Neuroscience

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Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary major focusing on the study of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and neural networks. Students learn about neural mechanisms, cognitive processes, and the physiological and psychological aspects of behavior.

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Senior
University of California-Los Angeles
★★★

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.

4/1/2026
Freshman
University of California-Los Angeles
★★★☆☆

It's very taxxing but good if you're genuinely interested!

4/1/2026
Sophomore
University of California-Los Angeles
★★★★★

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

Career-ReadyHigh Earning PotentialGood for Grad SchoolTime-ConsumingSupportive FacultyWould Recommend
10/10/2025
Sophomore
University of California-Los Angeles
★★★★

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.

Project-BasedTheory-HeavyGood for Grad SchoolHigh Earning PotentialSurprisingly ManageableLoved It
10/10/2025
Sophomore
University of Southern California
★★★★★

It’s heavy at times, but if you find a way to love learning it- collab it with like psychology, it’s great!

Project-BasedHands-On LearningCareer-ReadyHigh Earning PotentialGood for Grad SchoolTime-Consuming
9/26/2025

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