<p>What are some colleges that offer neuroscience and have great programs for it? </p>
<p>Why don’t you tell us more about yourself.</p>
<p>Neuroscience is a popular goal for many high school students, but they crash and burn and quickly change their majors…so choosing a school just for that reason may be short-sighted.</p>
<p>What are your stats? Include M+CR for your SAT.</p>
<p>Are you premed? If so, then you don’t have to major in that, even if you have interests in that specialty. And, many premeds change their minds.</p>
<p>What is your home state?</p>
<p>How much will your parents pay each year?</p>
<p>Do you like schools that are:</p>
<p>big
small
quiet
rah rah
rural
city</p>
<p>I’m only a sophomore so I haven’t taken the SAT or any other test of the like, but I’m in the top 10 for my class and taking the hardest classes for a sophomore so I’m sure my scores will convey that. Ivy League isn’t totally out of the question. Yes, I am going pre med, but I also love neuroscience and the nervous system and I’m positive I won’t change my major. I’m open to going anywhere for college and I’m not really concerned about cost but know I want to be at a college in a small/large city. </p>
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<p>As the mother of a med student, if you are 100% serious about med school when you apply to undergrad, and you have the stats that suggest that you will make thru undergrad with a high GPA and get a med-school worthy MCAT score, then your goal should be picking an undergrad that you’ll LIKE and where you won’t likely get weeded out as a premed.</p>
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<p>lol…well, your 15/16 year old self may not be concerned about cost, but your parents may. What are THEY saying about cost? </p>
<p>@mom2collegekids is wise on this subject, so listen to her.</p>
<p>My two cents would be to first pick the school, then pick the major, since as a pre-med, your major is more of a means to an end rather than an end in itself. So pick a school that’s a good fit that happens to offer neuroscience, but also a school that you can possibly switch majors if you drop pre-med or just decide to pursue something else while continuing the pre-med. </p>
<p>D just finished her first semester as a pre-med and is still a pre-med, whereas many of her peers are not. Pulling a B+ in Chem 101 was a good sign, but she’s making adjustments along the way - picking a major is one of them. She started out thinking it would be neuroscience, but is taking a look at her other interest, economics, so she’s making sure she’s exposed to both while not overloading on the pre-med classes. It all moves very fast and she’s getting every bit of advice on how best to maneuver through the system, from her pre-health advisor to her trusted physician at home - the best advice being it’s a marathon, so pace yourself accordingly.</p>
<p>Also, it’s great starting out thinking you want to be in a city, but as a sophomore, visit all types of colleges in all locations and all sizes of schools. Rule out nothing at first - the biggest thing D is hearing on her return is how many of her HS classmates picked the wrong school. Too big, too small, too rural, too urban, wrong major, too many parties, not enough parties, you name it, people are unsatisfied and it’s often because they didn’t explore their options enough, going with what they thought they wanted or saw what they wanted to see rather than really looking.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>