<p>The title says it all, haha. How exactly is the neuroscience at WashU? I know that it's basically meshed with philosophy and psychology, but is the neuroscience itself good? I want to major in it, and since WashU does have the number 2 premed in the nation, I was figuring their neuroscience would be good also. (As I want to do pre med with major in neuroscience)</p>
<p>Anyone know?
Someone was also talking about a neuroscience program sophomore year that's apparently really competitive and selective. Is this true?</p>
<p>(Sorry about the somewhat awkwardness in grammar, I am low on caffeine. :) )</p>
<p>Thank you all so much!</p>
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<p>There is no neuroscience major at WashU.
The competitive/selective program you mentioned is the neuroscience track within the biology major. It’s the closest to an actual major in neuroscience.</p>
<p>nb- there is a neuroscience graduate department, I believe.</p>
<p>So I checked with a friend in the neuroscience track- apparently the limit is set at 28 students per graduating class.</p>
<p>So there’s actually no neuroscience major whatsoever at WashU?
Can you explain the neuroscience track a bit more? I’m curious as to what it exactly is, and how competitive it is to get in, etc. :)</p>
<p>Thank you so much for your help!</p>
<p>[REQUIREMENTS</a> FOR THE BIOLOGY MAJOR](<a href=“http://www.nslc.wustl.edu/handbook/majors.html]REQUIREMENTS”>http://www.nslc.wustl.edu/handbook/majors.html)</p>
<p>Scroll down to where they mention the tracks; there’s a section on admission to the neuroscience track. I can’t really tell you all that much more, since I’m in engineering.
All I’ve heard is that it’s “really competitive” to get in. What that actually means, however, I have no idea.</p>
<p>They have one of the top graduate-level Neuroscience programs in the country, so I would assume this undergraduate neuroscience track would also be top-notch (and probably why it is so competitive).</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>