Mad as a Marine Biologist

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Hello, i am a sophomore student and i have chosen and decided and dedicated to become a marine biologist in the future as my dream job! I have a few questions to ask you about more of marine biology and what i need to look forward, What CLASSES should i take in high school for next year and senior year, DO I NEED TO TAKE PHYSICS? What do i need to look forward upon my years to becoming a marine bio, what classes should i take for colleges?(btw i live in illinois so i have no sea or like any ocean what so ever so the school for college is tough where im at.) Do i need to take any writing classes and have to be literate when it comes to technology like computers? And if you dont mind me asking but do you by any chance have like an essay or something in college that i can see a copy of to see what i need to look forward for my writing and recording but if you dont want to its fine.

thnk you for your time i hope you will be able to answer them all lol i know its alot but im so curious about it that why im so intrigued by my future dream job! and to narrow things down a bit i might wanna be a deep sea marine biologist. and i might have more questions in the future so thank you very much for your time. :)
-josh!

Asked by justjoshhn

Hi justjoshn,

Thanks for your questions. I’m actually from the UK and have pretty much no experience with the US system of schools and college applications.

I can tell you that I took Biology, Geography and Chemistry in my last year of ‘high school’. I didn’t take physics, but it would be applicable if your studies took you more into surveying the physical aspects of the marine environment. Take sciences, I think is the best advice, whichever they are. But definitely Bio!

At our Universities you apply for a course (e.g. Marine Biology) and you study that course for your entire time there. You don’t concentrate in on a major after getting credits from other classes. So I’m sorry I can’t help you there.

You appear to be able to write, so I don’t think you would need classes? During your time at your college course you should gain experience with scientific writing.

Yes you have to be computer literate, but that’s just life in 2011…and you’re on Tumblr, you should be fine!

No essays sorry. I wouldn’t post it even if I had access to my old essays. Firstly, plagarism is a major no-no in the scientific world. Secondly, the content would only be relevant to my particular course/question/teacher at the time (and it was quite some time ago!)

I wouldn’t ‘narrow it down’ yet. Certainly have the deep-sea in mind, but collect as many skills in as many different areas as possible. This will help keep your career options open.

I get these kind of questions fairly frequently, so check out my journey to marine biology.

Cheers,

MAMMB

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Feast your eyes on this amazing photograph — winner of the CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year 2010 awards.

Taken by German conservation photographer Florian Schulz, the picture shows thousands of Munkiana Devil Rays off the coast of Baja California Sur in Mexico swimming in a colossal school. Schulz was selected the winner from more than 4,500 entries from 97 different countries.