Cyhmone Murray
9/26/16
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As a/girl growing up in both the north and the south many of my early experiences with animals were more theoretical than applied. Yes, we often went to beaches and different types of zoos, but to an 6 year old girl the beach made me feel like a mermaid and the zoos made me feel like Simba from lion king. It wasn’t until my mom took me to Florida keys for my 12th birthday that I actually got to see what goes on beyond what I would see behind the glass of aquariums or bars of zoo cages. One of the most memorable parts of that trip was when I got to go snorkeling with tons of aquatic fish, dolphins, and sea turtles. They were absolutely beautiful, and while I had seen them before, the chance to experience them in person and be able to touch and hear them was incredible. I realized that there were tons of methods of communicating, living, surviving that were literally invisible to not only me but practically everyone around me which is when my interest in animal science was born. I had started to become a lot more interested in sharks and how one of the most dangerous animals on earth was something we basically knew nothing about. Which was when I started to become
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For me mathematics is challenging and pushes me to improve my mind through algebra. I am fortunate to have a natural flair for Biology and find it fascinating how varied organisms function and interact with each other; practical work is particularly exciting and rewarding. I have been able to utilize my mathematical skills to analyze data and I have enjoyed the introduction to key fieldwork techniques I have practiced which I would hope to build on at a university in the future. The logical patterns and complexities of Chemistry have enabled me to develop the ability to apply my theoretical knowledge to practical experiments later