As a student at MAST, I was expected to be the Jacques Cousteau of my class, grade, even generation.
I may be exaggerating but even today when I am asked what high-school I went to and answer MAST I still get asked why am I not a Marine Biology major. This hasn't bothered me but today it maid me wonder, why am I an engineering major and not marine bio?
So I made a comparative list of what I like about engineering and what I life about marine bio:
Pro of Engineering- involves use of creative thinking and model making
Con of Engineering- usually involves boring meetings over semantics
Pro of Marine Bio- I would work with submarines and beautiful coral reefs
Con of Marine Bio- I wouldn't be able to do another career besides marine biologist with the degree.
I know I love the sciences, and both involve the use of my deductive and inductive skills so the choice isn't really clear. But, I think I decided this afternoon what I will do: integrate marine studies in my engineering pursuits. What does this mean? Good question. I completed an underwater unmanned vehicle sophomore year that could sample spores from reefs and such. This is a perfect example of something I can do to integrate both studies. This also can lead to some submarine building and hopefully other cool discoveries.
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