<p>Hi! I got accepted to GU, which was one of my top choices and to a bunch of random schools I decided to give a try.</p>
<p>Should I enroll in Georgetown, I would major in Biology at the college with a concentration in Neurobiology. As for the other schools, I would major in Neuroscience. I intend on going to medical school and I'd like to know anyone's opinion on which school would be most beneficial to my pre-professional education.</p>
<p>My top priorities include curriculum rigor, internship and research opportunities and the prestige of a degree in the program.</p>
<p>I definitely would recommend Georgetown for your area of interest, particularly over the other fine institutions that you have identified. Georgetown is arguably the most prestigious of the group. In terms of the premedical program, I can tell you that I was premed at Georgetown, after transferring from Duke to Georgetown, and the premed program is compelling, collegial, supportive. I do not know anyone from my premed group who was not admitted to medical school. I went on to Hopkins med., and I can tell you that Georgetown’s program has prepared me well, academically and professionally. The opportunities for research, internships, and volunteering in the medical/science arenas are second to none at Georgetown–we have opportunties on campus (faculty focus on undergrads because the grad. programs are small), at the Georgetown Medical Center which is right on campus (and is particularly strong in research in neuroscience), and through the National Institutes of Health, where Georgetown undergrads. can easily become involved with research and clinical opportunities. The atmosphere on campus is incredible–supportive, collegial, not competitive–and the new science building will just be an extra bonus for current science/premedical students. Finally, I can’t imagine a better place to be for an undergraduate experience–the campus is phenomenal, the college-town atmosphere is fantastic, and DC offers all that one could want, socially, academically, culturally, professionally. I can’t say enough about the phenomenal undergraduate experience I had at Georgetown, particularly as a premed!</p>
<p>Congratulations. These are great schools. I know Georgetown would be great but I want to highly recommend that you do more research on the specific NBB departments. Emory has one of the best neuroscience programs in the country, a medical school, and funding for undergraduate research in the department. The department has amazing labs and facilities.</p>
<p>I would definitely recommend Georgetown over Emory for someone interested in neuroscience/neurobiology at the undergraduate level. The undergraduate facilties are/will be cutting edge with the new science center, the faculty has a stronger focus on undergraduates than at Emory, the Howard Hughes Program provides incredible funded research opportunities for undergraduates (see link below) and Georgetown was one of the first institutions to receive funding for this program, the medical center is located immediately on campus and has neuroscience research and clinical care as one of its key missions, and Washington, DC provides phenomenal resources. The undergraduate experience is richer at Georgetown/DC than at Emory/Atlanta as well, and, in fact, Georgetown receives numerous transfer applicants from Emory each year (it is one of the ten colleges from which Georgetown receives the most transfer applicants).</p>
<p>I have to second medman’s comments. The new science building is nearly complete and will significantly upgrade an already excellent undergraduate science program. You can’t go wrong with the GU pre-med program. There is also a program where second year per-meds can apply early for GU med school and avoid the MCATs. Good luck.</p>
<p>Just keep in mind that you don’t have to major in Biology or Neuroscience to get into med school. In fact, advisors have suggested to me that med schools are showing some preference for a major or minor in the humanities or business to balance the science courses required for admission.</p>