Marine Biology Personal Statement

Growing up, most kids in my generation had Disney Channel or Barbie Dolls. As I was raised with 6 siblings and cousins and having just emigrated from England, my family did not have ample money to expend on cable or fancy toys; subsequently, I resorted to books. As I read more and more, my interests began to broaden, and my keen admiration and curiosity for how and why things work in certain ways progressed. As I grew older, I realized that science could be used to answer many of life’s most complex questions. Once I was accepted early into The University of Georgia, I declared my major as Biology with a pre-medical intent, deciding to further pursue my curiosity about living organisms. I soon realized that I needed to achieve more, and decided

My family background is Latino and I come from a family that struggles at times, but is always willing to work their butts off just to provide things for myself and also for my siblings . My uncles who I consider my parents have always been there for me and my two older sisters, he took us in when my mother passed away giving birth to my little sister, after she gave birth to my little sister, she disappeared from our lives since her dad took her, but that’s life and i’m sure one day we will meet. My life is kinda depressing, but really I don’t take it like that, as of right now I’m happy and my life’s pretty much amazing, I’m getting good grades and I’m really focused on my school and nothing is distracting me and I’m set on the right way of life and nothing will stop me from

I am a female Hispanic from South Central Los Angeles, and I am the first in my family to attend a four-year university. I am now a junior majoring in Marine Biology struggling to obtain research experience at UCLA and in the real world. Although, in reality my chances of majoring in marine biology were nonexistent as I was never exposed nor had the income to afford outstanding education. I refuse to let this economic disadvantage stop me from pursuing my goals. I attended UCLA, a non-marine science focused university as all other schools were too far away for me to afford a simple plane ticket to go to campus.

There are many things for me to learn from this program. Firstly, I would gain much knowledge and many learning experiences from participating in this program. I am applying to the Summer@Brown program to take a course in Marine Biology. By taking this course from a prestigious college, with an experienced professor, I would improve my knowledge of the subject of Marine Biology and take steps to find a career in the subject. It would also provide me with insight into the world of college academics, which would help me in several years when I am a college student.

Education has always been an important foundation upon which my family encouraged the most. Not just the education pertaining to structured schooling, but the fundamentals in life that require you to interact in society and be a part of something bigger than yourself. They demonstrated how to commit to values such as responsibility, motivation, and consistency; and, how to be open-minded and passionate about the things you believe in. These things all required a sacrifice in various ways. They always stress how “sometimes you need to give up something to get ahead, or how sometimes sacrificing the familiar and what you expect from yourself to get the results that you are seeking in the long run.”

Many people have had a moment where they encounter something extraordinary that will change a part of them forever. A moment where you are engaged in nothing else but finding your passion and making a career out of it. From that instant on you inspired to start the journey of education in order to accomplish your goals. For me, this moment was when I was accepted into the High School Lake Ecology (HSLE) summer program at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, IL. HSLE was a three week program where me and twenty-three other high school students, who were selected from 400 other applicants, would study for a week at the Shedd, create a research project of our own, and then travel to the Apostle Islands, WI, to collect our own data while kayaking from

My personality assessment was accurate, one of the careers listed was a scientist which interested me so I went and found another career that is a type of scientist but is also more interesting to me. The career I chose is a marine biologist. I have always wanted to be a marine biologists because I love the water and there is always something more out there to discover. The history of marine biology dates back all the way to 1200 BC.

When thinking about getting away to some serene paradise to help forget about work or school obligations most people instantly think of the beach. Whether it be the west or east coast the beach is a universal symbol of peace and serenity, plus a little bit of fun. But this bliss has a whole different meaning to me. This is where I grew up and how I found myself. The west coast of Florida is the first time I felt the sand in my toes and the salt water on my face. These memories inspired me to give back to the ocean and its inhabitants and follow my dreams of becoming a marine biologist.

I love studying the structure and behavior of the natural and physical world through observation and experimentation. I have taken oceanography and anatomy classes on Saturday mornings as they were not available in my school. I hope to use my scuba diving skills to study oceanography this summer. My eighth grade science class examines physical and chemical properties, compounds, and reactions and equations. We explore life sciences, earth and space, geology, volcanology, hydrology, and global energy in preparation for the MCAS exam. I am looking forward to conducting an independent research project that will require us to work in our labs using real chemicals to perform experiments. I am in a new school building, with new equipment, taught

The ocean has always been of interest to me. Growing up in New Jersey, I have had the privilege to go to the beach all throughout the year. This allowed me to see how the beach would change throughout the seasons, making me aware that this was a dynamic environment. My family also enjoyed going on vacations down south, which exposed me to different types of beaches. The differences of the types of beaches always fascinated me, especially the sand.

My second interest in Marine Science is about conservation. Conservation can help solve several of our environment and organism disturbances.

I never thought in a million years I would be getting my undergraduate degree in America, but life happened and I’m now here studying Marine Science and Anthropology. I’m hoping to pursue a path in Marine Archaeology – looking for shipwrecks, lost treasure and living the pirate life. Currently entering into my third semester at the University in Hawaii Hilo, I can definitely see a vast difference from European and American universities – number of years to complete an undergraduate degree, class schedules and dormitory life. I feel that being Dutch and moving around the world every three years has shown me many different types of schooling techniques.

When I was younger I learned that if you take care of the ocean the ocean will take care of you. Growing up in Hawaii I was surrounded by ocean and you can’t live near the water and not be curious about what is out there. This curiosity led me to marine biology and my love for learning about the ocean. My academic goals are to graduate in four years with a bachelors in marine biology and to continue on to complete a masters in either zoology or oceanography and a PhD in a field within oceanography. When it comes to my education I want to be well rounded in the different fields that contribute to what I want to research and being able to understand and look at problems in many different ways to find the solution that benefits both the ocean

Since I was little, I had love for science. It is the subject that interest me because there’s too many interesting topics. Science make us wonder how things work and how the world was made. In science there 's too many hypotheses that can be made into proved theories. Now that I’m in college, it has only reassured to me that I do love science. I’m taking my Biology courses and they are so intriguing to me. One of my classes that I’m really enjoying right now is Biological evolution.

For as long as I can remember science has been a part of my life. I remember at a young age, my brothers and I would play in the creek behind my house interested in everything in and around it. We would look at all the bugs, plants, and we each had little boats we would follow down the creek, watching them move along with the water. Down our street, there were an abundant of milkweed plants and every summer we would each catch a few caterpillars, bring them home, and put them in containers. Every day we would get new milkweed leaves for the caterpillars to eat. We would watch them turn into Pupa and then into a beautiful Monarch butterfly. As soon as they turned into butterflies, we would let them go and do it all over