Taking the next step in my paleontology/earth science studies :)

[Welsh Wizard]

Congratulations and good luck with your studies. 

 

Nick

[The Amateur Paleontologist]

@Coco @Monica @minnbuckeye @TOM BUCKLEY @WhodamanHD @hokietech96 @Mark Kmiecik @Spoons @Welsh Wizard

Thanks for your kind words guys! Means a lot to me

[Notidanodon]

@The Amateur Paleontologist congratulations! i was considering doing something similiar once i finished high school, i am also in london so i wouldnt have to move far and it seemed like a great idea, how did you make the decision to do this rather than go down the more conventional career paths 

[Scylla]

Congrats, good luck in your studies!

[ricardo]

Congratulations  and 

[jpc]

Bravo et felicitations.  Someday you may have to change your Forum name though.

[The Amateur Paleontologist]

Thanks so much, all of you

 

On 4/30/2020 at 3:49 PM, will stevenson said:

how did you make the decision to do this rather than go down the more conventional career paths 

For the past 8 years or so, it's been a dream of mine to pursue paleontology research professionally; and I felt that going through the traditional Undergrad-Master-PhD path is the best way for me to achieve that dream

 

On 4/30/2020 at 10:49 PM, jpc said:

Someday you may have to change your Forum name though.

Ah, not just yet

 

[fossisle]

On 4/27/2020 at 2:45 PM, The Amateur Paleontologist said:

Hey TFF

Hope you're all doing well Posting here to share some bit of good news in these strange times..

Since 2011-2012, I've been really passionate about paleontology - it's just so fascinating how we can piece together our past and the past of all life on Earth... Unfortunately, paleontology isn't exactly something taught in middle school and high school, so over the past few years I'd mostly been self-teaching this science (of course with the help of this great Forum ). 

But here's the thing: a while ago, I finished my end-of-high school exams, where I got rather good results. Around that time, I'd applied for several undergraduate courses in geology, all in UK universities (Bristol, University College London, Leeds, Royal Holloway).

Now I've finally heard from most of the universities I'd applied to... And University College London, my top choice, has just given me a firm offer to take an Earth Science undergraduate course, starting in September

I'm so happy! I'll finally be able take the next step in my geology and paleontology studies - and what better place to do that, than London, a place with a great museum, leading paleontology experts, and not too far from some neat fossil sites!

I'm really thrilled about this!!

That is awesome!!

[fossilsonwheels]

Congrats and enjoy the next phase !!!

[Notidanodon]

7 hours ago, The Amateur Paleontologist said:

Thanks so much, all of you

 

For the past 8 years or so, it's been a dream of mine to pursue paleontology research professionally; and I felt that going through the traditional Undergrad-Master-PhD path is the best way for me to achieve that dream

 

Ah, not just yet

 

nice. i would like to do something like that someday, in the meantime, i live only a half hour from the place here you will study, i go there for the geology fair each year! maybe after coronsvirus is all over we could go fossil hunting together of course if you're busy that'sunderstandable

[The Amateur Paleontologist]

11 hours ago, will stevenson said:

nice. i would like to do something like that someday, in the meantime, i live only a half hour from the place here you will study, i go there for the geology fair each year! maybe after coronsvirus is all over we could go fossil hunting together of course if you're busy that'sunderstandable

We could definitely go fossil hunting from time to time During weekends for instance. I mean it's rather cheap to get by train to a good number of good fossil sites in south England