Do not get confused between neurophysics and neurophysiology it’s 2 different things. So I don’t really know what to do to become a neurophysicist. After high school I’m planning on going to a community college but what about after that? Please help.
Get your Bachelor’s degree in physics, make sure to take a number of biology and computer science classes as electives, and then apply to PhD programs in physics with a research group that studies the topics of interest to you.
Then wat about the community college?
What about it? You attend a community college, after 2 years transfer to a 4-year college/university where you major in physics, and then you apply to graduate school.
Oh I thought maybe I should major in neuroscience
If you want to be a physicist (whether you use physics to study biology or the cosmos), your primary focus should be on getting a solid foundation in physics and math. Secondarily I would add a few courses in biology (focus on cellular and molecular biology) and neuroscience (may be taught in the psychology department), as well as a programming classes. After you’ve had exposure to different modalities, you should decide if you prefer being an experimental physicist or a theoretical physicist. If you prefer theory, take more math and computer science (lots of physics theory involves computer simulations). If you prefer the experimental setting, take more lab classes - lab classes in chemistry and biology may be valuable as well.
If you are more interested in neuroscience than physics, there’s a bunch of other directions you can pursue. Neuroscience brings together specialists from multiple areas, including biology, psychology, philosophy, medicine, pharmacology, and even computer science. “Neuroscience” itself is a very interdisciplinary undergraduate major, and may not be the way to position yourself for entry into competitive PhD programs (depending on which angle of neuroscience you’d like to pursue).
What are your stats?
Are you eligible for 4-year colleges?
If not, why?
What state do you live in?
Wow thank u
I didn’t get u?
I don’t exactly live in the US but I will in 2 years
Do you have grades and test scores sufficient to attend a university or college?
If so, why do you want to attend a community college first (which would be if you can’t attend a university/college, either due to low grades or due to low finances, but if you’re international community college won’t help you with costs since it’ll make you ineligible for all the big scholarships).
Anyways i wont be getting scholarships because im an international student. Im not sure actually its to save money i guess.
there are scholarships that international students are eligible for. Some are based on “merit” (test scores especially) and are called merit scholarships; there are automatic merit scholarships, such as UAlabama’s or Temple’s; and then there are competitive merit scholarships, where everything is taken into account but test scores are very important or are a cut off (ranging from Miami Ohio to UTDallas McDermott to Hendrix Hays). Some are based on your parents’ income and assets, and are always very competitive. They can be found at top universities and LACs.
Well thank u for that
Can u suggest some colleges to start with neurophysics?
There are probably several hundreds (if not more) schools in the US that offer what you need: solid physics, math and biology. Depending on your finances (can you pay $50,000+ each year?) stats (do you have good grades, SAT scores?) and geographic prederence, look at large state universities or larger, research-oriented private schools. Use a search engine, such as the one on this site, collegeboard.org, princetonreview.com - or invest in a college guilde. Many international students like Fiske Guide.
Alright thank u