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Hi nice to meet you all! I am an undergrad studying biology. I’m in my second year and didn’t have a strong science background going into college but knew I loved biology. Just thinking about the beauty of nature and appreciating how and why it worked. My first year and a half of college I spent going into rabbit holes in physics math and chemistry redeclaring my major 4 times in a combination of those three until I found my ground in biology. Biology, which comes easiest to me and I have a deep appreciation for, was not my first choice for major because I feel it was too broad and that i wanted to specialize in something more narrow, so I am in the process of figuring out which niche of biology I want to study. Of course biochemistry and molecular biology is all the rave at the moment and I do quite like it, but I’ve also heard of the drawbacks of hyper focus into molecules namely missing out on the research of social and environmental factors.
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Advise for a young biologist
I’ve become quite determined that I want to be a biologist, but I have a couple things working against me. 1. A god awful gpa (3.07) and Not a lot of research experience (just a summer internship). I’m working very hard to do better in classes and I’ll be continuing to do research at the lab from the summer.
I want to ask for advise, what experiences should I seek out to explore other areas of biology? (not just molecular biology, but more evolution and ecology) how can I chose what to focus on? How did you chose? Frankly it is very easy for me to find value and enjoyment in most science fields so it’s hard for me pick. Also how can I contribute more to research? A lot of times it feels like I’m just helping my mentor with there research project but I can’t think of experiments to propose, I barely understand the project I’m helping out with. And finally what career advise would you recommend as far as getting into grad schools and eventually doing some quality research?
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