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Hannah87

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    Boston
  • Application Season
    2014 Spring
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    Cognitive Neuroscience

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  1. I'm applying to PhD programs in neuroscience and cognitive/behavioral neuroscience in the fall. I have an undergraduate degree in social work/psychology, although recently I've been taking more hard science classes to strengthen my transcript. Do any of you know if it's preferable for neuro programs to have candidates take the general GRE or to do one of the subject tests, like biology or biochemistry?
  2. I'm hoping to apply to PhD programs in Cognitive Neuroscience/Cognitive Science in the fall, hopefully so that I could start by the fall of 2014. I'm trying to supplement my resume before that time and am interested in advice regarding what classes to take. I got my Bachelor's degrees in Social Work and Spanish and have a Master's degree from the University of Chicago in Latin American Studies, writing my master's thesis on international adoption policy implications for child psychological and neurological development. I spent a year in Boston working as an in-home family therapist and I currently work for Boston Medical Center doing mental health research in their Pediatrics Department. I have weekend internships doing neuroimaging in the Cognitive Neuroscience lab at Boston Children's Hospital and analyzing infant fMRI data for Massachusetts General Hospital. I just finished an evening course at Harvard Extension in Neurobiology and am hoping to take between 2-4 more courses before applying in the fall. Right now I'm looking mostly at biology and computer science courses (Cell Biology, Genetics, Systems Physiology, CS courses in C++ and Java), but I'm worried about picking the wrong things or classes that aren't really applicable. Any advice on subjects to focus on or any prerequisite courses for admissions to this kind of program would be really helpful.
  3. I'm hoping to apply to PhD programs in Cognitive Neuroscience/Cognitive Science in the fall, hopefully so that I could start by the fall of 2014. I'm trying to supplement my resume before that time and am interested in advice regarding what classes to take. I got my Bachelor's degrees in Social Work and Spanish and have a Master's degree from the University of Chicago in Latin American Studies, writing my master's thesis on international adoption policy implications for child psychological and neurological development. I spent a year in Boston working as an in-home family therapist and I currently work for Boston Medical Center doing mental health research in their Pediatrics Department. I have weekend internships doing neuroimaging in the Cognitive Neuroscience lab at Boston Children's Hospital and analyzing infant fMRI data for Massachusetts General Hospital. I just finished an evening course at Harvard Extension in Neurobiology and am hoping to take between 2-4 more courses before applying in the fall. Right now I'm looking mostly at biology and computer science courses (Cell Biology, Genetics, Systems Physiology, CS courses in C++ and Java), but I'm worried about picking the wrong things or classes that aren't really applicable. Any advice on subjects to focus on or any prerequisite courses for admissions to this kind of program would be really helpful.
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