Biology Personal Statement

Science is a field I am particularly passionate about and am pursuing as a career. This is because I believe the profound knowledge and insights science offers can best equip me to serve others through a career in health care. I came to this conclusion after taking my first college level biology course. For the first time, I became aware of the unimaginable dept and complexity of the world and ignited a burning fire within me to understand it all. As I continued to take additional biology and chemistry courses, I discovered the thrill that comes with deciphering the governing laws of life. This understanding has taken on a greater, personal meaning as I have learned how to apply science to daily life and share its benefits. Moreover, working with various masters of this admirable field has encouraged me to apply my own skills and what I have learned in health care.

​Ever since I was a child, I have loved science. I learned at a young age to always keep asking questions and to never settle with just simply not knowing something. The thought of how everything works on a molecular level never ceases to fascinate me. I have other interests spanning multiple fields, but none can compare to my love of science. I quite enjoy being in the labs and getting to do experiments to uncover answers that were otherwise unknown to me. It is that curiosity and interest that keeps my fascination towards the realm of science strong.

I am interested in environmental studies as a potential major and want to learn more about this field in a professional setting. Through my Human Evolution, Environmental Science, and AP Biology courses, I have become familiar with ecology and evolution. While the Community-Based Ecology in the Galápagos project looks at these fields from a philosophical standpoint, it will provide me with practical experience and invaluable insights as I decide my major and future career path

Biomed Academy at my high school will be the most contributing factor to attain my goal. This academy has changed my perspective about medicine career. I have gained tons of knowledge from BioMed academy in these high school years. This will help me to attain my goal, because the knowledge gained from this academy will help me to be a successful medical professional. The principle of Health Science, Health Science, CNA, psychology, Biology, and anatomy and physiology are classes that prepared me to be an eligible Pre-Med applicant. I have learned from the basic structures of the body to the complex structure of the body, and from classroom to hands-on experience at the rehabilitation center. These years in BioMed Academy will help me to attain

The way the human body has perfectly adapted to survive in this world is beyond miraculous, it is made up of many diverse systems which work together to keep us alive and healthy without us being physically aware of what processes are taking place inside us. Moreover survival and the combat of illnesses present in the human body is solely reliant on the biomedical sciences, which has fuelled my desire to expand my knowledge of life on a wider, biological level and to pursue a career in biomedical science.

My proposed program of study is biological sciences. Biology interests me the most because it helps me make sense of the world and in my opinion, biological research is most valuable for human advancement and wellbeing.

I am fascinated by the science of life, especially pertaining to animals. In my high school classes, AP Biology is probably the most engaging as I am endlessly curious about how living things work. New to me this year, I have started taking preparation classes for Brown’s Brain Bee. Though it’s very basic, I love learning about the neuroscience that is taught during those classes. The body’s control center is fascinating to me as it is complex. Animals are very interesting creatures and studying about what makes an individual so interesting is what I want to focus on in college. Also, with the intention of becoming a doctor, both of these areas of study are very pertinent to my future goals.

In my future, I aspire to become a Marine Biologist, and this has been my dream since I was seven years old. I want to work with rescue and rehabilitation of manatees. Due to the fact that I want to go into the biology field, biology as a subject, in general, highly interests me. Upon entering the class, I was very excited with the opportunities that were being presented, and as each new chapter has been introduced, I have enjoyed the ability to relate what we learned to my life. For example, during soccer practices, I often think about the process of cell respiration, and how what I am doing is affecting my body.

I am currently a Junior Animal Science Major, with a specialization in food animal production and a minor in Agricultural and Natural Resource Law. Although I am an Animal Science student, I am very interested in the food industry and I am considering a career in it; possibly as a quality assurance technician or as an inspector within the meat industry. I became interested in the food industry after taking a Meat Processing class as an elective and afterwards also taking Meats, a class required by my major that in addition to teaching students about the types of muscles and processes that go into converting muscle to meat and ready to eat products, also teaches students about HACCP and the other regulations involved in the meat industry to keep meat safe. This semester I am also taking a HACCP class through Animal Science where I will become HACCP Certified. HACCP stands for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, and is a method mandated by the U.S. Government to ensure meat products are safe and free of any contaminants.

Since I was a child, catching butterflies and chasing snakes under the rays of the summer sun in my backyard, I have always maintained a passion for wildlife. I love animals, and want to devote my life to studying them and working toward the conservation of the myriad of species that roam the Earth. Thus, in 2015, I contacted a local professor interested in mammal research and asked if I could help in one of his projects over the summer. Dr. Paul Keenlance of Grand Valley State University graciously offered me the opportunity to work with him and a graduate student in the Manistee National Forest. I participated in a field research experience to study the effects of climate change on populations of woodland jumping mice in northern Michigan. I spent the summer trekking through the woods, setting Sherman live traps, and collecting DNA samples from

How does one climb a tree? Past courage and adrenaline, the big picture breaks down into many complex parts. The infinite amount of processes happening, from the adrenaline rush to the firing of muscle fibers to the flow of blood to limbs, are all incredibly complex on the biological and chemical level. Each small component contributes its own part to the ultimate success of our body system. These “hows” and “whys” fascinate me.

I am pursuing a master’s degree in biology with emphasis on entomology. My goals for the future include: to perfect spider silk for the use of artificial ligaments, uncover mutations in insects by discovering transposable elements, and learn more about invasive species. Being involved in many activities in high school, such as, Varsity Cheer, Best Buddies, fulfilling my role as Chief Science Officer (CSO), and having a full school schedule, I was unable to find time for a job. Therefore, I am behind on funds for college.

In my tenth grade chemistry class I remember doing a lab which included turning a copper penny into a silver color. That was when I discovered my passion for being in a lab. Although the assignment and the procedure was simple, It got me excited about putting on gloves and wearing goggles to discover and learn something new through observations. However, once I started taking biology, I learned that my desire to explore the cell was much greater than my wanting to witness the reactions of mixing different chemicals.

I have decide to transfer to the University of Massachusetts Amherst because my passion of one on one patient assistance is extraordinarily rewarding. Being that person that can make a positive difference in another’s life is an honor. My Bachelor’s in Animal Science has prepared me for your rigorous program in the sense that they are science based classes. In addition, I travel with my local veterinarian and assist with invasive procedure including: physical exams, which consists of heart rate, bowel movements, Displaced Abomasum check, which is the compartment of their stomach that twists and constricts the function, and respiration. Other procedures I assisted with are ultrasounds, immune vaccinations, and de-horning calves, delivering calves on my own, displaced hips, and castration of bulls.

Spinal Cord: one part of the central nervous system that allows the brain to communicate with the rest of the body using neural fibers to connect to the peripheral nervous system (Myers 89).