Southern University Dilemma...

<p>So I'm a junior in highschool and this is about the time you start figuring out colleges to look and visit, thinking about what you want to do or what you like, anyway I was talking to my parents and they want me to go to a university in-state. I live in Texas, there are plenty of choices but I'm pretty positive I want to major in Neuroscience and there aren't many schools to choose from. I think I can compromise with my parents if I choose a school still in the south and not ridiculously far away. My concern is over the academics, that's my number one priority, then the size. I am thinking between 3-7000ish, so medium small. I want to a school that offers research and really teaches the subject. I have other specifications but they aren't as important, I guess? Emory, Tulane and Rhodes have crossed my mind(I know not the same caliber). I even thought of Rice and doing a cognitive science with neuroscience concentration, but it's not the same thing. Please offer suggestions! Thank you!</p>