Do I even have a chance?
I'm 14 years old and if you can't tell by my username I want to be a neurologist. I've loved science since the third grade but I started loving neuro in sixth. I'm going to be a freshman in high school next year and I have two health related extracurriculars I'm going to start (volunteering at a hospital and a health club.)
My dream is to become a neurologist but there is one problem, I'm really shy. I feel like I have no chance because of this. A few months ago I had a interview for...
Do I even have a chance? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 12, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: FutureNeurologist2025 Source Type: forums
UCSD: Switching from Bioinformatics Major to Physiology and Neuroscience???
Hi guys!
So I'm going to be studying Bioinformatics at UCSD this fall. However, as someone who is planning to apply to medical schools, I worry about my GPA. Bioinformatics is a really tough major, and would require me to take a lot of unnecessary math and computer science courses (both subjects I'm not a big fan of). I think its a good choice for someone who wants to get into some sort of biotech company right out of college, but that's not my plan. And looking at the other pre-med...
UCSD: Switching from Bioinformatics Major to Physiology and Neuroscience??? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 27, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: SupremeDoc Source Type: forums
Is it too late for me to apply this cycle???
Hello! So basically I am hoping to apply to both M.D. and D.O. schools this summer, but I was just wondering if I could get some advice/insight on the timeline of my application.
So some background:
I just recently graduated this May with a degree in cell biology and neuroscience and a minor in psychology. My cumulative GPA is a 3.6 and my science GPA is a 3.4 (I got two C's in orgo 1 and 2, but everything else is in the A- B range). I was planning to take the MCAT in June, but I didn't...
Is it too late for me to apply this cycle??? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 25, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: zmhs95 Source Type: forums
Advice Needed: Should I Quit Pre-Med?
Hey all,
As some background info I am going to be a senior this year and my majors are psychology and neuroscience. I come from a very stereotypical Asian background where growing up, my parents drilled into my head that if I don't become a doctor or an engineer I'm basically a total failure and a disappointment. I took computer science in high school and was pretty bad at it despite finding it interesting (I was an all A student, but barely got a B- or C+ in the class), so when I went to...
Advice Needed: Should I Quit Pre-Med? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 23, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: throwawayaccount321 Source Type: forums
Research-heavy school list please!!
*3.44 cumulative GPA
*3.30 Science GPA
*22AA
*23PAT
~100 hours shadowing
~100 hours volunteering
~400 hours research freshman to Senior year in a Neuroscience lab
*Honors College student (IDK how relevant this is?)
*Strong PS
I have:
-Temple
-NYU
-UCSF
-UW (I'm a Washington resident)
-Columbia (???)
-USC
-Marquette
-Tufts
-UCLA (???)
-OHSU (???)
- UNLV
-Midwestern
-Arizona
-Michigan
-UoP (???)
Im a little worried my list is too top-heavy. The schools I have (???) are the schools im a...
Research-heavy school list please!! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 16, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: nattmelson Source Type: forums
Kinesiology count as neuroscience?
Pretty much what the title says. Can Kines classes like motor control or development count as neuroscience if they talk about pathways and whatnot, or is that a bit or a stretch? Any additional input from kines majors who have went through the application process would be invaluable. My science GPA is begging you.. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 11, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: 77deuce Source Type: forums
Neuropsychotherapist Magazine
Anyone know anything about this e-magazine? They seem to have a pretty big following on Facebook. I was wondering what people's thoughts are about this and if they think the science is sound. Seems like they link to a lot of big university studies and summarize some interesting research. Thoughts? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 6, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: jmiah717 Source Type: forums
Transfer to UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, or UC Davis?
Help, I am a pre-med transfer student. I got accepted to all my schools, MCB for Berkeley, MIMG for UCLA, Microbiology for Davis, and Human Bio for UCSD.
I don't care too much about the weather. I was pretty much set for UC Davis, I love the small town and the environment, but now that I got in everywhere, I'm not sure what to do. I was also told I should try to change my major for UCLA if I do go there to physiological science, psychobiology, or neuro.
My biggest worry is GPA. I am a...
Transfer to UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, or UC Davis? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 1, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: EtherOne Source Type: forums
Matching Neurosurgery WITHOUT neuro research?
Hey all,
First year med student and as I've just entered my neuro preclinical course, I'm just blown away. I've wanted to do surgery for a while since I see myself really wanting to develop and use technical/dextrous skills, but the science in med school has bored me for a while until now. Liked ortho because musculoskeletal was easy, but neuro is FASCINATING. For once I'm not pulling my hair out of boredom, I'm gripped.
But unfortunately my regional campus, while affiliated with a home...
Matching Neurosurgery WITHOUT neuro research? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 17, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Apophilius Source Type: forums
2.8 GPA for Ireland with Postbac & Research
I have a 2.8 GPA in a Social Science degree from a Canadian university. I haven't taken any science prerequisites throughout my undergraduate as I decided to go into medicine later in my career. I am waiting to hear back on my application to a Masters program in Clinical Neuropsychiatry in the UK. I'm not sure if I'll be accepted into the Masters program though given my background. The tuition for the Masters program alone is around $30,000 Canadian dollars. If I get an acceptance, I...
2.8 GPA for Ireland with Postbac & Research (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 16, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: ofcourse1 Source Type: forums
Computational Neuroscience and Cognitive Robotics, any good?
Forum: Computer Science and IT
Posted By: BlackSails
Post Time: 28-03-2017 at 21:05 (Source: The Student Room)
Source: The Student Room - March 28, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: forums
Is it just me or is cognition and neuropsychology harder than the math in psychology?
I find the content of cognition och neuropsychology to be quite abstract. Some of the processes and terminologies are hard to grasp if you don't come from a natural science background, while the math of the statistics classes are pretty straightforward, given that you have a decent understanding of numbers.
Do you guys agree that, contrary to popular belief, statistics is not the mest challenging content of psychology, but rather cognition and physiology (part of neuropsychology)? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 24, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Prototype123 Source Type: forums
DO school list (3.3 cgpa 3.2 sgpa, 510 mcat)
Hi I'm new to sdn so forgive me if this is in the wrong place.
I was wondering if you guys could help me start my DO school list.
I have a 3.2 science gpa and a 3.3 cumulative gpa.
I went to the university of michigan ann arbor and will be graduating this year.
I am also a resident of michigan.
Neuroscience major music minor.
I know my grades are lacking, but I'm hoping my extracurriculars and mcat will help.
I am also a first generation college student from a low income background.
I...
DO school list (3.3 cgpa 3.2 sgpa, 510 mcat) (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 21, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: rae1995 Source Type: forums
What are my chances?
Cumulative GPA – 3.94
Science GPA – 3.94
MCAT Scores — 515 (129,127,130,129)- Taken first semester junior year (1st time)
Research – Freshman year summer research internship-Cardiology/Gene Therapy
In final stages of getting Neurology research internship for this summer (Both at academic hospital)
Volunteering (clinical) – None in college, a good amount in high school in ER
Physician shadowing — Ophthalmologist, Radiologist, EMT, plan to do...
What are my chances? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 1, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: nbenji20 Source Type: forums
Psychologists recurring misinformation and oversimplificiation of neurology.
I have not yet experienced one well informed psychologist lecturing on neurology. They all reference outdated concepts of neurology. Even the old 80s pop science belief of left and right brain is presented as fact, and some of it is even completely wrong.
One gigantic error is claiming that the left side of the brain is primarily involved in, amongst other things, mathematical functions. The fact is that people with non reading learning disabilities have impairments on the right side...
Psychologists recurring misinformation and oversimplificiation of neurology. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 24, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Prototype123 Source Type: forums
