ESP Biography

Do you want to get a head start on application essays? Does the thought of talking about yourself in an essay make you nervous? Do you just want general essay-writing advice? This is the class for you! We'll start with a seminar-style discussion of how to write a good personal statement (and a good essay in general), which will lead into a Q&A session. Finally, we'll leave some time to workshop essays together. Bring a personal statement (finished or unfinished) to work on. Or, if you don't have one, we'll brainstorm and start one together!

Are you nervous about writing your personal statement? Not sure how to set yourself apart from every other applicant? Do you just want general essay-writing advice? This is the class for you! We'll start with a seminar-style discussion of how to write a good personal statement, which will lead into a Q&A session. Finally, we'll leave some time to workshop essays together. Bring a personal statement (finished or unfinished) to work on. Or, if you don't have one, we'll brainstorm and start one together!

So you’ve taken an intro neuro/psych class and know the basics of how your brain works. What’s left to learn? A lot, actually. Heard that information flows from dendrites to the cell body and down the axon to the postsynaptic cell, and not the other way around? Fetuses would die before birth and marijuana wouldn’t be so popular if that were actually true. Each half of the brain controls the opposite side of the body? Nope. Neurons all have axons and dendrites? Lies. Join us to learn about what was too hard, too mysterious, or too recently discovered to be included your previous neuro classes! In this discussion-based session, students will learn about advanced topics in neuroscience as they are asked to solve some of the most thought-provoking questions of the field. How can memories last a lifetime when the molecules that constitute them are being recycled on a daily basis? Can you design a viable method of mind control (yes, the technology already exists)? How could you deliberately create a false memory, or manipulate existing ones? And finally, the big question: What is consciousness?

Are you nervous about writing your college application essays? Sure you are. Isn't everyone? But we've been through them already, and we think we did alright. So, if you'd like to pick our brains for advice or simply listen to us talk about what we think will help you, come chat with us.

We will cover the basics of a few key psychological disorders, including their etiology (biological and cognitive basis), symptoms, and treatment. The subject matter of this class may be sensitive for some people, and it is recommended that students be comfortable with learning about serious and sometimes upsetting psychological conditions.

Are you nervous about college applications? Sure you are. Isn't everyone? But we've been through them already, and we think we did alright, so if you'd like to pick our brains for advice or simply listen to us talk about what we think will help you, come talk to us.