Keep Trudging On

I am working on finishing my essays for the Governor's School Application. I'm writing the chief essay on Veternary Science, and how things are continuously expanding. It has to be a two page paper, double spaced. I found two papers on new programs that people are doing in different research institues in the US and think that I am going to try and incorportate some of the ideas they share in the article to write a paper.

Interview One Complete

Today when I checked my email, I found that Megan had already emailed me back with the answers to my questions. She not only answered my questions, but also sent me a list of schools that have good marine mammal programs and a list of other institutions that I should think about contacting. This interview was a big help, and I am confident that it will be very beneficial to my project.

YEAH!!! I Got An Interview!!!!

When I checked my email this morning, I realized that I got an email form the Dolphin Research Center! A women named Megan Mertsock agreed to do an email interview with me. This is great! Finally, I feel like I am making REAL progress. I'm going to email her my questions sometime today.

Working Towards an Interview

Right now, I'm at the point in my project where I have to start interviewing people who have some experience with this sort of thing. So I decided to send an email to the Dolphin Research Center, telling them how helpful their site was towards my project right so far and asked if it was posible for me to interview someone there with this kind of experience. I have high hopes for this, and hopefully it will answer some of the questions that I really need to know to move forward. Also, I am working on finishing my application for the Governor's School. I feel like I'm in a good place with my project right now and will be moving towards real progress very soon.

Pennsylvania Governor School of Excellence for Agricultural Sciences

One thing that I have tried to work on a lot recently is the Pennsylvania Governor School of Excellence for Agricultural Sciences. This year it is being held at Penn State. It has a lot to do with science, the environment, and animals, and this could be a big help in applying for college. So right now I am trying to complete the application form. This is something that would look really good on an application and resume. This will also help my gaduation project. I don't know how to explain it, but my project is different from everyone else's because it is something that will actually take time to work out, it won't be finished in two trimesters. It is an actual career, and doing something real like this would be a huge help.

What's the point?

The point of my project has not changed. It is still is to find the best course of action for my career plan. I think I'm done with the proposal but Mrs. Savido still has to get back to me to tell me what I need to add and what she thinks of it. Today I fixed my webliography and went over my proposal. Finally, my next step is to find out who I can contact.

The Good and The Bad

So far, the woman that I tried to contact has still not replied to my email, so I'm still trying to find more people to contact. On the positive side, I am taking a pole on the left hand side of the screen to find out what people think about Marine Biology. This isn't of any direct help to me, but at the time being, I think it is interesting to find out what other people know. So if you have a chance, read the question and choose one of the four options beneath it. I appreciate it.

What's Next?

I'm at a point in my project where I'm not really sure what to do next. I did pretty much as much as I possibly can with my proposal. I did email one woman that I found on the Sea Grant: Marine Careers website, I have not yet recieved a response. I am now trying to look for other people from some of my websites that I might possibly contact and try to ask them a few questions. Other than that I really can't do much with this because my project is long term. A lot of the things that we are being asked to do are about right now. My project is something that wouldn't unfold for months and years down the line. Besides reading more and looking for "expert" I really am at a bit of a stand still in my project.