Neuroscience/Pre Med?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>I am a junior in high school.</p>

<p>I want to be nuerosurgeon when I get out of college.</p>

<p>I was wondering if John Hopkins would be a good school to study neuroscince or start out my medical career here?</p>

<p>Please,I would like lots of help.</p>

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<p>"johns" hopkins</p>

<p>and yes they have a great neuroscience major. Everybody does great research. I'm not in neuroscience because they require a good amount of neurological research/courses so they "seem" to be great for people focusing in neuroscience.</p>

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<p>Sorry for spelling "Johns" Hopkins wrong!</p>

<p>Thanks for the tip!</p>

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<p>Yes, definitely. I am applying to Johns Hopkins this year for neuroscience and they have the best neuroscience in the nation (if not the world).</p>

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<p>I have also heard that is one of the most demanding majors so be ready.</p>

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<p>Neuroscience is the 2nd or 3rd most popular major at Hopkins, and is traditionally considered one of the top programs in the nation. I'd suggest the following links to learn more about Neuroscience:</p>

<p>Neuroscience Undergraduate web page:
<a href="http://undergradneurosci.jhu.edu/program.shtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://undergradneurosci.jhu.edu/program.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>College Confidential search of Neuroscience pages:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/search.php?searchid=8180497%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/search.php?searchid=8180497&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Hopkins Interactive - a number of Neuroscience students write blogs and answer questions on our message boards:
<a href="http://apply.jhu.edu/hi/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://apply.jhu.edu/hi/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Keep in mind that becoming a neurosurgeon takes years of training, and you won't specialize in neurosurgery until you've had a few years of medical school. By then you may choose to specialize in something else!</p>

<p>A neuroscience major may be perfect if that's what you really want to study, but...you need to keep in mind that there are many, many fields out there that can prepare you quite well for medical school. You'll be studying medicine for years- why not study something else for undergrad? </p>

<p>Yes, Hopkins is a great school for those interested in medicine. So are a lot of schools. Don't choose your colleges solely based on perceived quality of preparation for medical school.</p>