Saturday, July 25, 2009

How good of a school is Santa Cruz

How good of a school is Santa Cruz?
I want to be a marine field biologist, and I've heard that UCSC has a good background in natural science. It also offers an exchange program to University of Queensland, Australia, another school I've been looking at. But I just want to know how good of a school Santa Cruz really is before I get my heart set on it... Any input? Also, if you can suggest some other good schools for marine biology, please do. Thanks in advance!
Higher Education (University +) - 2 Answers
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"The College of the Atlantic is the best school for undergraduate marine science, bar none. Among the elites, Duke, Brown, Stanford, UNC, and Cornell have strong marine science programs. UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, Occidental, Stanford, Humboldt State, Oregon State, U Oregon, UW, Hawaii-Manoa, Alaska-Fairbanks, U Miami, Eckerd, U Maine, U Florida, URI, and the 5 College Consortium are other good options."
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Some California friends of mine are deep into the college application process. They've made extensive use of a couple of thick books available at bookstores or through Amazon.com that describe colleges in detail, including rankings, strong programs, lifestyle, costs, etc. Using them, you'll be able to find out about all the schools that offer marine biology courses and majors. As you probably know, UC Santa Cruz is right near Monterey Bay, with its famous aquarium and marine wildlife preserve. Santa Cruz is a lively town, with ethnic restaurants, bookstores, and a famous surfing beach. The only bad thing I've ever seen there is their persistent "homeless" problem, with drifters and odd characters strumming guitars and panhandling on the main shopping street. You can read the Santa Cruz Sentinel [ http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ ] on line to get an idea of the place. Guidance departments are pretty well swamped with duties related to college and scholarship applications, so you and your folks will have to do almost all the research yourselves. It's a very time-consuming process. My friend says, "It's no wonder so many kids throw up their hands and just enroll at the nearest community college. They have no idea how to go about selecting the best colleges to apply to."

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Friday, July 17, 2009

where are some acting/singing schools in australia

where are some acting/singing schools in australia?
i want something like Barbizon but in australia! ive taken singing classes for about idk 3-4 months, but i need like a camp or a school, please help me. but it has to be in australia.
Theater & Acting - 1 Answers
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You don't have to go to drama school to be brilliant. I am not god's gift to acting, though I am confidently good and so are others. Please feel free to check out my show reel, which I hope fellow friendly actors find useful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrBmUbwMPoI

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Thursday, July 9, 2009

is it possible to get straight into bachelor of medicine when yo u graduate high school in australia

is it possible to get straight into bachelor of medicine when yo u graduate high school in australia?
im in 11th grade and i want to eventually become a doctor. from what i've researched, you have to complete bachelor of biomedicine or bachelor of science to be accepted into bachelor of medicine. is that true, or can you get into it after you graduate yr12 (with amazing scores, of course =D) i want to get into university of melbourne or ANU, but im also considering monash and university of sydney.. do you know which ones let you get straight into bachelor of medicine?
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it depends on which university you go to.. i think some are moving towards more general undergraduate, then you specialise later. but I think some still will let you go straight into a bach of med. edit: i think melbourne has the new "melbourne model" which means you do a bach sci then specialise.. but you should ask the universities, just call them up and ask, they're all very nice people usually

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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Which sciences to do to become a forensic scientist

Which sciences to do to become a forensic scientist?
I am going to marryatville high school australia south Australia The curriculum guide to my high school is. http://www.marryatvillehs.sa.edu.au/newsviews/newsletter/pdf_newsletter/curriculum_guide.pdf And I am going into year 9 next year and I would like to know which sciences I should do in year 10, stage1 and 2 to become a forensic scientist or some sort of crime scene investigator I am doing music 1 Thanks in advance
Biology - 3 Answers
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Forensic science is a lot different then television. Just to warn you... I think chemistry and Bio classes are most important.
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You should do a little research and see what type of forensic scientist you want to be. If you were to get a job in that field, you would have one specialty. Its not like on TV where one person does all different types of lab analysis. Forensic biology is where you would analyze DNA evidence from body fluids such as blood, saliva, and semen. You also would do serology. In forensic chemistry, you can do trace analysis (analyze objects for various chemicals, composition, and matching material fragments), firearms, questioned documents, blood spatter analysis, etc. You will need a few physics courses in college but you should focus on whichever you prefer, chemistry or biology. If you like chemistry you can take general chem, organic chem, or physical chem. If you prefer biology you could take general biology, human physiology, or genetics if its offered. You are going to have to take all the classes you need in college, so just get a solid science background now and you will be fine :)
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If you plan on staying in Adelaide you need to see what the jobs are like first. In some states you have to be a member of the police force first or have that type of background as well as science. Other states prefer a TAFE educated person who spends time first working in a general hospital pathology lab. It is as like what you see on TV like Australia is like that specific Simpsons episode. It is boring, low image, and extremely repetitive. Only the lab heads (the ones with a PhD and other qualifications) get to do any of the court room appearances. You are just a lab worker.

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