Personal Statement For Marine Biology

My mother worked four jobs at once to make financial ends meet, while always stressing the importance of education and financial independence to my brother and myself. My grandmother only achieved a second grade education due to the financial constraints on her family at a young age, but still in the end managed to make certain that of her children and grandchildren had what was needed to flourish and become successful, educated members of the community. The tenacity and history of these two women I still carry with me today. Their struggles have inspired to me to only want more from life, but also serve as a positive role model for the younger members of my community. I observed from other family members how an education can open a multitude of doors and opportunities. I want to make the biggest and most significant on my community and on my family as possible, and the only foreseeable path is to achieve a college education to gain the necessary skills, knowledge and connections needed to flourish and implement positive

Getting an education is extremely important in my family because it signifies hard work. No one in my immediate family has attended college yet and I would like to be the one that ends this cycle and graduates college. College is also important in my family because they believe that this will ensure that I will have a stable future and this is crucial to me.

After many family vacations to the beach, where I experienced the ocean first-hand and most recently, a summer camp through MOTE Aquarium, I now have a new goal, which is to become a marine biologist. The majesty of the ocean, the ocean life, and the ecosystem are something that I have always been intrigued by and now plan to make it a career. I realize that becoming a marine biologist is not going to be an easy task to accomplish, but I am prepared for the hard work and dedication it will take to reach my long-term goals. I am excited about not only the classroom portion of marine biology, but equally excited to get in the field and experience hands-on learning and research.

Ever since I can remember I have stayed busy by participating in every activity I could get my hands on. Spending so much of my time working on getting that perfect pass, mastering a triple pirouette, and focusing on school  has taught me what it means to have a hard work ethic. Through being involved in so much and having many people’s support I have learned who I want to be. My grandmothers have impacted my life in unimaginable ways and encourage me to strive for what I want to be: a marine biologist.

The day to day activities of a Marine Biologist includes conducting species inventories, testing and monitoring sea creatures exposed to pollutants, collecting samples and data-using processes such as coring techniques, visual recording and sampling, analysing these samples in a lab and developing new research theories from them. Marine Biologist preserve specimens and samples of unknown species and diseases and mapping the distribution, ranges or movements of marine population, designing scientific experiments and collating findings, preparing detailed reports for agencies, commercial organisation, communicating the latest advances in marine science to help improve the ways in which we look after our oceans through academic publications, and evaluating the likely environmental impacts of a proposed project or development, including socio-economic,

After reading “Walking on Water” by Derrick Jenson, I became more aware of my life, in the sense that I need to take advantage of the remaining time I have left on earth doing something that I not only love, but is helpful to people surrounding me and our environment. With this new found inspiration, I feel that my “good work” can be found in data analysis with in marine biology. Many people today are so focused on the problems of today’s atmosphere and global warming that no one is paying attention to the problems arising in the oceans. Oceans are becoming too high in acidification and marine life is beginning to plummet. Given this information, I can apply my skills of creativity, ambition, persistence, and ocean/ earth systems knowledge.

Over the course of my life, I have wanted to be many things. I was going to be a nurse or a chef or even an FBI profiler, like the characters on the show Criminal Minds. Whatever my current obsession was, that’s what I wanted to do. I wanted to be a veterinarian at one point too, but quickly abandoned the idea when I realized how poor my luck with animals was as a child. For the record, I have been attacked by at least three goats, a chicken, and my cat (many times). Despite all this, my love for animals has stayed consistent throughout my life. I’ve been especially interested in sea life since about middle school when I began to watch Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. With each passing year, I became more captivated with the beautiful, misunderstood creatures. By my senior year in high school, I knew what I wanted to with my life. I wanted to spend it learning about and helping to protect these awesome predators.

To become a Marine biologist it takes a lot of hard work, studying, and dedication. A marine biologist is someone who studies all types of animals in the ocean, and can choose to specialize in studying large ocean animals. They study things such as how they interact with the environment and the things around them. They study each animal’s physical characteristics and the things they need to live.

All in all, the subject of Biological Oceanography brings upon a better understanding of life under the sea.

I have known of my aspiring interest since I was a child. To swim with dolphins and be in water as a job has always been a dream that my family continuously encouraged. It was about the fourth grade when I could put a name to the specific profession that I wanted to partake as an adult. I believe that becoming a marine biologist would be the best way to fulfill my dream. My strength and passion for science will naturally help me to be a strong and dedicated student to further my studies.

WOW! did you see that fish past by. When I grow up I want to be a marine biologist. When I went scuba diving last summer I saw a bunch of colorful fish and two sand sharks. I decided that I wanted to study sealife. I new there was a job for that but I forgot. I searched it up and found marine biologist and that’s what I want to do and how I got inspired

Ever since I was in the 6th grade I wanted to be a Marine Biologist. Many people said I won’t be able to do it because I am African-American, but I will prove them wrong. Animals and the water have always been a love of mine. The older I got, the more I started to see the many issues with the marine life and ecosystem. I wanted to do whatever it took to help these poor sea animals and their underwater world. I started with the environmental club at my middle and high schools. I would also apply to the Georgia Aquarium for various clubs and summer internships. I know that to pursue this dream I will need to be in college for 4 to 9 years and that is why I need your help.

I thought that I could get into the school, explore the lake and move to the oceans. I came to realize that it is not that simple. I have met with people, researchers, students and professors that have continuously told me that it takes complete dedication and even with that, you will come up short. Usually you would think that a professor would avoid trying to make a student feel defeated, but they were not wrong. I did my research and I found a person that is working with the fresh water sciences school. They went to school and got their Ph. D. They dedicated their entire adult life up until that point to research, and their time is mostly spent sending requests for grants so they can afford to research. This is related to the lakes, but so many cases are similar with deep sea biologists. Everyone wants to discover a new legend, but in reality, very little people in the field will because lack of funding or

I would bring previous experience and knowledge about marine life and the environment to the community. I also have years of experience and a passion for working with children. I have worked as a camp counselor for two years, volunteered for two years at children's art camps at my local museum, I also worked with elementary students and helped them through my school's reading mentor program. I aspire to combine my love for aquatic life and working with children to help raise awareness in the community. I would also like to give children the hands on opportunity to go out into the field and learn.

Climate research is both urgent and uncertain. Changes in climate affect nearly every aspect of our lives, from food security to public health. Unfortunately, limited or biased observational data combined with a limited understanding of complex phenomena in the ocean (the dominant driver of global heat and carbon uptake) presents hurdles for climate scientists. Uncertain results often lead to public skepticism and stall environmental policy efforts; these delays threaten populations who often contribute the least to anthropogenic climate change and yet are likely to suffer the most. The global need for reliable climate research drives my interest in climate and the ocean’s role in the climate system.