College Admissions Essay: Marine Biology

I am a dedicated, caring individual committed to improving the world around me. My dedication to achieving goals, be it academic or in extracurricular activities, has shown time and time again that I will not give up until I meet the goal, even in the face of adversity. I believe that commitment to goals is a valuable quality I could use to contribute to the community. I plan to join clubs that UCF offer students to work with and contribute to the UCF community. I believe working with my fellow peers to be an important and enriching aspect of college life. I am always willing to help someone in need or point them in the

When ever you go to the beach, do you ever think about what can happen to an animal and the water when you leave a wrapper in the sand or a plastic bottle in the water? If you think about it, even a small piece of plastic can harm a fish. The fish could mistake it for food. This could potentially kill the fish. There are other things that people d that pollutes the ocean. An oil spill from a boat can get fish sick (Doc.2). Also, solid waste, plastics, glass, and foam (OI). Marine life can get trapped in any of these items (OI). There are many things we can do to prevent this, like, reducing plastic waste in stream, improve solid waste management, and increase, capture, and reuse (Doc.1). These are just a few of the many things we could do to

I've been asked one question…”What do you want to be when you grow up?” I thought for a long time I wanted to be a Sports Psychologist but for the last 6 months I’ve been asking myself, “Do I really want to be a Sport Psychologist?”, and I have discovered that I'm interested in more than just sports related things-I'm interested in marine life and the marine atmosphere. I don't see how this didn't come to me sooner because every time I would go to the beach I would ask if we could go to the South Carolina Aquarium just to look at the fish or when we would go to Miami I would ask if we could go to the Miami Seaquarium or the Zoo Miami. It's important to me to find out more about marine biology because this is my future and just in case

Keeping in line with Marietta College’s statement on Diversity and Inclusion, it is important to map out a plan to make sure we are living up to the mission of the college. In order to fulfill this mission, it is necessary to have students from diverse backgrounds represented on campus. However, having students on campus is only one aspect of D&I work. Understanding the make-up of the college and the surrounding city, it is necessary to ensure these students have the support to be retained through graduation. In this effort, I propose the creation of a three part program that will assist in this effort. This plan will involve

The University of Georgia has always been my dream school because of its reputation for diverse experiences and academic success. I hope to bring my own unique qualities to the table as a UGA student.

There is nothing like spending the day outdoors and having quality time with my dad. He is an avid sportsman and has been sharing his passion with me since I was young. Hunting and fishing allow me to get away from my daily pressures while experiencing the great outdoors.

Growing up in a multiracial, multicultural household I have been fortunate enough to experience diversity at a young age. NC State’s diverse campus would expose me to different cultures, religions, and ethnic groups, all focused on enhancing the legacy of NC State. Exposure to these different lifestyles would increase my knowledge about different issues minorities from around the world have been faced with. The diversity would allow me to help implement new ways of increasing diversity throughout society, and college campuses, allowing NC State to be a model for the world. Campus diversity is important in making sure all students are comfortable in their learning environment. Being able to share my life experiences and background would allow

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” The infamous question we were all asked as children was the question I always had the same answer for: I wanted to be outdoors studying wildlife. I was raised in a family of outdoorsmen and, at a young age, fell in love with venturing deep into the backcountry of Arizona. I took notes on the things I found, sketched the animals I came across, and absorbed as much information as I could about wildlife and the environment. Upon entering high school, I selected classes that fed my passion and provided me with necessary knowledge, as I desired to go to college one day. However, during my freshman year, my mother went through an awful divorce, leaving her, my sister, and I with practically nothing. My mom

As I looked backed at what seemed to be a decent sized wave, I started paddling with all my might, digging through the water, deeper and deeper. The wave came closer and I felt a push from my cousin as I caught the wave. “Stand up” my cousin yelled behind me as the monstrous wave began to swallow me up. I stood up, rode the wave all the way to the shore, and fell in love with the sport of surfing. Since that day, I have loved everything one could ever love about the sport: The salty water as it touched my body, the push of the wave as it stood me up on my smooth yet sticky board, and the exhilarating rush that I felt after every perfect ride. But not quite everything about the sport came easy to me, it took a long ride to find the love I have for the sport today. When I first started competitively surfing, I

Failure is not an option. That was instilled upon me at an early. I took this mantra with me when I attended Special Forces Combat Diver School at Key West in 2010. My drowning and subsequent failure at Dive School resided in my mind for months to come. I assumed everything I hope to achieve was lost. After the summer had passed and as the semester was about to begin, I recognized that I could still achieve my goals, but it would take time, dedication, and sacrifice. I had to prove myself above my peers. I was already in my junior year of my Political Science degree with at least 4 more semester’s worth of courses to complete. In addition to my ROTC curriculum and working part time, my academic scheduled was already overwhelming. After detailed research and intensive analysis, I realized I could achieve a second

The career path I wish to be taking is Marine Biology. As a Marine Biologist i would be studying marine wildlife and plants. I choose this career path because i've always been fascinated with the water. There's so much we don't know about the ocean and it would be amazing to be able to discover a new fish or something about the water we've never know. It is important to understand the education or training requirements, skills or talents needed, salary and benefits offered and the duties for a particular career when making this decision.

Having a passion about the human biology is to endeavor into a dimension of science, bound to undiscovered founding and limitless exploration. Being intrigued about the human body, as we are seen being the most advanced creatures on earth and beyond the surface of the world, we rely on intelligence and boundless eagerness to sustain our existence. The human body is being recognized as one of the most amazing things in the world and beyond the speck of the earth, this is based on the fact of how many millions of cells we are designed to carry and how they are created to carry out their jobs. I am esteemed of how much humanity has been shaped by medical discoveries and advanced drugs, paving a new path for the incurable diseases. Parallel to, the need to apply to a biology and chemistry based science to medical use, the liberty to further study to quench my curiosity to widen my knowledge of the complexity

I aspire to attend the Clark Atlanta University because it is a symbol for past and future generations of educational and operational excellence. Clark Atlanta University is the hub of African American leadership and educational expansion, and with the constant policing of the community and poaching of black culture in today’s society, it is significant that I achieve an education that represents myself and the world with which I am familiar and intend to change for the better.

Out of the three of us, I am the only black female who is majoring in science. My experience here has been difficult at times, but overall I think my adjustment here has gone pretty well. How I hope to demonstrate the VT motto of, "Ut Prosim" in the Hokie community is by becoming involved with multi-culturalism. I was a Gateway host this Spring semester as a part of the Gateway program that is sponsored by the Undergraduate Admission office. Which was very rewarding to provide incoming freshmen the opportunity to experience how life at Virginia Tech is like for minorities. Especially, since I participated in Gateway as an incoming freshman, and I know how much the Gateway program positively impacted my decision to attend Virginia Tech. In the Fall of 2016 I hope to become involved with the Fall Visitation program as well as the Yates Ambassador program. Each of these programs has played a pivotal role for in me choosing Tech. I hope that I can be afforded the opportunity to receive acceptance to the Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program Undergraduate Scholars’ Program because I know with the financial assistance this program can provide, will allow me opportunities to give back to Virginia Tech’s campus

If someone asked me where I am going to be in ten years, this would be my answer. I will have a great, high-paying job, and beautiful wife and family, and a nice sports car parked in front of my lovely house. When I look into the future, I see myself being successful and happy. Even though I always pictured myself this way, I never worried too much about how I would get there. I feel the Suffolk University can lay the groundwork for making these dreams into reality.