Masters in Biology before Neuroscience Phd?

xraymancs
Sun, 11 May 2014 15:34:25 +0000

What you do as an undergraduate in research is not terribly relevant. no one expects you to come into a graduate program already experienced in the specific field of research. It is much more important that you have a strong research experience. Your GPA is good enough to get into a good program already if you have solid research and GREs. A Masters in a different field won’t do a lot for your application. Working in the field might be more useful but you should try right away and have work as a backup. This way you can choose if you are not satisfied with the programs which you have been admitted to.

in addition, you need to apply to more than just to 10 programs. Those are highly selective and you might not get in even with work experience or a M.S. in Biology under your belt. Look into the literature of the field you are intending to pursue and find strong researchers in other programs (there are plenty out there). This will guie to to aplying to a range of programs so you have a better choice.