<p>Does anyone have any knowledge regarding the interdisciplinary cognitive science major? Would it be appropriate, in addition to the pre-med requisites, for someone looking to go to medical school?</p>
<p>riceowl7 - thats a weird question (the latter). please define appropriate. the whole concept of PREMED is so that you can be an ENGLISH major and be Premed and go to med school</p>
<p>so can you get into medschool with a cog sci major? obviously</p>
<p>Is cog. sci what you want to do and possibly pursue a career in a related field, if yes? then it is a good choice. this is something you need to answer</p>
<p>About the cog sci department, i know a friend who is a cog sci major. he wants to eventually go into research in neuroscience. he seems to enjoy it</p>
<p>[Cognitive</a> Sciences: Core Courses](<a href=“http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~cognsci/courses/]Cognitive”>http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~cognsci/courses/)</p>
<p>i apologise for not being very helpful. if you have more specific questions we may be able to help better</p>
<p>cheers!</p>
<p>I apologize for/understand the ambiguity in my question. I guess what I’m really wondering is if it would be more advantageous to major in something broader, such as biochemistry and cell biology, and take neuro courses later (as I too am interested in neuroscience) in med school or if it’s wise to dabble in the field as an undergrad while fulfilling med school requirements so I can determine if it does, in fact, interest me.</p>
<p>Additionally, the basic pre-med requirements are the same courses that are granted AP exemption. While I wouldn’t choose to place out of them, is that really all the bio/chem I need to go to med school? I feel like I would be at a disadvantage and everyone else would have a much more solid foundation</p>
<p>well, i think of you do well in your premed classes and do well on the MCAT and maintain a good GPA, you should get in regardless</p>
<p>my friend who wants to go into neuroscience is working part time at baylor College of Medicine doing brain research and stuff. I think the cog sci major is not very demanding in terms of classes meaning that you hjave MANY research opportnities.</p>
<p>maximize those and it will make you stand out from the other bioc majors</p>
<p>Lol the Cognitive Science major is demanding classes-wise. I’m having a hard time fitting in my pre-med requirements as of now. The classes are different from pre-med courses. You are taking computer science courses, neuroscience courses, philosophy courses and many others depending on concentration. For my cog sci major, I don’t have biology, chemistry, or physics in the degree plan so getting those all in and doing well in the class takes some hard work and dedication.</p>
<p>I noticed there was a link for “NeuroScience”. Are these just available neuroscience courses or is there a neuroscience major at rice?</p>