What students report
Review sample
- Freshman375%
- Junior125%
What stands out
- More math-intensive. Math required is 0.5 points higher than the same major at other schools.
Student voice
Why students feel that way
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Representative perspectives
The technical science and math courses have been challenging but also very rewarding once mastered and able to be applied.
Courses & teaching
I want to have a career in neurosurgery so the major of neuroscience has allowed me to build a foundation in how the brain works.
Careers & next steps
I wish I had known how quantitative and qualitative this major was.
Advice & things to know
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Student reviews
4 reviews
The technical science and math courses have been challenging but also very rewarding once mastered and able to be applied.
- Interested in Finance & consulting · Entrepreneurship +2
- Planning a master’s
I want to have a career in neurosurgery so the major of neuroscience has allowed me to build a foundation in how the brain works.
- Interested in Healthcare
- Planning a professional degree
I wish I had known how quantitative and qualitative this major was.
- Interested in Healthcare · Research & academia
- Unsure about grad school
I find neuroscience to be the intersection between the future, and the bridge needed to escape biological stagnation; upon the unification of both technological progress, and biological breakthroughs, the world of atoms are capable of becoming uniformly conjoined to the world of bits in a manner which overcomes natures adverse limitations. Furthermore, I believe that neuroscience has shaped my view on the world in a positive manner, prior to my pursuit of this degree, I found myself to be slightly pessimistic, and dangerously critical; I've since realised that many of life's plaguing issues are rooted in the operators themselves, and not the operating system which humanity interacts with.
- Interested in Law · Healthcare +3
- Planning a PhD
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