<p>So i already posted this earlier, once on accident, anyway I hope since Neuroscience is a major you can help me. So I'm a junior in highschool and this is about the time you start figuring out colleges to look and visit, thinking about what you want to do or what you like, anyway I was talking to my parents and they want me to go to a university in-state. I live in Texas, there are plenty of choices but I'm pretty positive I want to major in Neuroscience and there aren't many schools to choose from. I think I can compromise with my parents if I choose a school still in the south and not ridiculously far away. My concern is over the academics(I want to go somewhere where I will really learn the subject), that's my number one priority, then the size. I am thinking between 3-7000ish, so medium small. I want to a school that offers research and really teaches the subject. I have other specifications but they aren't as important, I guess? Emory, Tulane and Rhodes have crossed my mind(I know not the same caliber). I even thought of Rice and doing a cognitive science with neuroscience concentration, but it's not the same thing. Please offer suggestions! Thank you!</p>
<p>I know how you feel, wanting to get the best education possible, but sometimes you have to realize that you can’t get what you want. Sure, some colleges teach or do something better than the college/university down the street, but it’s up to the student to actually learn and utilize their education. Personally, I don’t care what college I go to, I just want a college education. It doesn’t really bother me if one college/university has a better Biology program, and gets more involved etc. I just have to do my part and learn.</p>
<p>Have you talked to your parents about finances yet? Their preference for in-state universities might have more to do with in-state tuition rates than physical proximity. </p>
<p>What do you want to do with neuroscience? The obvious careers (e.g. research or medicine) all require graduate training, and those graduate programs are usually happy to accept students with biology degrees. Many universities won’t have a full neuroscience program but might offer a few neuroscience classes within the biology major.</p>
<p>The reason why they want me to stay in-state, is because they want me to kind of close in case there is an emergency. And I’m not sure yet, but I do know I am really fascinated with the brain and what it does and how it happens.</p>
<p>Could you do a combined/double major in biology and psychology? It’d likely be about equivalent to what you’d get from a neuroscience program. You might also want to look at any cognitive psychology programs nearby colleges might offer.</p>
<p>That’s interesting, I could try looking at those majors.</p>