<p>I'm not sure which major I want to declare: Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics; Psychobiology; or Neuroscience. They all sound SOOOO interesting!</p>
<p>Can anybody tell me some helpful info on these majors? :)</p>
<p>Life</a> Sciences Core Curriculum : first 2 years of the LS majors are exactly the same; the upper-division courses change the actual major
Introduction</a> Page Template : search here for the specific requirements of each major that you're interested in
after that, go to UCLA</a> College of Letters and Science and the Life Sciences division to see what the course numbers mean... or just go to UCLA</a> Registrar's Office Home and look up the courses on one of the course list tabs</p>
<p>not much to say except that you have 2 years to decide; neuroscience is one of the smaller LS divisions and has more intimate interactions between PhDs/TAs/Graduate Dept., Professors, and then the students . . .</p>
<p>Let the LS series help you decide. And if you can't decide, well then Triple major!</p>
<p>besides the more intimate atmosphere, there are also entire blocks next to ucla devoted to neuroscience research (brain mapping, neurosci and genetics, neurosci and human behavior, neurosci and psychiatry, etc). it's really one of ucla's strengths. Very rarely will you find a school with as many opportunities and guidance for neuroscience.</p>
<p>But that's not to say that other majors can't get in on these opportunities. Since neuroscience is a interdisciplinary field, people of all fields (and undergrads of all majors) work in these research facilities. But as a neuroscience major, you will get more expertise and exposure.</p>
<p>^sooooo agree!!!! i am really looking forward to neuro classes next year.</p>
<p>but you should let the LS series help you make this decision. there is plenty of research in every one of the LS fields at UCLA.</p>
<p>me too! I heard SCHEIBEL is really good, even at 85 years old.</p>
<p>and to the OP, i was choosing between MIMG and neuroscience too. in the end, I decided that neuroscience is slightly more interesting. and if you want to make a good decision, you should look to get involved in research in both fields and see which one you like more.</p>
<p>I was undergrad neuro at UCLA and now I'm grad neuro at UCLA (PhD student). Definetely the best place ever to do neuroscience. You have to be obsessed with the brain and be very motivated though. Competition is rough, I found most neuro kids to be very smart and very hard-working. I agreee it's a small program and you can get individual attention but you have to actively seek it. Go to every professor's office hours and ask tons of questions (even if you understand everything in class, just ask more in-depth questions). Make yourself known to professors and TAs. Participate in NUS activities (neuroscience undergraduate society: <a href="http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/neurosci/)%5B/url%5D">http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/neurosci/)</a>. Go to as many neuroscience talks a you can (there are millions every week, some are listed on the neuroscience undergraduate program webpage: UCLA</a> Neuroscience - Seminars, others you can find out about by looking at the brain research institute website: Brain</a> Research Institute.) And above all, do research!! All of that will pay off greatly when you need letters of rec for grad school/med school. Plus you'll have a ton of fun in the process!</p>
<p>I was undergrad neuro at UCLA and now I'm grad neuro at UCLA (PhD student). Definetely the best place ever to do neuroscience. You have to be obsessed with the brain and be very motivated though. Competition is rough, I found most neuro kids to be very smart and very hard-working. I agreee it's a small program and you can get individual attention but you have to actively seek it. Go to every professor's office hours and ask tons of questions (even if you understand everything in class, just ask more in-depth questions). Make yourself known to professors and TAs. Participate in NUS activities (neuroscience undergraduate society: <a href="http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/neurosci/)%5B/url%5D">http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/neurosci/)</a>. Go to as many neuroscience talks a you can (there are millions every week, some are listed on the neuroscience undergraduate program webpage: UCLA</a> Neuroscience - Seminars, others you can find out about by looking at the brain research institute website: Brain</a> Research Institute.) And above all, do research!! All of that will pay off greatly when you need letters of rec for grad school/med school. Plus you'll have a ton of fun in the process!</p>
<p>wow, thanks!
i'm having the same dilemna
guess i'll just stick with neuroscience :)</p>