(GMU) I am thoroughly unimpressed by the Neuroscience PhD program

How this student rated the school

Research Quality	B	Research Availability	B
Research Funding	F	Graduate Politics	F
Errand Runners	F	Degree Completion	C-
Alternative pay [ta/gsi]	F	Sufficient Pay	F
Competitiveness	F	Education Quality	A-
Faculty Accessibility	D	Useful Research	B
Extracurriculars	-	Success-Understanding	B
Surrounding City	-	Social Life/Environment	-
"Individual" treatment	F	Friendliness	F
Safety	B	Campus Beauty	B
Campus Maintenance	B	University Resource/spending	F

Describes the student body as: Snooty Describes the faculty as: Arrogant, Condescending, Unhelpful, Self Absorbed

Male

Lowest Rating Research Funding	F

Highest Rating Education Quality	A-

He cares more about University Resource/spending than the average student.

Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: Neuroscience/Cognitive Science (This Major's Salary over time)
I am thoroughly unimpressed by the Neuroscience PhD program at Mason. If at all possible, absolutely go elsewhere. I regret coming here. The students in this program are generally either unhappy or arrogant. There is next to no funding, and your ability to do research you love is hampered by both politics and cash flow. The faculty are unfriendly and self-absorbed. The University itself is happy to let its graduate students fall through the cracks. The politicking in this department is unbelievable. Faculty here often seem to waste more time in politics than they do on actual research. The research facilities themselves are quite limited, and funding is scarce. I would not recommend this program for a serious student of neuroscience.

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