Can any college counselor, admissions person (or related) tell me the possibility of this?

Question

What should I know about (and what's the possibility of) getting into a grad program for neuroscience if my bachelors degree was for film&television? Obviously the two aren't related but I'm optimistic anyway. A part of me says that no program will want someone that studied the arts, but on the other hand... I did get into a top college (NYU) for what I wanted to study at the time, and I kept a 3.8 GPA or so. Also I got a "founders day" award, it's what nyu hands out to students that reach the highest level of scholastic achievement recognized at the university.

So while my undergrad studies weren't related to grad, I think I did really well in getting my BFA and I plan on getting high GRE scores. How will this fare with the admissions process? I'm also going to take some bio, chem, physics, and psych classes at a community college.

Any advice GREATLY appreciated because I need to know if i'm going about this all wrong, and how an admissions person would interpret all this. thanks!!!

Answer 1

An admissions counselor cannot help you with this question. A director of a graduate program in the sciences would be your best source.

I'm the Director of Graduate Studies in a humanities discipline, but here are my thoughts, for what they're worth.

I would look askance at the community college courses, and wonder why you did not take them at a 4 year university.

Here's why.

Admission to graduate programs depends heavily on your level of preparation in the specific discipline you plan to study. Letters of recommendation from professors with national and international reputations in the field are critical. While community colleges are often good places to prepare for undergraduate work, they do not offer good preparation for graduate level work. For this reason, I strongly suggest that you take your courses at the best possible 4 year school you can manage. (NYU would be fine -- you may want to explore that option.)

You are right that your GREs will be crucial as well.

Best wishes to you!

Answer 2

no she absolutley can not get in problem. they have been prob calling to talk the e-mail and probably paintings out a answer or possibly she felt accountable and wanted to sparkling issues up. You cant get in problem for emails like that simply by fact ur merely approximately like a customer of the school who their attempting to recruit and take money from. Dont hardship!

Answer 3

Yes some college counselor, admissions person (or related) can tell you.