stimpson said:

if you REALLY wanted to be a "mycologist", and play with fungi for a living this is what you'd have to do...

get a degree in biology or environmental science or something, then impress someone already STUDYING mycology and get a PhD with them.

Elaborate on this a little, Environmental Science sounds okay, but as for biology I'd rather do the Environmetal Science...but as for the "Impressing someone already STUDYING mycology" do you mean like a Research Lab or somehting, and study under them with my degree as my qualification? Or would it be something at my school?


or, just get a PhD in something else, then eventually get a research grant to play mycology urself.  u couldn't just bowl right into it.

I didn't think so, I am now planning on getting into Chemistry and finishing my G.E.D. to then move onto my Pre-Req's...but I was just wondering about Mycology.

if u have a LOT of enthusiasm, can get along with professors really well (ur the kid that is always asking questions and going to office hours and basically annoying the professor until they hook u up) then go for it.  if u dun mind working for it, u could do it.

Well I don't mind applying myself and giving the majority of my life to my academics (which I plan to be 4-6 years, not 8)

otherwise study something that you can get a job easily doing.  talk to kids in the department that know about getting co-ops or something.  i dunno about where you live, but in ny, there are a million and a half fucking entry level jobs for computer programmers.

I want to work to a degree in a science, I could definitely go to my Community College and get a two year degree in something that i could get a job quickly in, and pursue mycology and chemistry on my own terms and on my own...amateur level of course, nothing real
but IDK, I wanted to really work at a good degree in something I could learn to love and dedicate my life to, and have a life long career in.

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JT said:

after algebra you should probably take geometry or maybe pre-calc? it depends on what courses are offered there and what your major is going to be. some majors require chemistry, but it's not one of your core classes, so the uni offers a lower series which covers the same principles but is less math intensive for them. you only need pre-calc to get into those classes here.

good luck and don't sweat it. i did terribly in my HS chem class and i was really anxious about taking my first college chem class. it turned out to be one of the easiest and most enjoyable classes i've ever taken though. you seem like you've got a good attitude about this, and that's what counts. go to class, do the HW, it'll be a breeze.

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auxiliary said:

Algebra1, Algebra2, Geometry, and Trig.

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stimpson said:

sun, i prolly overexplained.  sry.

environmental science is a good degree if u wouldn't mind working as an environmental remediation tech, or waste water tech after graduation.  it's a really interesting program, but the GOOD jobs are kind of rare.  biology is more of a laboratory tech kind of degree, doing research and stuff, or working for a hospital.

when i say you'd have to impress someone...  PhD programs are different than BS or MS programs.  u don't just apply, get financial aid, and get in.  it's like, a more personal relationship u have with ur head professor.  you go and interview with the guy, and if he doesn't like u then you aren't getting into the program.  further, typically the professor heading the program is already involved in some area of research, and basically u would just be doing work for him for awhile, then expounding on HIS/HER research with your own thesis.

community college to get the core courses out of the way is the right way to go.  yeh and sry, as for taking a mycology course to fulfill a science req., mycology courses do of course exist, but they might be higher level courses and not 'core' level.  chek it out tho, cuz really...  how the fuck would i kno anything abt ur skool.

neway...  g'luck.

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YellowDesertSun said:

auxiliary said:

Algebra1, Algebra2, Geometry, and Trig.

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Fuck Trig'

1. Gen Math
2. Algebra 1
3. Algebra 2
4. ????? (Don't know my fourth yet, but DEFINITELY NOT TRIG')

Profits?, lol..

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auxiliary said:

YellowDesertSun said:

auxiliary said:

Algebra1, Algebra2, Geometry, and Trig.

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Fuck Trig'

1. Gen Math
2. Algebra 1
3. Algebra 2
4. ????? (Don't know my fourth yet, but DEFINITELY NOT TRIG')

Profits?, lol..

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Well Geometry really isn't hard at all. I'd take that before Algebra 1.

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