Marine biology:

The vastness of the ocean and the mysteries that lie there have always intrigued me. My love for the ocean started when I was young but only recently have I been able to pursue it. The summer of my sophomore year I attended a college course for Cornell University at Shoals Marine Laboratory, titled “Introduction to Sharks, Skates, and Rays”. This was a one-week course on Appledore Island. There, I was able to dissect, fish, and learn about many species of sharks. I earned one college credit here. In the Spring of my junior year, I did a month-long Internship at Loggerhead Marine Life Center in Jupiter FL. Here I worked alongside marine veterinarians with mainly turtles but also sharks and small fish. The summer of my junior year I headed back to Appledore Island and took part in another course through Cornell University at Shoals Marine Laboratory, titled “Marine Environment Science”. This was a two-week course and here I learned about the microscopic organisms living in our oceans along with the detrimental effects people and climate change have on the oceans. Here I received 3 college credits and a college recommendation letter from my professor. I will be going back next summer as a teacher's aide for this course.