I will be applying to colleges this fall, and I am really interested in neuroscience and philosophy on the pre-med track. However, I am stuck between applying to Brown or to Yale in the early round. Which has a better neuroscience (I know Yale does not have a neuroscience major- I am referring to the track within the Psychology major) and/or philosophy department? I know both are great schools with probably little difference in their faculty/departments, but nevertheless any help would be appreciated. I posted this on the Brown forum and I thought I should also post this question on the Yale forum to get some other views…
I have and they both look very good. However, I am more interested in the biological basis of neuroscience (neurobiology), which is a major part of the Brown concentration requirements. Is it a drawback that Yale only offers a track in neuroscience within their Psych major? (i’m not too into psych).
Yale also has a neurobiology program. it is a concentration in the molecular, cellular, and developmental biology major. http://mcdb.yale.edu/mcdb/neurobiology
This is the program I plan on doing myself. The MCDB department at Yale is supposed to be amazing, and they conduct cutting edge research in neuroscience. Also, the MCDB major with a neurobiology specialization makes more sense for pre-med than a psychology major would.
Yale offers many research opportunities to undergrads. I also really enjoyed their open course Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature, which satisfies requirements in multiple majors, from philosophy to psychology to biology.