Biology Personal Statement

As I grew older, my love for the sciences grew. Since I enjoyed science, I took as many science courses in high school as possible to find the right concentration for me. Through the classes, I discovered that I enjoy biology and chemistry the best because I love learning about the principles of life. It is always exciting to learn about the ways of nature and all the complex processes in organisms that work together in harmony to create that single organism. Furthermore, the complex processes of life all have a chemistry background.

​Ever since I was a child, I have loved science. I learned at a young age to always keep asking questions and to never settle with just simply not knowing something. The thought of how everything works on a molecular level never ceases to fascinate me. I have other interests spanning multiple fields, but none can compare to my love of science. I quite enjoy being in the labs and getting to do experiments to uncover answers that were otherwise unknown to me. It is that curiosity and interest that keeps my fascination towards the realm of science strong.

I am interested in environmental studies as a potential major and want to learn more about this field in a professional setting. Through my Human Evolution, Environmental Science, and AP Biology courses, I have become familiar with ecology and evolution. While the Community-Based Ecology in the Galápagos project looks at these fields from a philosophical standpoint, it will provide me with practical experience and invaluable insights as I decide my major and future career path

I have found studying A –level Biology very intriguing; it has enhanced my knowledge of key biological processes that allow humans to thrive as a species and given me some insight into relevant topics of Biomedical science such as genetics

Well one day in Mrs. Bolland’s class and we were watching a documentary on the ecosystems in the sea, and then it had a shark attack in it and I was hooked on sharks and so that’s one reason I find Marine science engaging. Another reason for me that marine science is engaging is that i’m always at the beach either fishing on the pier or i’m out in the water surfing.

As a child, science had always been a significant interest for me. Growing up, I watched the show Bill Nye the Science Guy with passion and curiosity. I wanted to know more about the topics he spoke about and the background behind these ideas. It was not until high school that my inquisitiveness for science was fully answered. It was 9th grade honors Biology and I had never experienced a science course as in depth and thorough.

The personal statement is by and large used to focus a student’s capacity to overcome accomplish objectives, think discriminatingly, hindrances, and composes adequately. The premise of the personal statement is simple: it's an essay that provides context to an applicant's scholastic record, a face to put in front of the test scores. Length and content requirements for the personal statement vary widely from school to school; some colleges want brief, specific responses to a set of questions while others allow the applicant to give a general outline of his or her strengths. Personal statements are one of the most important parts of the application and sometimes the deciding factor for admission. Biomedical science: Biomedical scientists concentrate

I am applying to study zoology because I have had an intense passion for animals for as long as I can remember, and I cannot imagine myself doing anything else as a career. Throughout my life, I have been privileged to live and visit many countries, and thus have have encountered a vast variety of animals, each of which have fueled my interest in the field even more. My childhood was spent outside, in a treehouse, surrounded by various jars where I kept insects that I had caught. I built them habitats, caught their food for them, and studied their behaviour. I kept praying mantises, and inadvertently bred them, which was fascinating, Rhino and Scarab beetles, which I rescued from swimming pools, and many other creatures. I distinctly remember hand feeding a cricket to a wild gecko when I was about 8, it was an amazing feeling. Other than my practical experiences, I have supplemented my interests with literature, particularly books by by Konrad Lorenz, an Austrian Zoologist, and documentaries; especially anything by David Attenborough and recently, the Secret Life of the Zoo, which follows behind the scenes of Chester Zoo. Even my favourite YouTube subscriptions focus on animals, either as people’s exotic pets, or in the wild. For two years, I have been volunteering at a small local zoo, which is home to many animals, from goats to a 9 metre long albino ball python. I help out by feeding the residents, grooming them, and cleaning out their enclosures. One

Chemistry has helped give me an understanding of molecular Biology such as the role of pheromones in the modification of role distributions within an ant colony. My broad interest in science has led me to continue to research around the subject. Philosophy has taught me to ask questions and has shown me a new way of thinking about aspects of life, as well as how to clearly formulate an argument. I am fascinated by new technologies, which are helping conservation efforts globally, such as camera traps, which count and record the movements of animals, or wireless GPS tracking devices for following migrations. Or how drones, in combination with other technologies, are now being used in the monitoring of animals as well as the detailed mapping of remote regions and forest canopies.

As a Biomedical Science major, I have continued to pursue my interest for the fields of science and medicine. In doing so, I have learned a great deal about my personal interests and what I am passionate about. Conducting undergraduate research has played a large role in this. Through managing my own projects or working under a primary investigator to aid them in their own, I have learned that I enjoy the laboratory setting and the opportunity for exploration it provides. In addition, my experiences outside of the class room, so to speak, have also continue to provide me with inspiration for pursuing a career within the field science, specifically pertaining to medicine.

I have one major goal in life which is to assist in saving our environment and the organisms that complete the earth. Marine life is my passion and I have two main interests in Marine Science. My first interest is marine life behavior and how marine organisms react within their altering environment. With my degree I want to find a way to help these marvelous creatures adapt to these environmental and ecosystem changes effortless and decrease the number of organisms that are endangered. We have to change the way we think and behave as humans to make a true effect on decreasing the extinctions that transpires.

The STEM field that most interests me is Biology. I became interested in biology in middle school once we started going in depth about the STEM topic. In the beginning, I wanted to learn about the evolution of living things and the misconceptions of evolution and its true meaning. I then began to dive more in depth to what biology truly is, a pathway to learn about the structures that make up life. I enjoyed learning about the structure of living organisms, in specific, the human body and how we relate to our common ancestor and how we function now compared to then.

I’ve had an immense passion for learning all of my life. The drive I have to understand the world I inhabit in an incredibly intimate way has led me into the world of biology. And studying the living world and my role in its functioning is exactly what I strive to do everyday. The summer after highschool I worked as a natural resource crew member for the Shawnee National Forest, where I finally had the opportunity to know what it meant to study and manage a forest ecosystem. Through my college curriculum and every summer in between I made sure that I found opportunities in the field so that I could continue to engage with and learn from the natural world.

For my entire life, I have wanted to pursue a career in Biology. As I have grown older and changed, I have narrowed my field of study to becoming a Pediatric Surgeon with a specialty in Fetal Surgery. But as I have grown and changed, so has the world around me, and the climate. The rapid climate change could affect my field of biological study by increasing the number of patients I will see in my career that present with heat related illnesses; such as heat stroke, dehydration, sunburns, etc. Also by increasing the number of patients I will see with respiratory issues due to low air quality from increased CO2 in the air.

My initial fascination with this field led me to choose biotechnology as my major in bachelors. My undergraduate training exposed me to wide variety of courses and helped me to gain an interdisciplinary experience about the field of science and learned how