bucknell, Union (NY) and Ct. College are some to possibly look at.

bdmrad · 05-09-2008, 03:08 PM

This seems to be a trendy field of study. I noticed that in one college catalog that the major was heavy on psych.

Brown is good for neuroscience.

Weskid · 05-09-2008, 03:21 PM

Wesleyan also has a pretty good nero program.

Do you know anything else about what your friend may want in a school? Size, urban/rural, part of the country, preppy/not, greek scene/not, etc? That might help us come up with the most appropriate suggestions.

kenf1234 · 05-09-2008, 03:53 PM

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This seems to be a trendy field of study.

It's "trendy" because it is an EXPLODING field making incredible discoveries on a daily basis. I can't think of a more exciting, cutting-edge field of study.

Megan2010 · 05-10-2008, 10:44 AM

As far as I know she wants a school in the northeast/midwest, urban/rural doesn't matter, greek scene is a plus but not a requirement, preppy/not doesn't matter, and school size: medium to large.

ClaySoul · 05-10-2008, 01:49 PM

Brown arguably has the best neuro program in the country
JHU is also good, but I would not enjoy that school.

you also don't need to study neuroscience to be a neurosurgeon. you just need to be premed. what does she want to STUDY for undergrad?

ClaySoul · 05-10-2008, 01:51 PM

also pomona and u oregon

Megan2010 · 05-10-2008, 03:03 PM

she told me for undergrad she wanted to study neuroscience for undergrad then go to med school to become a neuro surgeon. However after I show her this thread she may decide to study chemistry or biology for undergrad.

world changer · 05-10-2008, 03:18 PM

Emory would be a good choice.

UCSD.
UCLA.
Brandeis.
University of Rochester.
USC.

(Of these, only Brandeis and Rochester and in the northeast, but the others are still worth looking at.)

world changer · 05-10-2008, 03:21 PM

Also, if she wants a medium-to-large school, you could probably eliminate the super-tiny ones (like Pomona, Connecticut College, and Lawrence - all of which are under 2000).

CDK · 05-10-2008, 03:26 PM

I also majored in Neuroscience as an undergrad, went to medical school, and am now a neurosurgeon. I actually found it helpful to have majored in neuroscience...it certainly helped in medical school, it helped with my research, and it helped during neurosurgery training and board exams. Is it mandatory?...NO. Your friend could probably go anywhere, and there are many good schools in the Northeast.

I went to Penn for both undergrad and medical school, partly because of the neuroscience program. As an undergrad, it is technically called "Biological Basis of Behavior", Neural Systems. At Penn, you can also take undergraduate courses in Wharton (or a combined degree in Wharton), engineering (including bioengineering), and extensive offerings in the College of Arts and Sciences. There is a tremendous amount of research being done at Penn in this field, which makes it easy to become involved in research, and extremely rewarding. Check out this link: Institute of Neurological Sciences

I agree that Hopkins and Brown are also excellent....there are quite a few programs that are very good...have her look through some web sites of places she may be interested in.

jerzgrlmom · 05-11-2008, 01:16 AM

Some other schools are Colgate and UMiami.