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Change in Goal.. bio degree dropping? by Mazz
So when I first started to go for my Biology degree the program I was going for was an Evolution and Ecology emphasis... well the college I was going to transfer to dropped that and is now doing basic biology and focusing more on people wanting to go into healthcare for humans.
Well fuck that noise, if I didn't want to drop out of college I so do now that the program I wanted is gone and I'm unsure what I want to do.
Even my old teachers who I'm on the board with for the zookeeping program think it's a good idea to change my direction at this point.
I updated my resume and applied for a temp position as a Vet Assistant at the local humane society, I'm more than qualified for the position. It's only temp for the summer but the possibility to be kept on staff if they like me.
It's not rehab or wild animals but it's still something I'd feel good doing.
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I got a 2 year Natural Resource degree with a zookeping tech emphasis. I worked as a rehabber from 2010-2013 but was laid off due to the lack of funds for the place to continue to pay me. I'm still licensed with them and volunteering time for free to the rehab but I need something that pays.
In the future when I get the chance I'll look for a more suitable degree but right now I can't travel out of state for school so I figured I'd rather wait.-
but I need something that pays.
That's why I couldn't continue. They were all thrilled to have me... if I worked for free. I couldn't keep giving my time and body (considering the physical toll it put on me) for no compensation, not even the promise of being brought on. Especially after finishing my 4 year degree. I might as well not even have gone.
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Yea, i love what i do with the birds but it's physically and emotionally hard for no paycheck. We were hoping to get the funds to get me back on staff this year but it didn't happen and I can't just wait, especially with my expected degree changing it's focus. I can't do it.
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There's been an explosion in "Just work for free, we'll give you a job eventually." it seems.
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That's how mathematics is too. Not enough "applications" work for medical, engineering, or business fields.
Money and "real world" degrees is destroying the value (and existence) of academic degrees.
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Depending on your gen. eds and what state you live in is there a vet tech school in your area? I did a 4 year BAS for vet technology with a minor in bio but there are schools that offer the 2 year associates degree that essentially yields the same result; the ability to sit for the VTNE and earn a certification for your state. It would put you a paygrade over a vet. assistant and it does open up more opportunities for the future. Right now, there are only 2 states where you can sit for boards by special permission (without a degree) and that's going to change in the future.
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I don't think i want to work in the full on field field permanently yet. I would prefer working for the departments of wildlife but mine need a bachelors like the one they just pulled that I was taking. -_-
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I wish you the best of luck. I'm a biology major.
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Academia on a general level no longer gives a damn about an evolution/ecology emphasis within the subject, they want to push their pre-med programs and tell Bio students either you do pre-med/health or go find another field. Ain't no $$$ in it. The support is almost non-existent, so you have to really be motivated yourself to seek out the right people. I was and got two animal care/training internships out of it at two aquariums, but after peeking behind the curtains + 4 years of behavioral lab research, I'm pretty much done with the field. Wildlife rehab was always my biggest dream but I know it's not going to come to fruition, so I have to figure something else out now. Hope you have better luck than I.