Neuroscience Personal Statement

As an aspiring physician, I knew that my selection for majors were concentrated mainly in the STEMS area. Through my human anatomy course in high school, I was able to dissect sheep brains, learning structures and basic functions relating to neuroscience. During scholar’s day at UTD, I listened to an incredible neuroscience lecture, which sparked my interest in the field. Neuroscience, through studying our brain and body functions, is the most unknown field in science, the next frontier for innovative breakthroughs. Additionally, I researched which majors helped pre-medical undergraduates the most with the MCAT and neuroscience was listed as a top 3. The combined interest and benefit for my career solidified my decision for neuroscience. Neuroscience
One of the key factors was the dedication towards academics that the school emphasized. The students here are more focused on grades and improving the community than alcohol or partying. While my mission does include fun, I value getting the most out of my education first. Furthermore, most classes are taught by professors who love their field, rather than just PA’s who are working toward their PhD. Additionally, medical school is incredibly expensive and the name of the undergraduate school is less important than the name for medical school or residency, therefore it made more sense to save for undergraduate education, thus UT Dallas appealed to me for their honors program and scholarship money. However, even though UTD is not as well-known as UT Austin or Rice University, for my major, it actually provides a better education than those other schools. UT Dallas is unique for its brain and behavioral sciences department, unlike other schools where neuroscience is only offered as a concentration or a minor. The research buildings are not only beautiful, but also state-of-the-art, and because of the smaller scale of UTD, I have already been able to gain the opportunity to work in Dr. Theodore Price’s laboratory dealing with pain plasticity. These opportunities and focus for academics go hand-in-hand with my mission statement and the free time I have due to the scholarship money enables me to not only concentrate on my education, but also use the extra funds to have fun, fulfilling every part of my statement and