<p>I'm interested in becoming a neurologist. I live in Georgia and the only university with a neuroscience major option is Emory. It's a very competitive school to get into and my math scores are not that great. I'm looking at the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, and Kennesaw State University.</p>
<p>Would you advise doing a biology and psychology double major? </p>
<p>I have considered going out of state but I would prefer to stay in Georgia.</p>
<p>I would suggest that you consider the double major but put your concerns on the back burner for now. You have plenty of time before you select a major. Instead, take both biology and psych courses when you start college (perhaps focusing on physiological psych, at least once you get prerequisites out of the way). Take classes in other disciplines too (including those that are new to you) before you determine what you want your major to be.</p>
<p>Also, you may not want to limit yourself to only GA schools … at least at this stage of the game. You may eventually end up in state for $$ reasons, but you also may find that you could get good merit aid or need-based assistance from private colleges out of state. It sounds like you are restricting yourself unnecessarily by focusing only on Georgia. There are likely to be colleges that aren’t far from home but are beyond the state borders that might meet your needs better than more local schools.</p>
<p>Neurology is a medical specialty. To become a neurologist, first, you’ll need to complete medical school, followed by a residency in neurology. Any major can serve as the pathway to medical school as long as you complete the premed requirements. While a neuroscience major is one appropriate major for premed students, it is not the necessary or required pathway. Having said that, if neuroscience is the area that interests you, you certainly can
focus on that area either as a biology major or psychology major, or as a double major in those fields. See the neuroscience curriculum recommendations that the Societ for Neuroscience links.
[Undergraduate</a> Neuroscience Curriculum Development | Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience](<a href=“http://www.funfaculty.org/drupal/node/452]Undergraduate”>http://www.funfaculty.org/drupal/node/452)</p>
<p>go to the pdf deocument on “Undergraduate Neuroscience Education: Blueprints for the 21st Century” June 2008</p>
<p>Sally_Rubenstone:
Thank you for the advice. The reason I would prefer to stay in Georgia is because of financial reasons. I’ll look into grant/scholarships for other state universities. </p>
<p>Zapfino:
The link you provided was very useful, thank you!</p>
<p>You’re welcome, silhouettecity</p>
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<p>I don’t know if by “other state universities” you mean any schools in other states or you mean state (i.e., public) colleges. But do keep in mind that often it’s the private colleges and universities that have the most money to give away, so don’t limit your search to only the public ones.</p>