<p>I didn’t really read through all of it, but does Harvard have a good neuroscience/neurobiology program?</p>
<p>Harvard has excellent life sciences in general.</p>
<p>Since this was my major, I figure I’ll plug MIT, especially since for some reason nobody has mentioned it. I think it’s especially good if you want to do systems/computational/mathematical neuroscience. There’s plenty of opportunity for undergrads to do research (as 80% of MIT undergrads in general do research at MIT labs). From the background that I got and the name recognition of the school, I got a fellowship to do computational neuroscience research in Switzerland one summer, which has been helpful even as I moved into computer science after graduation.</p>
<p>My son is a neuroscience major at Brown. Although he doesn’t post here, I can relay questions to him. I know he loved his neuroscience class last semester and is excited to take neurobiology next semester. He seems very happy with his decision to attend Brown.</p>
<p>I visited MIT recently and they seem to have a really strong cognitive neuro program, which is what I’m interested in! I visited the McGovern Institute for Brain Research; it’s a beautiful building and it got me psyched about their neuroscience programs. </p>
<p>I’d also like to mention UC San Diego, since V.S. Ramachandran teaches there. His book ‘Phantoms in the Brain’ is what got me interested in cog sci. :] Too bad I’m not interested in going to school in Cali, haha.</p>
<p>what about stanford…?</p>
<p>Bump, I’m curious about Stanford as well.</p>
<p>If i am head down the premed track and majoring in neuroscience, would it be better to go to
UCSD
Wesleyan
or
USC?</p>
<p>I would say UCSD but that is personal opinion.</p>
<p>I have a feeling that while the department at Pomona is very good and very personal it wouldn’t be great for someone looking for research. I believe the whole department has only 8 professors. I could be wrong.</p>
<p>That is true.. a small liberal arts school is very limited in terms of resources..
but is it absolutely necessary or beneficial to do undergrad research?
I was thinking of Wesleyan–how does that weigh with the others on the neuroscience program?</p>
<p>so if i am going to apply to med school, i should choose an lac?</p>