<p>Another nod to PITT for all of the reasons stated. AND for mncollegemom there is a Chick-Fi-La (sp?) in the basement of the Cathedral of Learning.</p>
<p>I did my grad work at NEU and it has a fond place in my heart, but I have to say that 1) I’d concur with the general profile of students as more career/pragmatic oriented (I taught undergrads while there) and 2) what’s going on around Pitt/CMU in the neuro world absolutely stacks up with Boston. On the other hand, there are the merits of a baseball team over .500 (not sure if that trumps Chick-Fil-A or not!)</p>
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<p>Columbia has neuroscience…</p>
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<p>I thought you all were referring to the college baseball teams and I was thinking: “Who watches college baseball?”</p>
<p>The GPA for Pitt scholarships is 3.0. I would also recommend looking at other programs that are offered in case she changes her major as so many college students do. This may not really be an issue because they are big enough schools.</p>
<p>And although there is the possibility to take classes at CMU, I wonder how often it is done. My daughter has no interest at all in walking down the block to take CMU classes. </p>
<p>Good luck. It will be an easier decision than you think it will be. Be happy that the costs are comparable. DD’s cost choices were $58k for school number one, $60 for school number two, and $10k for what started out as about school five, but turned into number one.</p>
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<p>Probably very few. But that IS the point. Neuroscience, is by definition, interdisciplinary. And that is why few colleges can offer the whole spectrum of courses in that field. Most colleges focus on just one or two areas: behavioral, biological and/or quantitative (comp sci/math). But with CMU across the street, the quant is available for those who desire it; thus, Pitt is one of the few colleges that can offer all branches of the curriculum, and at an extremely high level. Pitt even has a top tier med school, (#15 if I recall.)</p>
<p>Checking NEU’s website, one thing that jumped off the page to me was:</p>
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<p>In other words, 32% was greater than 5 years. And this is for the Neuro program. I would definitely be asking a lot of questions about that grad rate, particularly if that means that their program will result in 5+ years of tuition. (Yes, I understand that the coop term is a freebie.)</p>
<p>The person who did our tour at NEU was a neuroscience major and kept raving about her internships. There are many major hospitals locally. It might be interesting to ask someone in the field, to see if they have any ideas.</p>
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<p>My D is a tour guide at her college (and happens to be a Neuro major). But for the most part, colleges only pick guides who can ‘rave’ about the school. I would expect nothing less of a guide. :)</p>