<p>i have heard Brown has a growing program and good things about ucsc and Harvard but what are some more safety schools with decent cognitive neuroscience and linguistics programs.</p>
<p>edit:safety for a person in the second decile of a public school with an A- average and a cumulative 1920 (cr-700 m-610 w-610). Also i live in new york.</p>
<p>Strong programs in these areas tend to be concentrated either in very selective private schools (especially national research universities), or in large public universities. Check out U Mass Amherst or Ohio State, but your own state university may be your best bet for admissions and aid.</p>