my lists of schools i'm applying to for marine biology

[@rudypineda8522]

I just committed to CSUMB and haven’t gone to visit the school but the details you gave in the video made me even happier of the commitment I made.

[@michaelamansholt]

that’s awesome, congrats!

[@corettagranberry9925]

Hi Michaela, I love the video! I go to Boston University for marine science, but our research is definitely more focused on marine inverts than mammals. Good luck on your college search!

[@bananaanna2716]

I’m very late to this video but this was so helpful. I’m a rising sophomore in high school but I tend to get very stressed out about college. Thank you so much for this

[@ProjectManaia]

San Diego used to be high up in the ranks, monterey Bay is a clear front runner... Otherweise Kiel in Germany (if europe is an option) even though that is biological Oceanography, but world leading!

[@michaelamansholt]

thank you for the info! my grandparents are immigrants from Germany, so maybe that would be cool to check out

[@Mathiaswrtz]

Hi! I know Im 4 years late but Im thinking of applying to univeristies for marine biology and your videosm + entire account is SOO helpfull!!! thank you sm

[@honeyvfx3002]

This video was so helpful

[@michaelamansholt]

i’m glad!

[@getout9046]

@@michaelamansholt hey just curious if I wanna become a wildlife veterinarian could these colleges teach that too?

[@lylianyocasio6982]

Weird question but I have heard the University of Miami offers great Marine Biology programs (and I do live in Florida and I was looking for in-state schools) and I wanted to see your input on this school if it's really good for marine biology or not! Thank you!

[@nicoleosorio4616]

I actually went to the University of Miami and majored in Marine Science/Biology and highly recommend it. From research opportunities to job connections, it's definitely a school that allows you to explore different fields within the major. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

[@ryankay2048]

​@@nicoleosorio4616 can undergrads do research on the fleet of boats?

[@lylianyocasio6982]

@@nicoleosorio4616 I've recently been looking at colleges since I graduate next year so this really helped ty!!

[@jade-jd4ly]

@@lylianyocasio6982 if you got through with umiami, how do you find it? :) UM has been a dream of mine for so long but i'm having continuous doubts wondering if the fees are worth it as an international student

[@litziag3418]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts about these universities especially UCSC. I just got accepted for Marine Bio, and I'm deciding to say yes to them or to UC Davis. I'm also a transfer student from a community college. Best of luck on your journey!

[@michaelamansholt]

that’s awesome!! congrats! you too :)

[@julilimon814]

hey I’m majoring in marine bio at UCSC and I was a community college student too! it’s an amazing school and has sooooo many great classes, research opportunities, career building opportunities, etc! If either of you decide to go to ucsc you’ll love it!

[@michaelamansholt]

Juli Limon Thanks! Do you know more info about their marine mammal research??

[@julilimon814]

michaela mansholt Yeah! I’m involved in the marine mammals stranding network. We mostly respond to a lot of stranded seals and sea lions but we respond to almost all marine mammals (except sea otters). I think we’re one of the few stranding networks that respond to sharks and rays as well. Unfortunately there’s been quite a few whale stranding events the past few years which we respond to as well. Also, we perform a lot of necropsies on the stranded marine mammals we take in to determine cause of death and collect tissue sample for future use. One lab has a few captive marine mammals that are used to study physiology, diving behaviors, acoustics, and sensory topics. This lab is also apart of our little on site aquarium so if you wanted to continue working in an aquarium setting they have docent and aquarist jobs there, as well as all of the research internship. We have a lab that focuses on sea otters, their recolonization of areas along the west coast, and their impact on their ecosystems. There’s a lot of elephant seal and just seal and sea lion research in general because a local island (Año Nuevo island) is a huuggge breeding area for seals and sea lions. A ton of our labs will use those marine mammals to learn about bioacoustics, reproductive strategies, diving behaviors, and ecology things. As far as I know there isn’t any orca research but if you’re interested in whales there’s a lab the focuses on the behavioral ecology of different whales. Most of their research seems to be out of state so I think that the students who help on that usually do what we call a field quarter. I’m not sure if you know what a field quarter is but it’s basically you doing research instead of class work to learn the content that’s in classes. There’s field quarters about a ton of different topics and the count for different classes so what you learn is super dependent on what you’re studying (I’m going to do a field quarter about marine ecology in Corsica, France so I’ll be learning a lot about marine ecology, fish, and invertebrates). I’m sure there’s plenty I’m forgetting and don’t know about because my research interest isn’t in marine mammals but one thing I really like about our marine mammal researchers is that a lot of them are at the top of their research fields. A lot of our researchers are the reason we know a lot about marine mammals and almost any scientific paper you read has one of our professors listed as an author. They really know what they’re talking about and they all really care about conservation. I really love the marine bio department here and if you come to UCSC you’ll probably love it too.

[@PriyankaDas-sx9yf]

@@julilimon814 maam I am an undergraduate in zoology from India which would be the best place for me to study masters abroad as I cant afford to go to Australia and USA.

[@mikaylamartens-bias5523]

hello, I'm currently looking for colleges for marine biology. im either going to focus in oceanography or possibly the study of marine mammals. i would love to know if your opinions have changed at all, and what your opinion is on Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida.

[@lilianave8893]

okay we are literally the same person. When you said you wanted to be a trauma surgeon in your freshmen year I was like "wow so did I" and then you said you don't know why because you've always wanted to be a Marine Biologist I knew you were going to say because of grays anatomy.

[@Naomeee27]

I actually just committed to CSUMB :))) this was a really great video !!

[@michaelamansholt]

that’s awesome! what’s your major?

[@Naomeee27]

michaela mansholt I got in as an environmental studies major but I’m hoping to change into marine science :))

[@michaelamansholt]

Ivette Rodriguez nice! I hope you enjoy the school!

[@TheHamsterMaster]

Michaela, did you by chance look into San Jose State University for their Marine biology major? I'm just wondering what your thoughts are.

[@joeseida8715]

Do u live near Hayward if ur ok sharing with this information because the way u state the how far is Santa Cruz is and Monterey Bay sounds like you are near Hayward?

[@SJ-sf6zt]

This is a stupid question but I still am wondering, can marine biologist wear acrylic nails? Does it interfere with anything or is it okay to wear them

[@michaelamansholt]

S J i had acrylics on half of my shark research program last month. it didn’t interfere with anything, i just got tired of having dead fish under my nails haha

[@SJ-sf6zt]

michaela mansholt lol thank you you don’t know how many times I have looked this up

[@purcelldenisia9135]

awesome video 🤩

[@lapreciouswhittaker213]

Im 16 and want to go to school for a focus on marine mammals and would like to know what you think about Jacksonville University and Duke University for this field.

[@h0rcrux774]

wow me too!

[@kaitlyns1929]

Doesn't CSU Monterey Bay offer a scuba diving program?

[@jaydonhurtado8915]

They do

[@haileyk5108]

Is the school in Hawaii hard to get into?

[@gadamwoll]

What school you go with?

[@sammiesweetheart331]

Very helpful

[@saliology]

Wow, great video! Their is a marine bio youtuber and his name is Mike Gil: kzbin.infofeatured I'm sure he'll be happy tp give you advice on all things marine bio. My two sense would be to first go for an ordinary biology degree or a general science degree b/c you would most likely learn more things and techniques. Good luck on your new academic journey!