<p>I'm interested in neuroscience, psychology, languages and possibly premed and I don't know how to choose. Do any of these stand out? I'm posting this on all three schools' forums. I'd appreciate any advice, especially if you go to one of these places.</p>
<p>any reason is good. I'm not just choosing based on these majors.</p>
<p>How strong is science at Vassar compared to programs like political science and humanities? I'm worried that Vassar is not as strong at science. I'd like to hear from anyone about neuroscience and premed. What is the social life like?</p>
<p>I'm going to Vassar next year and am interested in neuroscience as well. I recently attended one of the Vassar Open Houses and was able to talk to a current senior at the college for 20 minutes or so about the sciences at Vassar (he was majoring in biochemistry and was premed). He was very positive about the sciences at Vassar. Although science isn't the most popular major at Vassar, it's still a very strong department. Also, because fewer students major in the sciences, classes are small (even the introductory ones). The student I spoke with, for example, told me that the largest science class he'd taken at Vassar had only 17 people in it. This, the student felt, allowed him to really get to know his professors which helps with the graduate school process as well as with getting involved with student research.</p>
<p>Another aspect of the science department at Vassar that he mentioned was the ability to do undergraduate research. Because Vassar has no graduate program, undergraduates at Vassar have much more of an ability to do research at the graduate school level. This means that when Vassar students go to graduate/medical school they already have experience in working in the lab and doing medical/scientific research. In a similar vein, the student I spoke with also mentioned that many of the current undergraduates at Vassar studying science have published research in scientific journals (he himself was in the process of doing so). Vassar therefore offers its science students many opportunities to publish their work and gain recognition even at the undergraduate level. </p>
<p>The last aspect of the sciences at Vassar that the student mentioned was how it connected with the social life. Unlike at many other schools, at Vassar science students are not segregated from the rest of the community in that there are no "special" dorms for science students. This, the student felt, makes for a more unified and diverse community. It also means that even though you are a science major, you still have the ability to interact with and learn about other departments.</p>
<p>I don't know if you've seen this or not, but there's another thread about the sciences (mainly biology) at Vassar... <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=330891%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=330891</a></p>