Narrowing Schools on My List-Marine Bio

ECmotherx2
Sun, 30 Sep 2018 21:32:12 +0000

As Gumbymom asked, what can your parents afford based upon the NPC calculators? Unless you are able to afford nearly full pay or live in CA, rethink all of those schools. The other OOS public universities may not be good financial choices. Another suggestion is to consider the program itself. Is there an option to obtain the degree in marine sciences with specific tracks of bio, geo, or geophysics. This will offer a breadth and depth of classes that will make you more attractive to grad schools. Do all of the programs allow you to begin your marine science classes as freshman or must you take core courses first. Are research opportunities and internships readily available to freshman? Will you be competing with grad students for research opportunities? How many NOAA Hollings Scholars does each college have? Where are their lab facilities and outdoor research areas located in reference to the school location? Do you have year round access to field work? What percentage of grads work in the field or continue on to grad school? Can you co-author, publish and present as an undergrad at conferences? Is there a strong professor/mentor program? These are some of the questions and conversations that I can remember my daughter having. She majored in marine bio and many of her schools are on your current list. She dismissed UC-Scripps and Santa Cruz due to cost and inability to take marine science courses as a freshman, UCONN program is located at Avery Point.