<p>So, this may sound paranoid, but I'm wondering if it is wise to avoid applying to more than one department and program in a single school? </p>
<p>I'm probably going to apply to a number of evolutionary biology programs as well as neuroscience programs (that are part of psychology departments in most schools). </p>
<p>I'm curious about whether the various department adcoms will see if I've applied to another program in the same school and/or whether they might see that as a sign of indecisiveness or lack of direction?</p>
<p>I thought schools either frown upon doing that or ban it directly. I think many of my schools asked me if I was applying to another program in the school. You should just call the general graduate student office and ask.</p>
<p>I think it really just depends on the institution and the programs. I think this happens more commonly at schools with no major umbrella program. I did this and got interviews at multiple programs in a single school so I know it can be done at certain institutions. The thing is, the areas you listed seem quite different. Are you applying to both because you don’t know what you want to study (could be a problem for you) or because there is some overlap that I am missing?</p>
<p>They’re really not too different areas. I’m wanting to do research on biological basis of behavior, and there are a number of professors I’d be interested in working with, some just happen to do animal behavior and neurobiology research in EEB departments and some do similar behavioral neuroscience research in Psych departments.</p>