Any Biology Majors Here?

[OnlySunshine]

[quote name='cmotherofpirl' timestamp='1299189732' post='2217604']
Agreed. My friend with the bio degree who has several different certifications and several years experience at the zoo in her specialty is still looking for nation wide for full time employment. The funding sources have literally dried up in many places. She works at a pet shop so she can eat and pay her student loans in the same month. Do what you love but be smart about it.
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Oh, and I am actually not trying to work at a zoo, but at a wildlife reserve as a research biologist/zoologist. I am not interested in working in a zoo very much at all. I would like to help the conservation efforts of wild animals instead.

[Laudate_Dominum]

[quote name='MaterMisericordiae' timestamp='1299200792' post='2217675']
Oh, and I am actually not trying to work at a zoo, but at a wildlife reserve as a research biologist/zoologist. I am not interested in working in a zoo very much at all. I would like to help the conservation efforts of wild animals instead.
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Like.

[OnlySunshine]

[quote name='Laudate_Dominum' timestamp='1299203308' post='2217687']
Like.
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[SoonerCatholic]

I was a zoology major, not so much because I loved animals, but because I like the life sciences. Additionally there was no generic biology major at my university. I thought being a history major was not challenging enough for me, so I switched majors to zoology after a brief stint in International Studies. Still I disliked my physics and chemistry classes and preferred the actual zoology classes. But after realizing that I didn't want to go to med school like every other zoology major or work in a zoo (after volunteering at one for a year) I decided to go to grad school in library science. Most library students come in with an English or History degree or something similar, so I thought I would have a little edge on them. At least in trying to get a job in a science related library it would be helpful. Still, they aren't exactly handing out library jobs.

But if you love animals and actually want to do something related to your degree, by all means go for it. The physics and chemistry classes will be all the more bearable.

[OnlySunshine]

[quote name='SoonerCatholic' timestamp='1299257004' post='2217882']
I was a zoology major, not so much because I loved animals, but because I like the life sciences. Additionally there was no generic biology major at my university. I thought being a history major was not challenging enough for me, so I switched majors to zoology after a brief stint in International Studies. Still I disliked my physics and chemistry classes and preferred the actual zoology classes. But after realizing that I didn't want to go to med school like every other zoology major or work in a zoo (after volunteering at one for a year) I decided to go to grad school in library science. Most library students come in with an English or History degree or something similar, so I thought I would have a little edge on them. At least in trying to get a job in a science related library it would be helpful. Still, they aren't exactly handing out library jobs.

But if you love animals and actually want to do something related to your degree, by all means go for it. The physics and chemistry classes will be all the more bearable.
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Hehe, that's interesting. I actually really like biology, too. I always thought learning about life and the earth was really interesting because it helped me appreciate God's creation all the more. Hopefully, that will make the hard classes easier.