One career path that I am highly considering is transferring
to Bowling Green State University and earning a Master’s Degree in
Biochemistry. Biochemistry is basically
the study of the chemical compounds and chemical reactions that exist or take
place in living organisms. This can be
highly relatable to organic chemistry, as well.
Although it is a seemingly specific study, there are so many separate
paths that can be chosen with said degree.
One career that I may consider taking is connecting this to virology and
then use this to have a career in a lab.
From there, I would study the concepts and chemical makeup of certain
viruses that affect the lives of people.
A second option I am considering is earning this degree while also
majoring in education so I can then teach the subject of Biochemistry. Although this would be a highly interesting
option, I am not quite positive I am fully cut out for teaching. Working in a laboratory and basically
completing things in a way that logically makes the most sense is incredibly
different from explaining your logic to other individuals. To explain further, if I am working on a
problem in a class such as math, and someone sees me working and asks my logic
behind my problem solving, chances are I am not going to be able to explain it
that well. It makes sense in my head,
but when put said explanation to words it sounds utterly illogical. So, as a reader can see, I am not the most
confident in what I want to do for the future, but at least I am getting closer
and closer every day. As long as I am
not a pizza delivery boy for the rest of my life, I can consider myself very
happy!
I'm very happy you're considering a career in biochemistry! I, myself, have recently considered chemical engineering as a potential career path. Being a chemical engineer is a lot like what biochemistry is. It's pretty much taking the knowledge of a chemist and applying it to manufacturing and production. It can take me many places in life, including right here in Lima at the Husky Refinery. I'm not sure I really wanna stay in Lima, let alone work for the devil -- I mean the oil companies-- but it's definitely something to consider. Not to mention, it's the most high paid out of all of the engineering fields! Cha-ching! $$$
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ReplyDeleteIn terms of careers, I am also highly considering psychiatry as a profession. As an individual may be able to deduce from some of my posts, I am highly interested in the various chemical balances that are located in the brain. One reason why I possibly desire getting involved in such a career is because I believe that, quite honestly, sanity is an incredibly intriguing and complex concept. The fact that various enzymes and inanimate chemicals can determine a person's logical and complex thinking fully amazes me. A second reason that is making me possibly look at psychiatry as a profession is because it contains a lot of chemical aspects. Again, readers can probably deduce from the posts at hand that I completely love chemistry. For those who do not know, psychiatry is a branch of medical science that involves prescribing and distributing medication to those with mental disorders, illnesses, and chemical imbalances located in the brain. In terms of the downsides of choosing this profession, the college schooling length a person must complete to obtain a degree in psychiatry is quite strenuous .. possibly even 7 to 8 years. Although it is probably worth it to be a psychiatrist, I am not sure I can take college for that long mentally or financially.
Isn’t life confusing?
ReplyDeleteSo, I am Ben, seventeen years old, and I have not a slight idea what I want to be when I “grow up” any more. See, throughout high school, I was so determined and set on having “Biochemistry” as a career choice in my life. Up until a month ago, I was adamantly decided on being a scientist, working in a lab, and running experiments on the various chemical systems in many living organisms. Now, after being at Rhodes State University for a number of months, I have not a clue what I want to choose for a major or a minor. After being here for an amount of time, I have noticed that, contrary to the belief, the possibilities are basically endless in terms of choosing a career. I think that the problem in today’s education system is that people have such a small amount of choices, I think that there are too many possible choices in picking a career. Also, I do not enjoy how there is so much pressure to choose said career so early. I mean, contrasting from my previous set in stone major; I am now considering neuroscience, psychiatry, and even possibly journalism! The possibilities are endless, I swear! It also kind of stinks that I am so confused in choosing a major because of the fact that it is now time to sign up for colleges next year. I know that I am going to Bowling Green; I just don’t know what for yet. I am starting to think neurosciences, but then again, that could be another Biochemistry situation that I get cold feet about. Isn’t life confusing?
Doesn't it just make you want to wring someone's neck when they ask you "what you're goin' for" after you tell someone you're taking college classes. It only happens to me like every two seconds...
DeleteIt's like, if I could go to college classes for just doing experiments in a lab and pencil to paper math work, I'd be all set, because frankly, I'm old fashioned. I used to love writing but I don't even want to think about writing an essay ever again. At least not one that's not about chemistry.
I'm off topic.
Well, Ben, I can give you one piece of advice that some old guy told me a while ago. Take classes you like and, here's the twist, classes with good teachers. He said it doesn't even matter if it's related to what you wanna do, just take a class with a good teacher. He told me he took a dream-analyzing class in college and it counted toward his credit and the only reason he took it was because he liked the teacher.
That's what I'm doing. Once I go to the college of my choice, I'm taking all the the chem and calc I can get and then taking what my heart desires. I actually would love to take a dream analyzing class because I have such strange dreams sometimes and I always wonder what they mean...?
Haha. :)
Marine Biology
ReplyDeleteOne extremely interesting career path I am really considering is going to BGSU for marine biology. Ever since I was a little kid, I always had an extreme and ultimate desire to be by the water whenever I could. When I was in about 5th grade, I went to Myrtle Beach, the first beach I ever went to. Seeing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time was the most impressible thing I have ever come across. The fact that a body of water can be miles and miles deep, and stretch between countries and continents has and always will leave me speechless. Also, one thing that amazes me with water is the fact that, through certain breathing apparatuses, so many different and diverse species of living organism live in bodies of water. Not only that, there are an estimated thousands of undiscovered species that live within the extreme depths of bodies of water. This, this my fellow classmates, is amazing to me. On a side note, I just got two pet fishes on Sunday! One is a Tetra Glow gold fish, named Whitman (after Walt Whitman) and the other is also a Tetra named Max (after Max Bemus, the singer/writer of Say Anything.) I really enjoy watching their interactions with each other and how they react in certain situations. Thankfully though, both of these fish are generally interactive and humble, so no fighting will be pursued by either one of them. I really enjoy the ocean, the organisms, and the overall geography of bodies of water, and that’s why I am considering a major in Marine Biology.
Ben!
DeleteI think it's so cool you are considering Marine Biology. I, too, have loved the ocean since I was a child. I've been to the Pacific, Alantic, and Gulf of Mexico, that is, before BP destroyed it... *rolls eyes*
If I could be a beach bum for the rest of my life and live in South Carolina (MYRTLE BEACH, OH YEAH!) I'd be a happy camper. I always kind of wondered if Mermaids were real. If you ever find one, I gotta be the first to know. :) Promise?
I also think that job would require a lot of traveling, (WOO HOO! ROAP TRIPPPPPPP!) so that would be super fun. I mean, you could pretty much go anywhere: Hawaii, Jamaica, SCOTLAND TO STUDY THE LOCH NESS MONSTER OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG, or really anywhere you wanted to go. (I apologize for my hyperness, it's 1 30 in the morning right now.)
I can remember being little and going to the Gulf and thinking how wonderful it was, seeing dolphins and collecting sea shells. I haven't been back there since the oil spill, but it's probably not the same. If you do one thing ever in a career of marine biology, make SURE you never let a MEAN OL' oil company destroy our oceans again. C:
Hey, it’s Ben again, just adding to the conversation here. I think it is awesome that someone else has a desire to learn more about aquatic atmospheres as much as I do, because, quite frankly, it is such an enormous and unknown world out there in the deep blue sea, is it not? One thing that I thought to discuss about is how you brought up travelling as a portion of being a Marine Biologist. I forgot to state previously, but, I freaking love travelling so much! It is such a nice portion of being a marine biologist. Honestly, as I might have stated in previous discussions, I live out in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by a forest and a corn field, in a town with a population of about 900. As you can probably deduce about my current setting, things are entirely and utterly boring in my neck of the woods, ha-ha. I am not going to lie, living in such a remote area in comparison with a lot of other cities really makes me forget the fact that there is an actual world out there. It is just crazy to consider the options. One reason that I think marine biology would suite me well is because I, no matter what major I pursue, am going to definitely live near a body of water. Call me a tin hat wearing, Hollywood wannabe, but one of my dream settings would be southern California. I really would like the whole Marine Biology decision to work out, because it is one of my dreams to life in Cali-for-nigh-ay and study new trends in aquatic animals' migration patterns. It sounds like I am a total hippy, but I don’t care, that is a life style I would totally be okay with!
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ReplyDeleteSo, December is coming up, and you know what that means? College application season, that’s what! As it is getting closer and closer to sign up for college, I have been heavily considering and contemplating my future for the past couple of months. After researching and researching, think and think, and pondering on everything in the future, I think I am going to go ahead and sign up for the Marine Biology program at Bowling Green State university. As I have already said a couple of times, I really enjoy the ocean, or and body of water for that matter, and all of the organisms (single celled or complex) that accompany the ecosystems. That being said, I have come across a couple of issues when deciding this major. The first reason that I think that this is an issue is because being a Marine Biologist is not a very contemporary or convention job opportunity. Finding a job in this specific program is going to be an issue in the future for sure. Also, I don’t really want to be that college graduate that is waiting five years to finally give up and work in a factory, which is not what I am working hard for. Also, even though I fully and utterly enjoy travelling, I do not know if I can be away from my home town for such a long period of time. Yeah, I complain that my town is boring and all, but it is where 95 percent of my family resides and leaving them is going to be tough. I think it is going to be worth it though, so, wish me luck on my future!
You're right about the aspect of signing up for college. Thank god I have already filled out all of my applications and scholarship papers for the Universities I am thinking about attending. The only problem that I have left is deciding on a major. I am not 100% sure what I want to do when I get older and am an indecisive person. I don;t want to pick something and then end up deciding that I don't like it and have to change my major; that just seems like a waste of money and time. So far this fall has been so stressful trying to figure out the college process as nobody in my family knows what to do; I am the first in my family to go onto college. I merely have had any time to actually sit down and fill out this kind of stuff but fortunately I was able to make time to sit down and get it finished. I just wished that the application and scholarship processes were cake walks like high school. Marine biology sounds like an interesting major, although I am not a fan of water nor organisms that live in the water; obviously that subject is not one for me. I am an agricultural person and am going to be pursuing a career in agricultural. There is just one problem. Tat problem is that there are over ten different majors for agriculture and I still am not decided on which field I would like to go into. I just hope that I get this process figured out awfully quick so I can enjoy my second and last semester of high school with no stress.
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