<p>So I've always known I've wanted to major in psychology, because it is my passion. However, I don't want to be a clinical psychologist. I'm aiming more toward the cognitive neuropsychologist route, so I want to double major in psychology and cognitive neuroscience.</p>
<p>Right now I'm self-studying AP Biology from CliffsNotes and I am paying extreme care to detail. However, there are still a lot of things that go right over my head. As a right-brained student, it is hard for me to visualize what an enzyme looks like without a diagram. It is also hard for me to make certain connections (even on the ACT, I got a 32 comp but a 28 on science). I am also not a huge math person. I'm not terrible (I'm also self studying AP Calc AB), but it is not fun for me. BTW, I'm a senior. I'm self-studying these APs to get a leg-up in Neuroscience because I have learning disabilities and I know it will be hard for me to keep up with the large lecture-based formats of Intro to Bio and such.
And maybe I will be able to test out of them if I get a 5.</p>
<p>So what I'm trying to say is, as a right-brained, creatively-thinking student who loves creative writing and design as much as she loves psychology and the brain, will not enjoying biology and math be detrimental to my becoming a Neuroscience major? If I don't enjoy biology, is there a chance I won't enjoy Neuroscience? I definitely find it less interesting than psychology in certain aspects but not as bland as biology (though it may just be the textbook).</p>
<p>And if you think that there is no problem, what are good ways for right-brained students to study? Textbooks and lectures just don't do it for me.</p>