Introduction: Finding the career that fits I know that there is life after high school and the thought of it is a little bit nerve racking. We automatically become adults like if a switched turned on and BAM we are thrown out in the real world, expected to become a fine citizen of society. Our destined role after high school is to pursue a career that peeks our interest and pushes us to want to go to college and be the person we've always knew we could be. For me, Forensic Scientist popped out in my face. I loved solving problems and not minding my own business, which caused me to meddle in everyone else's life and trying to fix it. I figured, this job is solving crimes and investigating 24/7 so its perfect. Forensic Science sounded …show more content…
I had to know exactly what courses I needed to take and accomplish so I could start looking at colleges and know where my future was headed. I already had a basic knowledge of what education was required like Forensic Science and Biology. I also knew that you needed a Bachelors Degree in either Forensic Science, Biology, or Chemistry. But what I didn’t know was that there was a Math requirement. I had no idea a Forensic Scientist needed a math requirement to get that degree. The type of Math needed to become a Forensic Scientist was College Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Calculus 1 and 2, and Statistics. Not only did I scream when I found out but I also passed out. Who knew I needed that many math course, I sure didn’t. At first I thought this had to be some kind of mistake and that there was no possible way I needed to take all of that. But as I kept on reading Why the math was used, it started to come together and make a lot of sense. Forensic Scientist work hand and hand with Crime Scene Investigators and that’s where the math come in play. The Crime Scene Investigators collect, measure, and document evidence that is at the crime scene. That information than is given to the forensic scientist, which perform calculations and determine facts of a