As a senior I get ask this one question alot, "what are you going to do with a chem major after college?" I think by now I have a revised speech for my answer. 'I am persuing a career in the field of medicine, with this major.
My short term goal is to work for Teach for America for 2-4yrs. During this time I will study for the MCATs. If this does not work out as planned I will be working at one of the chemical laboratories in my hometown, maybe in academia, while I am working in the lab I will be studying for the MCATs.
So far I have been looking at University of New Haven, Sacred Heart University and University of Connecticut as well as the University of Hartford for grad schools. I researching these schools for information about their programs, such as benefits, requirements, etc.
My long term goal is to eventually get a MD-PhD or PhD as a general physician or internal surgeon.
For medical schools I am thinking of University of Connecticut, Michigan State University, Florida State University and University of Miami.
I know that about three of the schools from the list above has a MD-PhD program I would love to be apart of.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
From a male's perspective Survey 4
What is you sex?
Male
What is your name? (Optional)
Isaac
Are you majoring in the science (science major)?
No
Do you know of females majoring in the sciences?
Yes
Do you have female friends currently in the sciences?
Yes
Do you have female friends that are no longer science major? If, yes can you think of a reason why they are no longer pursuing the major?
It’s not something that she was really interested in, she just thought she was, she was able to find something else that she was really good at and enjoy doing.
Do you think women are supported in the sciences at your school? Why? Why not?
I don’t have much knowledge in the subject; however, more males are changing subjects than females.
Why do you think women shy away from the sciences?
Perhaps due to the time commitment and devotion that is required to actually pursue a career in the sciences, and sort of responsibilities and issues women have to face that differ for men.
I have to disagree and say that it is not really about time commitment, because you need time and devotion for whatever career you choose. Many of the men seem to think that women as a whole do not know how to manage their time. At least from these surveys I get the sense that they are trying to say that women does not know how to commit, which is not completely accurate. You have to commit your time and devotion no matter what you do in life. I think these men are confused and society instills in them the idea that women cannot commit and devote their time to the sciences.
I think women shy away because when they find out the process to becoming a doctor or at least achieving a career in the sciences involves focus on one area, because there are many fields in the sciences. Women tend to analyze the best field that they think they should enter that will only take up four years of college education and get them a high paying job. Also to specialize in a certain area in the sciences you have to go to school for more than four years.
Many times women leave high school with a set plan for their future in the sciences and after the first semester or two in college they switch to English, Studio Art or Economics.
Male
What is your name? (Optional)
Isaac
Are you majoring in the science (science major)?
No
Do you know of females majoring in the sciences?
Yes
Do you have female friends currently in the sciences?
Yes
Do you have female friends that are no longer science major? If, yes can you think of a reason why they are no longer pursuing the major?
It’s not something that she was really interested in, she just thought she was, she was able to find something else that she was really good at and enjoy doing.
Do you think women are supported in the sciences at your school? Why? Why not?
I don’t have much knowledge in the subject; however, more males are changing subjects than females.
Why do you think women shy away from the sciences?
Perhaps due to the time commitment and devotion that is required to actually pursue a career in the sciences, and sort of responsibilities and issues women have to face that differ for men.
I have to disagree and say that it is not really about time commitment, because you need time and devotion for whatever career you choose. Many of the men seem to think that women as a whole do not know how to manage their time. At least from these surveys I get the sense that they are trying to say that women does not know how to commit, which is not completely accurate. You have to commit your time and devotion no matter what you do in life. I think these men are confused and society instills in them the idea that women cannot commit and devote their time to the sciences.
I think women shy away because when they find out the process to becoming a doctor or at least achieving a career in the sciences involves focus on one area, because there are many fields in the sciences. Women tend to analyze the best field that they think they should enter that will only take up four years of college education and get them a high paying job. Also to specialize in a certain area in the sciences you have to go to school for more than four years.
Many times women leave high school with a set plan for their future in the sciences and after the first semester or two in college they switch to English, Studio Art or Economics.
Is the science field really as challenging as people tend to believe?
Some might say that science is an intellectually challenging field, in which you have to interact with people and women in general love corporate work where they do not have to see someone to talk to them. THIS IS NOT TRUE!! Women can excel just as well as men, there are biological differences between men and women such as our genital area, testosterone levels and many others, but we do have many things in common. We do have a brain, heart for passion for the field of science and common knowledge. Everyone wants to be success in life, and make money, but the problem is how fast can you get their without going to school for a certain amount of years, which is time consuming and takes away from making money. However, many women do pursue this career because they were morally supported by someone who cared. It is fairly challenging as any other major you can possible think of. You have to put in time and you have to like the field and get encouraging feed back to persevere and excel in the field.
From a male's perspective Survey 3
What is you sex?
Male
What is your name? (Optional)
Howard Powell
Are you majoring in the science (science major)?
No
Do you know of females majoring in the sciences?
Yes
Do you have female friends currently in the sciences?
Yes (women in science house)
Do you have female friends that are no longer science major? If, yes can you think of a reason why they are no longer pursuing the major?
Yes, they found the subject overly challenging. They were not making the grade necessary to be a successful science student.
Do you think women are supported in the sciences at your school? Why? Why not?
Yes because it was not created solely for the desires of one sex.
Why do you think women shy away from the sciences?
Society tells them that science is a MAN’S subject and that they should stick to ENGLISH etc.
I do agree with a lot of what Howard says. Society does tell us that science is a man field, and women should have nothing to do with the sciences, because it is too challenging. Also, Howard said many females tend to back out after they cannot make the grades. I feel this is where we need the support necessary to survive in the field. Furthermore, Howard went on to say that women are supported in the sciences because, “it was not created solely for the desires of one sex” for men. But at the same time he stated that the women quit the sciences because they were not making the grades, and I feel this is where we are not supported, which is the point I am trying to make that there is no support group for women to stay with the sciences especially if it’s a field that is dominated by men, even though the major of the professors at Wheaton College are women which I think is another story within itself. If women are having a hard time making the grades there should be a support group visible to everyone on the campus community that society do care and even though we are a small school we can make a difference and produce more women in the sciences.
Male
What is your name? (Optional)
Howard Powell
Are you majoring in the science (science major)?
No
Do you know of females majoring in the sciences?
Yes
Do you have female friends currently in the sciences?
Yes (women in science house)
Do you have female friends that are no longer science major? If, yes can you think of a reason why they are no longer pursuing the major?
Yes, they found the subject overly challenging. They were not making the grade necessary to be a successful science student.
Do you think women are supported in the sciences at your school? Why? Why not?
Yes because it was not created solely for the desires of one sex.
Why do you think women shy away from the sciences?
Society tells them that science is a MAN’S subject and that they should stick to ENGLISH etc.
I do agree with a lot of what Howard says. Society does tell us that science is a man field, and women should have nothing to do with the sciences, because it is too challenging. Also, Howard said many females tend to back out after they cannot make the grades. I feel this is where we need the support necessary to survive in the field. Furthermore, Howard went on to say that women are supported in the sciences because, “it was not created solely for the desires of one sex” for men. But at the same time he stated that the women quit the sciences because they were not making the grades, and I feel this is where we are not supported, which is the point I am trying to make that there is no support group for women to stay with the sciences especially if it’s a field that is dominated by men, even though the major of the professors at Wheaton College are women which I think is another story within itself. If women are having a hard time making the grades there should be a support group visible to everyone on the campus community that society do care and even though we are a small school we can make a difference and produce more women in the sciences.
From a male's perspective Survey 2
There is one survey that is not consistent with as the others but it does tackle the same idea of questions.
What is your sex?
Sex in an Anthropological term is when people are categorized into two groups, male and female.
What is your name? (Optional)
Jarrel Doorn
Are you majoring in the science (science major)?
I am aiming to do so, as a Physics major and Astronomy minor.
Do you know of females majoring in the sciences?
Yes I do.
Do you have female friends currently in the sciences?
Yes I do.
Do you have female friends that are no longer science major? If, yes can you think of a reason why they are no longer pursuing the major?
Not that I know of.
Do you think women are supported in the sciences at your school? Why? Why not?
Yes I do think that women are supported in the science field in my school because everyone here has an equal opportunity in learning anything they want in any field of study that they desire. Whether she wants to do studies in the science field or math field, she is obligated to do so.
Why do you think women shy away from the sciences?
In my opinion, I think that women shy away from the sciences because from my personal experience a friend of mind is staying away from any science course unless she really needs to take it because she hates science. This is one reason why I think that women shy away from science. I think for some of them they hate it. Another reason is that some of them may think it is too difficult for them to do, which is understandable for anyone. If something is too hard for me to do, I would not want to do it, unless I really have to.
What is your sex?
Sex in an Anthropological term is when people are categorized into two groups, male and female.
What is your name? (Optional)
Jarrel Doorn
Are you majoring in the science (science major)?
I am aiming to do so, as a Physics major and Astronomy minor.
Do you know of females majoring in the sciences?
Yes I do.
Do you have female friends currently in the sciences?
Yes I do.
Do you have female friends that are no longer science major? If, yes can you think of a reason why they are no longer pursuing the major?
Not that I know of.
Do you think women are supported in the sciences at your school? Why? Why not?
Yes I do think that women are supported in the science field in my school because everyone here has an equal opportunity in learning anything they want in any field of study that they desire. Whether she wants to do studies in the science field or math field, she is obligated to do so.
Why do you think women shy away from the sciences?
In my opinion, I think that women shy away from the sciences because from my personal experience a friend of mind is staying away from any science course unless she really needs to take it because she hates science. This is one reason why I think that women shy away from science. I think for some of them they hate it. Another reason is that some of them may think it is too difficult for them to do, which is understandable for anyone. If something is too hard for me to do, I would not want to do it, unless I really have to.
From a male's perspective Survey 1
I conducted several surveys with a few men on Wheaton College campus to get their insights on why they think women are scared to pursue a science career. Their responses were all interesting and majority of them had the same conclusion. There was at least one that had no relationship to do with the others but surfaced around the same idea.
This is an actual survey taken by a male student. The survey include questions as followed along with responses:
What is your sex?
Male
What is your name? (Optional)
This person requested to be anonymous, so I will call him Zack
Are you majoring in the sciences?
No, but he has friends who are majoring in the sciences.
Do you have female friends majoring in the sciences?
Yes
Do you think women are supported in the sciences at Wheaton, if not why are women no longer pursing a science major?
Yes, I am sure they are well supported, majority of the science professors are females, so why wouldn't they feel supported.
Maybe they feel it consumes too much time, and that they would rather have the extra time to pursue other things.
They may even be extroverted as a whole, and more socially inclined. Men may be able to buckle down and study more easily, though many men are the opposite.
This was an interesting feed back because I am a science major and I do not feel that we are well supported I know they have a science club but not a lot of people know about it and whenever there are meetings it like a secret on campus. But if you are apart of another major and they have meetings you hear about it all the time. Maybe I have not been seeing much action in regards to support for women because I am an athlete and I am not seen much around campus, but I am always in the science center. Being an athlete does consume a lot of my time, but I find the time to manage this sport and being a science major. Time should not be a factor because whatever you major in takes time especially if you want to perfect it.
This is an actual survey taken by a male student. The survey include questions as followed along with responses:
What is your sex?
Male
What is your name? (Optional)
This person requested to be anonymous, so I will call him Zack
Are you majoring in the sciences?
No, but he has friends who are majoring in the sciences.
Do you have female friends majoring in the sciences?
Yes
Do you think women are supported in the sciences at Wheaton, if not why are women no longer pursing a science major?
Yes, I am sure they are well supported, majority of the science professors are females, so why wouldn't they feel supported.
Maybe they feel it consumes too much time, and that they would rather have the extra time to pursue other things.
They may even be extroverted as a whole, and more socially inclined. Men may be able to buckle down and study more easily, though many men are the opposite.
This was an interesting feed back because I am a science major and I do not feel that we are well supported I know they have a science club but not a lot of people know about it and whenever there are meetings it like a secret on campus. But if you are apart of another major and they have meetings you hear about it all the time. Maybe I have not been seeing much action in regards to support for women because I am an athlete and I am not seen much around campus, but I am always in the science center. Being an athlete does consume a lot of my time, but I find the time to manage this sport and being a science major. Time should not be a factor because whatever you major in takes time especially if you want to perfect it.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Who is your science role model?
Create a mental image of a typical scientist. Whether you picture a chemist, psychologist, or field biologist, the scientist in your head will most likely be male. The results of this mental exercise, is often conducted in psychology class, one of which sparked my interest in this topic. Ironically, I pictured a male scientist even though I consider myself a woman of science. So why is this initial assumption so strong? From our first exposure to science in our culture, we learn of the history of science. This history is dominated by the achievements of men because until recently, women were not prevalent in the field of science
When a female scientist is involved in a scientific breakthrough, they are not often credited and remembered for their contributions. The majority of the credit usually goes to the male voice on the project. For example, one of the most notable discoveries in biology is the double-helical structure of DNA. This is credited to the male scientists Watson and Crick. The discovery of DNA’s structure would not have been possible without the contribution of female scientist, Rosalind Elsie Franklin. As previously emphasized, the credit went to the male figures involved.There is a strong stereotype toward males having a stronger representation in the fields of math and science, while women are seen to thrive in the humanities. Many believe that the women in science stay out of the “dirty work,” and are involved in the social sciences. I encourage women to branch out of this stereotype and celebrate the success of female scientists by forming support groups and communities. A visual presence will begin to challenge this stereotype. In more recent history, as we dive into the twenty-first century, the number of females in each scientific field has increased. Wheaton College has nurtured a large number of these female scientists that have paved their own way in their respective scientific fields. I am passionate about science; however, I realize that a gender and power imbalance exists. There is a lack of public recognition for significant achievements of women in science, and every woman should take part in changing this.
When a female scientist is involved in a scientific breakthrough, they are not often credited and remembered for their contributions. The majority of the credit usually goes to the male voice on the project. For example, one of the most notable discoveries in biology is the double-helical structure of DNA. This is credited to the male scientists Watson and Crick. The discovery of DNA’s structure would not have been possible without the contribution of female scientist, Rosalind Elsie Franklin. As previously emphasized, the credit went to the male figures involved.There is a strong stereotype toward males having a stronger representation in the fields of math and science, while women are seen to thrive in the humanities. Many believe that the women in science stay out of the “dirty work,” and are involved in the social sciences. I encourage women to branch out of this stereotype and celebrate the success of female scientists by forming support groups and communities. A visual presence will begin to challenge this stereotype. In more recent history, as we dive into the twenty-first century, the number of females in each scientific field has increased. Wheaton College has nurtured a large number of these female scientists that have paved their own way in their respective scientific fields. I am passionate about science; however, I realize that a gender and power imbalance exists. There is a lack of public recognition for significant achievements of women in science, and every woman should take part in changing this.
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