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Post by ffiscool on Sept 7, 2021 19:55:13 GMT
You’ve done a lot, and it’s so nice you have a new partner. I think years back if this sort of thing was a subject to study, I’d have considered it
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Post by Morgan on Sept 7, 2021 20:13:55 GMT
I just want to go and dance the night away and drink gin!!!! I feel you! I miss going out to dance the most. 💔 tweetiepiesmom - I sure hope so! Studying by myself makes me second guess everything I learn, which is probably a good thing, but I really should start contacting professors and your parrot nutritionist to make sure I’m on the right track. It’s a bit nerve wracking for some reason!
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Post by blueelephant on Sept 8, 2021 6:14:32 GMT
Morgan your background sounds very similar to mine. I spent time in the US doing a couple of bird based internships in Arizona. It was probably one of the most fun times I've had. This was 20 years ago now though. There was so much opportunity for that type of thing in the us compared to the UK where there is just nothing. I also did the GRE as I applied for a birdy masters somewhere. What a pointless exercise that was! It seemed to me a completely useless exam. Literally just fact cramming of words for the English bit?! I didn't do particularly well in the end according to some of my US friends. I had no idea what my score even meant! It's very different in the UK though with access to a master's being based on your degree result so I was able to get a scholarship onto a UK masters thanks to that and a birdy PhD after that. I can imagine covid has made all that much more difficult. Hopefully things will settle down and new opportunities will arise. Are you looking for a taught masters or do they do research masters in the states? A master's in avian nutrition sounds much more specialised than anything we would have in the UK. You might get a master's in conservation or environmental science but nothing more specific than that. I hope you find your way back onto the things you'd like to do soon.
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Post by ariella on Sept 8, 2021 6:51:30 GMT
Wow Morgan and blueelephant, both of you have so much knowledge in avian science. You both sound to have had some amazing experiences and worked in really exciting places. I’m sure we can all benefit hugely from your knowledge here. I really enjoyed reading about both of your qualifications.
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Post by Morgan on Sept 8, 2021 8:39:46 GMT
Are you looking for a taught masters or do they do research masters in the states? A master's in avian nutrition sounds much more specialised than anything we would have in the UK. You might get a master's in conservation or environmental science but nothing more specific than that. I hope you find your way back onto the things you'd like to do soon. I have never heard of the distinction between a taught or research based master’s degree. I believe it would be both? I would have to take a specific set of classes to complete my masters, as well as complete a thesis on my own research. Actually I suppose there are two “levels” - one requires additional units/classes and specific research under a professor, and a final examination where you present and defend your research, where the other has fewer units and completion of an independent written thesis only. I would prefer the prior option - more work perhaps, but more in-depth learning and more guidance if you are working under the right professor… Choosing the right professor to study under can be critical though! The only university I know of that has such a specific degree is UC Davis here in California. It’s a bit hard to get into also, so scoring high on the GRE is a must. But I agree it’s a completely pointless test… Thank you for the well-wishes! I think my order of operations is going to be the Wildlife Care Center internship and studying for the GRE first and foremost, and if I score high enough I can start contacting professors at Davis to see about applying. You can take the GRE more than once at least, but only once a year, so I definitely want to be prepared!
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Post by Morgan on Sept 8, 2021 8:46:23 GMT
Wow Morgan and blueelephant, both of you have so much knowledge in avian science. You both sound to have had some amazing experiences and worked in really exciting places. I’m sure we can all benefit hugely from your knowledge here. I really enjoyed reading about both of your qualifications. My current degree (wildlife management and conservation, in which I emphasized in ornithology, but mainly studied the management of wild populations of game birds and shorebirds) is more broad than what I want to go into, so there will actually be a pretty steep learning curve moving forward. Hopefully what I am currently studying is putting me on the right track to begin with. I should probably just buy and read through the textbooks that are currently being used for the classes I would be eventually taking…
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Post by Ira on Sept 8, 2021 20:03:16 GMT
Wow! That all sounds so exciting! I would've loved to have done something like that after my zoology degree. Sadly I was rubbish at exams, and those weighed heavier towards our results than our coursework, in which I usually did well. I loved attending the lectures though.
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Post by Morgan on Sept 9, 2021 7:00:27 GMT
You’ve done a lot, and it’s so nice you have a new partner. I think years back if this sort of thing was a subject to study, I’d have considered it Sorry I missed this somehow! I do feel extremely privileged to be able to make such a choice. It makes me wonder what sort of careers or lifestyles will exist in just 20 or 30 years from now too.
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Post by Morgan on Sept 9, 2021 7:02:07 GMT
Wow! That all sounds so exciting! I would've loved to have done something like that after my zoology degree. Sadly I was rubbish at exams, and those weighed heavier towards our results than our coursework, in which I usually did well. I loved attending the lectures though. Honestly I am exactly the same… But if it’s something I think I might be able to achieve I’m gonna give it a good shot! We’ll see how my GRE studies come along to begin with… >.>
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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Sept 13, 2021 14:42:06 GMT
Word has gotten around in the US that ivermectin is an effective treatment for coronavirus (no proof of this). In addition to being used to treat mites in our budgies, its also used to treat parasites in horses. It can be purchased in feed stores without a prescription. So people are buying it and now its in short supply!
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Post by Hezz on Sept 14, 2021 0:38:54 GMT
This came out and did the rounds quite some time ago; how stupid can people be? Probably all those anti-vaxx’ers, don’t stick a needle in the arm but happy enough to swallow a dose of cattle dip. It is used to treat a large number of farm stock for both internal and external parasites.
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Post by Morgan on Sept 17, 2021 8:05:29 GMT
Probably all those anti-vaxx’ers, don’t stick a needle in the arm but happy enough to swallow a dose of cattle dip. 🤣🤣🤣 That got me laughing out loud!
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Post by ladybird on Sept 19, 2021 18:38:47 GMT
Went to see my granddaughter on Friday she was 13, we all sat in the garden but just before we left I went into her bedroom with her as she wanted to show me her presents…so I was stood close to her. Today she has tested positive for Covid . We have both been vaccinated but I am still worried about catching it . Both hubby and I are elderly 🥺🥺. Keep fingers crossed for us everyone..
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Post by ffiscool on Sept 19, 2021 18:42:01 GMT
Oh dear, yes fingers crossed. Horrible waiting….🤞🤞
My niece and her two kids had it, but her husband didn’t, so it’s not a given.
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Post by jellybean on Sept 19, 2021 19:35:36 GMT
I hope you and OH will both be OK ladybird. Also your little Granddaughter.
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