microdactyl

@ everyone in this thread - thank you so much for your input! I've been out of school for half a year, so haven't been able to discuss this with other professors. Definitely agree that my lack of research is a pretty glaring flaw. Unfortunately I'm working in a different country, so I'm not sure how likely it is that I can find a lab that might have relevance to schools back in the states; @Laurend, your program definitely sounds like something I'd be interested in! And I will look into taking the Psychology GRE subject test as well. Thank you all for your responses, they've been very helpful.

Hi all, So I'm looking into programs for cognitive neuroscience; currently I'm rather certain that I'm only qualified for a master's program, but there don't even seem to be any schools that offer master's programs in neuroscience (most of the schools I've looked into only have PhD programs). Could anyone point me in the direction of schools that do? Alternatively, do I have any chances of being admitted to a PhD program in Cognitive Neuroscience/neural science? (I do realize that I'm too late for this year, but I might consider applying next year ... oh, my life.) And if so, what schools might I be looking at? Stats: GPA: 3.78, from a mid-tier UC (physics major) GRE: 1510 Other: did research for a few quarters in cogsci lab, took 3 graduate-level cogsci courses (and received As in all these courses; top of the class in one) Downsides: received an F in a math course because I forgot to drop it before deadline (I know, really sad) that I then retook for a B-, no research published, no undergrad psych courses taken. Letters of rec might not be as strong, either; I'm shy and awkward and don't make much of an impression on people. Other points of interest: I'm female? Not sure if that factors in at all, though. Any input would be highly appreciated; thank you! (Someone suggested that I do a post-bacc in psychology; is that worth it?) *My apologies if this topic is inappropriate in this forum; please let me know if so and I'll repost.