Is graduate school right for me?

CautiousNarwhal
Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:32:11 +0000

I’m a junior at Syracuse University. I will potentially graduate with a bachelor of science in Psychology with an integrated major in Neuroscience. I am currently working, and doing an internship in a Neuroscience Lab. I have experience working with labs, library academic research and among other skills. I currently maintain a GPA of 2.9, with a curriculum that has a strong science background.

I’ve been thinking a lot about my future in regards to my mediocre academic achievements. Where should I head from here? Will I get into a graduate program that is worth my time? My academic advisors have given me a lot of criticism because I cannot focus in a single field of science/knowledge. One day I will be very interested in biopsychology and two days later I will be researching about quantum mechanics. Truth is I like being a renaissance man, capable of understanding various disciplines of science and humanities. My advisors say that this is a gift and a curse, because I do not perform well solving micro-problems such as those that are encountered by many scientists (an experiment regarding a specific molecule, within a specific set of neurons, in a specific part of the brain, with an specific animal doing a specific task). However, they agree that I can handle macro-problems such as those concerned with neurophilosophy, antropology, etc. While I agree with this statement, I cannot figure out how I can do this. Should I go to grad school for philosophy? Or a similar subject? And if so, do I even have any chance of getting into a graduate school?

I will take a break after undergrad and figure out if I want to take grad school exams and apply to programs or if I want to do something else. I could go to the peace corps, I could simply get a regular job that gives me enough time to explore books and write, or I can figure something else out.

Additional Info:
-I am fully bilingual (English & Spanish).
-I like computers and have some skills using Linux OS. Will improve skills soon (possibly code). Might consider a field involved with computer science and neuroscience.
-Anything helps. Even if it is something outside the US.