Help me narrow my final school list for neuroscience PhD?

juillet
Wed, 08 Nov 2017 02:08:18 +0000

Yes, in grad admissions, your choices are going to be based on your credentials for sure but so much more so on the research interests you have and how well they match up with the departments you’re applying to. So for example, Berkeley’s neuroscience program may be on paper more competitive than CU-Boulder’s, in terms of things like GPA and GRE score. But in reality, maybe your research interests are a near-perfect match for like three Berkeley professors while really you’re more of an imperfect fit with CU’s department - so you may actually have better chances at Berkeley (and it would be a better choice for you overall).

Also, why do you need to cut any? 10 PhD programs isn’t out of the ordinary for a neuroscience applicant.