College News - Scout

Brigham Young University, ID
Scout has received her first acceptance this week. Her application to Brigham Young University - Idaho, to study for a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a Neuroscience emphasis, was successful. Brigham Young University-Idaho is affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter-day Saints. With a student to faculty ratio of 23:1, the school is composed of seven colleges, physical sciences and engineering, performing and visual arts, foundations and interdisciplinary studies, language and letters, education and human development, business and communication, and agriculture and life sciences. The US News & World Report ranks Brigham Young University - Idaho #20 in the 2020 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Colleges West.
Brigham Young University-Idaho provides a unique educational experience with the goal of preparing students for lifelong learning, for employment, and for roles as leaders in the home, Church, and community.
From internships, practical assignments, and career preparation, BYU-Idaho classes are designed to give its students real-world experience. So are the thousands of opportunities to participate in a wide array of activities outside the classroom. Students will find opportunities to get involved at every level of responsibility, whether they choose sports, outdoor activities, the arts, service, and more. These programs are organized and led by students who then develop skills and confidence valuable to employers.

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The field of neuroscience is a modern science concerned with the study of the way the human brain and nervous system works. Neuroscience is a very complicated study area and its core foundation is built by bringing together a set of different science disciplines. It mainly draws on biology, medicine, and psychology.
In recent years, Neuroscience has gained particular interest. Scientists all around the world are working hard on a day-to-day basis to reveal the hidden secrets of our brain. There have already been remarkable discoveries that will profoundly change our view, but the unknown remains large.
All that said, it is for sure that studying Neuroscience provides an exciting and highly rewarding professional career. www.byui.edu

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