When you think about it, everything we say, do, and experience boils down to what goes on inside our skulls. To me, this is pretty mind-blowing, and every time I think about it, it renews my excitement for science. I remember when we studied neurology in anatomy and physiology; while I am sure it doesn’t even begin to compare to neuroscience course at Brown, it was my favorite unit. Additionally, while doing a research internship this past summer about psychology, I found myself very interested in the neurobiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder and how involved “hard science” was with a discipline that was once considered a “pseudoscience.” I want to complete a degree in neuroscience, although I have not yet decided whether I want it to be an AB or ScB degree. I also plan to take full advantage of the required background courses, since they will act as a foundation for other, more advanced courses and will help prepare me for the last four years of the Program. Additionally, I think I would like to focus more on NEUR and CLPS courses to complete the thematic electives; as I am browsing the course list on the Department of Neuroscience website, I think I will find these courses more interesting and will therefore learn more. I would also be very interested in taking …show more content…
The first day of sophomore English, our teacher asked the class if anyone liked grammar. I was the only person who raised my hand, and honestly, I was half-joking. However, by the end of the year, I was no longer joking; he helped me discover a new love for English grammar that had died among the hundreds of comma worksheets in middle school language arts. Further, he took a different approach to literary analysis that kept me on my toes and had me digging deeper into the text than I ever had before. Since then, I have had another wonderful English teacher who only helped me to further develop this newfound love for