Amanda recently took the Wildlife Conservation Genetics course at Unity College with Professor Louisa Collins.
"I live in southern New Hampshire. Before starting at Unity College, I attended a local private college but quickly realized it wasn't for me. I searched for online schools when I cound Unity. I love the flexibility and independence that online learning gives me; I can learn when and where I want to. I can even take school outside! I am an undergrad majoring in Wildlife Conservation, although I have discovered throughout my time at Unity that I have a newfound passion for ecology and environmental science in general.
What I want from my education is to explore different areas of environmental science. I want to learn as much as I can and soak it all up like a sponge. I want to learn how I can use my passion and my knowledge to make the Earth a better, cleaner, safer place for people and wildlife. I have changed my mind about future careers many times and have come to the conclusion that I just want to be outside.
I really enjoyed the wildlife conservation genetics class - more than I thought I would (and I was excited about it before I started). I found it interesting how deeply genetics affects whole ecosystems. I guess everything has ripple effects throughout the universe. I am always fascinated by the way the smallest parts of nature can have such a big impact; tiny nucleotides come together to become the blueprint for an organism, which will act on an ecosystem, impacting living (and nonliving) beings all around. It reminds me that the small things in life matter."
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