Define your major in one word interview question?

[tavokeri9]

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Can anyone help me describe my major (Neuroscience) in one word?? It's one of the practice interview questions given by my pre-med committee, which we need to turn in with answers and why we chose them…

I was thinking inquisitive? But I'd love more ideas if anyone can think of more unique or suitable words! Just throw them at me 🙂

 

[mrowmrow]

hrm... "Neuroscience."

Seriously though, this is a silly question and I don't think you should spend too much time thinking about it.

 

[Lucca]

Lol how to describe one word in one word without using the word? Sounds like a fun word game but I'm not sure how much you could learn from the answer. Maybe if the Q was, "Describe your major in one or two sentences" you might be able to express what you personally gained from your studies....

 

[tavokeri9]

hrm... "Neuroscience."

Seriously though, this is a silly question and I don't think you should spend too much time thinking about it.

Lol how to describe one word in one word without using the word? Sounds like a fun word game but I'm not sure how much you could learn from the answer. Maybe if the Q was, "Describe your major in one or two sentences" you might be able to express what you personally gained from your studies....

Yeah, I thought it was a bit silly too. I guess they just want me to choose one word that fits my field? In that case, would inquisitive or heuristic be good choices? Since Neuroscience is predominantly a research field, I was trying to find a word that means something along the lines of "stimulates curiosity"

 

[mrowmrow]

Yeah, I thought it was a bit silly too. I guess they just want me to choose one word that fits my field? In that case, would inquisitive or heuristic be good choices? Since Neuroscience is predominantly a research field, I was trying to find a word that means something along the lines of "stimulates curiosity"

I think both those words would work, but then again I think they would also apply to every scientific major. I was a neuro major and if I had to do this exercise I would probably say something like "connectivity" or "ambiguity"

 

[tibnick]

Can anyone help me describe my major (Neuroscience) in one word?? It's one of the practice interview questions given by my pre-med committee, which we need to turn in with answers and why we chose them…

I was thinking inquisitive? But I'd love more ideas if anyone can think of more unique or suitable words! Just throw them at me 🙂

Think about a word that both describes what you gained/learned/accomplished from completing your degree AND makes your experience valuable to the admissions committee.

Some other words might include: scrutiny, investigation, intigrative, multifaceted? just some thoughts..

 

[piii]

You will never be asked this.

 

[Stagg737]

You could try and be punny and go for "Potential". Plus it would open the conversation up to go into more depth about your answer.

 

[Lucca]

"Giant-squid-axon"

Or go on a 30 min monologue about neuroscience and when the interviewer tells you that wasn't a single word ask them if they didn't hear the hyphens.

 

[JustAPhD]

*Sighs over failed experiments*
"Black-box"


Although if you were ever to be actually asked this I think the interviewer would care more so that you can think on your feet rather than your actual answer.

 

[HybridEarth]

"Neurotic"

 

[hopefulERdoc251]

interdisciplinary?

 

[medic86]

"What?"

 

[JustAnotherBronco]

"A-Team"

rationale: B Team went to psychology

 

[Lawpy]

Can anyone help me describe my major (Neuroscience) in one word?? It's one of the practice interview questions given by my pre-med committee, which we need to turn in with answers and why we chose them…

I was thinking inquisitive? But I'd love more ideas if anyone can think of more unique or suitable words! Just throw them at me 🙂

hrm... "Neuroscience."

Seriously though, this is a silly question and I don't think you should spend too much time thinking about it.

"Giant-squid-axon"

Or go on a 30 min monologue about neuroscience and when the interviewer tells you that wasn't a single word ask them if they didn't hear the hyphens.

All good answers but the best answer is obviously

BRAINS

 

[FumblyBumbly]

Can Iron Man be one word? It's a proper noun.

 

[mrowmrow]

All good answers but the best answer is obviously

BRAINS

Agreed. OP, be sure to make that face when you say it to your interviewer too.

 

[Lawpy]

Agreed. OP, be sure to make that face when you say it to your interviewer too.

Dancing may also add the extra unique flavor

 

[Lucca]

Dancing may also add the extra unique flavor

That's a throwback, good show

 

[MaxPlancker]

Mindboggling.

 

[deleted407021]

"Braaaaaiiiinsssssssssss"

Proceed to then claw your way across the table toward the interviewers.

 

[AlphaBeta<3]

"Braaaaaiiiinsssssssssss"

Proceed to then claw your way across the table toward the interviewers.

Real zombies don't talk :/

 

[TaupePremed]

Or go on a 30 min monologue about neuroscience and when the interviewer tells you that wasn't a single word ask them if they didn't hear the hyphens.

Definitely this.

 

[musclebro]

Brainscience.
Done. Move to next question

 

[deleted407021]

Real zombies don't talk :/

😵

 

[Stagg737]

That really is lacking any action

What a polarizing comment...

 

[PB&Jam]

"BRAAAAIINNSSS" said like a zombie. You'll get the acceptance for sure.

Source: When I describe my Physiology and Neurobiology major to non-science friends and family that's what I say.

 

[Lawpy]

You could try and be punny and go for "Potential". Plus it would open the conversation up to go into more depth about your answer.

That really is lacking any action

What a polarizing comment...

Lets not inhibit ourselves out of excitement here

 

[PB&Jam]

Lets not inhibit ourselves out of excitement here

This is quite the spatial summation of neuro puns.

 

[Lawpy]

This is quite the spatial summation of neuro puns.

Way to be upfrontal about it

@LizzyM care to excite us?

 

[jtd2081]

Head-jelly