What students report
Review sample
- Freshman125%
- Sophomore250%
- Senior125%
What stands out
- Less writing-heavy. Writing & analysis is 0.7 points lower than the same major at other schools.
- Higher enjoyment. Enjoyment is 0.4 points higher than the same major at other schools.
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Representative perspectives
Neuroscience is an extremely difficult but rewarding major. It was very annoying to have to wait 2 years to start my upper division courses, so a lot of students drop before their 3rd year or do not enjoy the content, but I was…
Courses & teaching
great major, cant say much about upperdivs but general courses and prereqs were relatively fine and manageable. hardest part is finding a lab to do research with and managing your time with extracurriculars and keeping a good gpa.
Difficulty & workload
Neuroscience is such an interesting major! The capstone aspect is forcing me to step out of my comfort zone to engage in more research experience rather than just clinical experience. I love it so much and plan to do so much with…
Enjoyment & fit
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- 3.9
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- 95%
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- 4.1
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- 3.9
- Enjoyment
- 3.6
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- 86%
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Student reviews
4 reviews
Neuroscience is an extremely difficult but rewarding major. It was very annoying to have to wait 2 years to start my upper division courses, so a lot of students drop before their 3rd year or do not enjoy the content, but I was very grateful to find the content rewarding. You realize very quickly how fast the field is changing but also how fortunate you are to learn from some of the field's brightest. I really enjoyed the courses and found a lot of my passions from the majory even though the core courses were a bit poorly structured. However, you learn so much during the core courses that you end up finding a niche you want to further explore and the electives help you further pursue it.
great major, cant say much about upperdivs but general courses and prereqs were relatively fine and manageable. hardest part is finding a lab to do research with and managing your time with extracurriculars and keeping a good gpa.
Neuroscience is such an interesting major! The capstone aspect is forcing me to step out of my comfort zone to engage in more research experience rather than just clinical experience. I love it so much and plan to do so much with it
It's very taxxing but good if you're genuinely interested!
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