<p>UCI vs grinnell college</p>
<p>These two schools are at opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of what they offer a student. You might get more input if you explained why this choice presents a dilemma for you. Unless you are an international and have no idea about the college system here, it’s hard to see how we can help.</p>
<p>Well, I am from irvine, ca and want to be a neuroscience major. I have visited both campuses and I loved grinnell close-knit community and the small classes, but I would also be fine staying at home and having a short commute to UCI and studying there as I would know lots of people there and UCI has good programs that lead up to neuroscience. With the financial aid that I received from UCI I would be able to attend for free. And with the financial aid to grinnell I’d have to take out one small loan. Help please</p>
<p>Wow, these are very different schools. Grinnell has amazing sciences and as you know, Irvine is a large school. You will have much smaller class sizes at Grinnell and you will be in a much more intimate environment. Grinnell has a huge endowment and will be able to offer you research opportunities. The UC system is going through many financial problems at the current time. This may impact the timeliness of when classes are available etc… I am not at all saying that UCI would not be right for you, but they are so different . Have you visited Grinnell yet? When you say small loan, how much are your talking? Grinnell is one of the very best LAC’s in the country. We live in CA too and our S looked at the UC system, but we feel that the money is very well spent on a small private school like Grinnell. We really like the small campus feel and like that our S will be getting so much one on one attention by professors. There are no TA’s at Grinnell and they schools has amazing facilities. Again, part of the equation for you would be how small of a loan are you talking in regards to attending Grinnell?</p>
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Grinnell does not have a neuroscience major, only a concentration (D is doing it). You would need to major in psych or bio (or anything for that matter). The bio is lacking in human physiology and leans more toward plants.This has been a bit disappointing to my daughter. She would like a human A and P type course to take.</p>
<p>With the deficits out of the way, here’s the plus. Grinnell sponsors neuroscience seminars, supports and mentors student research and, takes students to the Midwest Minds neuroscience convention in the spring where they present. Students engage in meaningful research-go check out pages on their psych department site. My daughter is filling in the course gap with summer internships. She will doing a neuroscience internship at Duke this summer where she will be mentored by a neuroscience faculty member. She was selected because of her independent, course related research (even though it was based on plants and worms). Grinnell would probably give you more in-depth research experiences early on in your college career. Many of the psych courses have labs, something you frequently don’t find at large state schools. This may make applying for internships and graduate school easier.</p>
<p>The money is a tough call that only you and your family can evaluate properly. D turned down our well regarded flagship and is paying more to be at Grinnell. If your end goal is graduate or med school, you can get there with either school. The larger school may have a better range of course offerings. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Yes I have visited grinnell and enjoyed it. Thanks for the info hornet this helpped a lot!</p>
<p>I would like to go graduate school in the future</p>