Robert Rosencrans

Class of 2013, B.A. in Psychology with Honors

Where have you worked and/or studied since you graduated from USC?

Research Associate; Louisiana State University Medical School, Neuroscience Center of Excellence Student; Neuroscience School of Advanced Studies Student; Tulane University Volunteer; Audubon Center for Research on Endangered Species

What was the most beneficial thing you did as a student at USC to prepare you for post-graduation?

I learned something about computers. Even if you can only code in HTML, it impresses people and shrinks your ignorance of something you use every day (the world wide web).

What course did you enjoy the most?

Developmental Psychology, Minority Mental Health, and Conservation Psychology all sent me spinning into new areas of interest.

If you were an undergraduate again, is there anything that you would do differently?

I was on track to graduate with my BA in Psychology and Comparative Literature. At some point during the spring of junior year, I realized I knew very little about the human brain, but enjoyed using mine quite a bit. Ignorance is to be resisted and erased if at all possible, and so I managed a minor in Neuroscience in my last year of college. I wish I could have kept pushing that envelope. Physics. Anthropology. Electrical Engineering. Business. The world is complex and knowing one thing runs the risk of leaving you dumbfounded at the basics facts of life that you left unexplored. If I could go back, I would take a course every summer in an area I thought I did not care about; I bet I could prove myself wrong every time.