Educational goals: In Spring 2009, I successfully completed my undergraduate studies and earned my Bachelor's of Science degree in Meteorology. I am now currently in graduate school, pursing my Master's of Science degree. I have decided to remain at Iowa State because of the fantastic professors that I have gotten to know over the four years of my undergrad, and since it's where I feel at home. The reason I want to earn a Masters degree is because, as mentioned in my Professional Goals and Objectives page, I want to become a research meteorologist, researching tornados and severe weather. With that said, the research branch of meteorology is highly competitive. Therefore, I believe that a Master's degree would give me a much better chance of getting work in the field.
In addition to successfully completing my Bachelor's degree, I have also successfully completed a Minor in Mathematics. My reasoning for pursuing this minor is due to the fact that Meteorology itself requires a large amount of calculus, differential equations, and partial differential equations. So I feel that additional experience in Mathematics would benefit me greatly when it comes to my research.
I am a member of the National American Meteorological Society, and I am also a member of the Iowa State University Graduate Meteorology Club, and the Central Iowa Chapter of the National Weather Association. The chapter is a good way to get to know professional meteorologists who work in the National Weather Service and in broadcast meteorology.
Educational objectives: My main objective, when it comes to my education, is to do my best in my courses. In my courses, I always try to do my best. Even though I may not have gotten the grades that I would like, I didn't give up in my quest for higher knowledge. I wanted to obtain the best understanding of meteorology from my instructors as possible, and I wanted to utilize what I've learned at Iowa State University in the best manner to apply to the research I want to accomplish in my career, such as calculus and physics.
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