OMG I’m also 11 and it’s my dream, I really don’t know how to start but I’m glad I found someone so young with the same interests as me 🫶🏽

@@anaarteaga2053im 11 too and this is my dream!

I’m a few years older but I also have a passion in it lol

OMG ME TOO!

HIIII

I'm 15 years old and I also really want to study marine biology, I wish you all luck and take advantage of all the time you have ahead!

@@Aztokl_xd thank you!

@@scylla5867 ahw thanks!

You are so mature for a 9 yo omgg. I respect u!

someone has already responded with a similar message haha but i'm 14 and planning on studying marine biology too! i hope it goes wonderfully for you and you have a successful career

suuper late but i wouldn't recommend it. you'd be missing out of 4 years of field and lab work, making connections with professors and others in the field, and would be missing a loooot of marine bio knowledge going into grad school. my 2 cents :)

@@onedirectioninfection5756 thank you for the insight

I just watched her vid about 3 years ago, she says she regrets wasting her time studying general biology science at her comunity college

@@onedirectioninfection5756coming out of high school this year, what path should I take to eventually be a marine biologist???

@@reidp646 hi! just graduated with a marine affairs degree and currently am in grad school studying marine policy & management. first, know that there aren't many jobs with the exact title of 'marine biologist,' there's many things you can do in the field of marine biology where your title won't explicitly be Marine Biologist. find a school that gets hands-on the first year (first semester if possible) so you can get in the field and learn tools, data analysis/collection, species of your local area, etc. this can help in getting an internship/job during your college time. keep your mind open throughout your college career because marine biology is SO broad. depending on where you go and the classes you take, you can possibly learn about mammals/vertebrates, inverts, law & policy, algae, oceanography, animal behavior, human impacts, social science, research, etc and be open to all of it because it may be something you never thought you'd like. definitely take note of your interests and let your professors know so they can recommend you opportunities. also, try to do research or a thesis if you can because data analysis and collection is a major plus in a lot of fields. overall, just keep an open mind and find a college that gets you out in the field as soon as possible. let me know if you have any questions!

Look into their schools website, and ready up on the marine biology/marine science programs! Long beach is GREAT! I myself didn’t apply there (too close to home😂) but I have friends who go there for Marine Bio and they adore it. They have great shark research going on as well! Santa Cruz is also great! Just keep in mind UC schools are more expensive! (not sure if that’s a factor, but it was for me and a lot of people!) I haven’t heard much on UCLA tbh. No one I know has attended there for marine bio. I applied to Manoa! I loved the school but felt my heart belonged in Alaska. She has a great list going! Good luck to her!🤍

Advice to anyone who is thinking of attending University of Hawaii Manoa: Don't. I would avoid that university like the plague. They have a poor safety record and keep getting themselves involved in litigation. Choose a University where you be appreciated and valued.

Pretty sure marine biology and aquatic vet are different they both deal with aquatic animals but marine biology is more of labs and ocean work where as aquatic vet your working with the animals constantly and doing surgery to fix them up and heal them so essentially with an aquatic vet your like a doctor but for marine animals.

same!

Omg i have been planning to apply to JCU..

Hi! Are you from India? Are you talking about masters at JCU in Australia? I'm a literature graduate but can't let go of my passion for Marine biology. I'm planning to take BSc. Zoology. I wanna study abroad for more exposure but I don't know where. It would be a great help if you'd reply. Thanks!

dear stranger would you say more about your educational journey till now? It'd be really helpful for me as I'm from india too and in a deep need of advice

Yeah it's absolutely okay from what i heard! Marine science in general with alll it branches doesn't require swimming, will you may be diving but not that much actually you will focus on studying buyttt do your research!

U of T is much better for marine science- they offer a dual degree marine science-biology which is much better for job opportunities. But they are VERY expensive. I wanted to go there, but unfortunately can’t afford it. I’ll be going to university of south florida next year

hi! the best way is to just ask the professors, their emails are usually on the school's page. usually professors love to talk about their research with anyone who'll listen

i'm not OP but i'm majoring in marine affairs w/ a marine bio minor. some courses my school (university of new haven) offers are the standard first-semester intro to marine biology (run down of all the tools, coastal environments, common organisms, etc), marine invertebrate zoology, marine vertebrate zoology, aquaculture 1&2, marine pollution, marine botany, marine ecology, oceanography, marine conservation & restoration, global change, animal behavior, and intro to GIS! some marine affairs courses (that i love!) include marine fisheries policy, coastal marine resource management, and marine environment society & sustainability! there's a lot of overlap btwn the two and a lot of people take classes from both and also env sci! at my school, a lot of the classes will go out on the field at least a few times a semester, with intro to MB going out every single class (which was once a week for ~4 hours and amazing because your second week at college you're waist deep in the ocean), oceanography goes out on boats to collect samples to monitor water parameters across the months of the semester, both inverts and verts go out into the field or on field trips as well as having a mandatory lab once a week with often dissections, aquaculture involves setting up and maintaining tanks on your own and class time, and marine botany goes out often to collect algae and make presses of it for a big final project. hope this helped! :)

Try reaching your local public aquarium or try helping with any ocean projects.