Welcome to the home of Prescription For CogSci Majors, otherwise known as The PFC.
This is a blog run by the CogSci peer advisers at UC Berkeley.
The title of the blog is a play on words, a double entendre, if you will. As CogSci majors, you would know that we abbreviate the prefrontal cortex as the PFC in class (because spelling it out just takes up too much space on our precious research papers), and it’s just inevitable to graduate with a CogSci degree without learning about this spectacular region of the brain. And as CogSci majors, we need something to relieve our pain (after all, who actually enjoys all emphases and roller-coaster changes of our major?). Thus, the expanded title stands for relieving and reducing the stress hormone levels of our fellow major members.
The purpose of this blog is to aid our fellow CogSci majors with tidbits of advice and news that we feel every Cal CogSci major should know.
Which classes should you take along with class A? (and which should you not?) How can you cover all 7 of your breadths with courses from your major? (Oh yes, us CogSci majors can get away with at least 5 easily) Will you end up living in a box if you don’t go to grad school? Do you really need to work as a research assistant? And for how long? Where and how can you meet professors and other CogSci majors outside of the classroom?
The above are just a few example topics we would like to cover, just to give you an idea.
We will also blog about CogSci related events – socials, on-going research projects, seminars, etc – for those of you who aren’t “in the know.” (and for those of you who don’t bother to read mass CogSci E-mails, which actually do alert you about many interesting events!)
If not helpful, hopefully the posts will at the very least be entertaining. Even though we all love our major to death and the courses are fascinating, there are always those times when we wish we could get away from that 10-page paper or final CS project (or find some tips as to how to lessen the pain and get everything done on time) and we hope to keep you awake and motivate you to finish it. Just keep in mind that our posts are only reflective of our own opinions and experience (unless noted otherwise), and never hesitate to leave comments or extra tips yourself (all comments are moderated by advisers – please don’t write hate-posts).
Thank you for visiting us, and we hope you enjoy our site!
Cheers,
Your Peer Advisers
