<p>Hi there!</p>
<p>Umm, lessee. </p>
<p>First, a question: Are you planning on doing neuroscience for grad school? If so, know this: This will give you a great head start. You will be able to take classes that no one else (well, pretty much, except for those damned echols kids, bleh (-: ) can take. You’ll get first dibs at upper-level neuroscience courses. You will be introduced to concepts, labs, and procedures that will set you apart from plain-jane bio or chem or psych folks looking to do grad work.</p>
<p>Professors at UVA include:
David Hill <a href=“http://faculty.virginia.edu/hilllab/hill.html[/url]”>http://faculty.virginia.edu/hilllab/hill.html</a>
Masashi Kawasaki <a href=“http://www.people.virginia.edu/~mk3u/mk_lab/index.htm[/url]”>http://www.people.virginia.edu/~mk3u/mk_lab/index.htm</a>
Otto Friesen <a href=“http://minerva.acc.virginia.edu/biology/Fac/Friesen.html[/url]”>http://minerva.acc.virginia.edu/biology/Fac/Friesen.html</a>
DeForest Mellon <a href=“http://minerva.acc.virginia.edu/biology/Fac/Mellon.html[/url]”>http://minerva.acc.virginia.edu/biology/Fac/Mellon.html</a>
Iggy Provencio <a href=“http://minerva.acc.virginia.edu/biology/Fac/Provencio.html[/url]”>http://minerva.acc.virginia.edu/biology/Fac/Provencio.html</a></p>
<p>Check them out. Also, check out the Neuroscience home page.</p>
<p>Here’s the thing: A neuroscience undergraduate program is pretty unususal. It is great for getting a good grounding in neuro-specific information. However, if you have other interests, you might want to combine it with another major, since it is really specific.</p>
<p>Is it good? Seems good to me. I haven’t seen rankings or anything, but the profs are good, labs do interesting work.</p>