What would a good college be good if I wanted to major in physiology
I really want to learn about the human brain and how it functions and about how it works. I like to understand people better, so I thought this would be the perfect thing to major in #college #career-paths #college-majors
2 answers
Emmawilson’s Answer
The brain is amazing! It's very cool that you're interested in learning more about it. Given your goal, I would really recommend trying to get into a college with a strong science program, especially in life sciences, even if it does not have an undergraduate major in physiology. Good schools to aim for include (not in any particular order):
- Stanford
- Harvard
- MIT
- Yale
- University of California, Berkeley
- California Institute of Technology (CalTech)
- Johns Hopkins
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of California, San Diego
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Jenn Wilcox’s Answer
The following link has a list of top undergraduate psychology programs: https://www.socialpsychology.org/gunder.htm
I would take some time to think about what you'd want to do after college to help you decide -- do you want to get a PhD? In that case, I'd look at schools with a good rate of getting students into PhD programs. Do you want to be a working psychologist? Then look for schools who have a lot of graduates doing that.
The rankings can be helpful, but only if they are representing what you actually want to accomplish.