<p>I am currently considering a career in Occupational Therapy, but I would like to major in Neuroscience. I have read many times that it is not extremely important what you major in, as long as you meet the graduate school's prerequisites. I understand that each school will be different on their exact requirements. However, I am a bit concerned of whether choosing Neuroscience will be beneficial for me to major in, in relation to pursuing a Master's in OT. I am very interested in neuroscience, and I feel as though the subject will help further my understanding of certain disabilities. Unfortunately, with that being said, it seems a bit more challenging to match the prerequisites for most graduate schools with a degree in neuroscience. How is it possible for me to both major in neuroscience and meet the prerequisites for OT? would it be beneficial to take a pre med track as well as majoring in neuroscience? or should i just totally nix the idea of majoring in neuroscience and major in a normal OT undergrad major such as psychology, sociology, physiology, kinesiology etc? Thank you so much</p>
<p>I want to be a OT as well and for the school that I’m going to, I’m going to major in kinesiology or psychology. I think that kinesiology may be the better choice though because it teaches you the massages and techniques to heal and ease pain long before you enter graduate school and I think that, that will be very beneficial. And in some schools, you get to work with your schools athletic teams and get real hands on in-the-field kind of practice, which is a bonus. I think that psychology might be the best, 2nd option, to help learn where patients might be mentally, especially if a traumatic situation is why they are immobilized. I’d definitely look into those first.</p>