I am 20 and i want to become a Genetic Engineer but i have no idea where to start please help.where do i go...
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I am from Toronto...UofT(univesity of toronto) is the only university in the world with a bachlors degree in Nano Engineering (incl. Genetic Engineering). The req. are crazy though...have a look into it
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To become certified medical geneticist, you need a MD or PhD, and you need to pass an exam.\n\nhttp://www.abmg.org/genetics/abmg/cert-2007/checklist-all.htm\n\nTo become a certified genetic counselor, you need to have a MS in genetic counseling, and pass an exam afterwords.\n\nhttp://www.abgc.net/genetics/abgc/cert/2005/eligibility-8-03.shtml\n\nWe have a small program here (houston tx) for genetic counselors, i remember the students/faculty saying it was really difficult to get in, b/c they paired one faculty with one student, and there were only a handful of faculty.
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Its huge! Genetic engineering is a very dynamic and versatile field...its not only a bio-medical field, but it is used in agriculture, research, microbiology, and so much more. I would recommend talking to a school counselor or advisor, perhaps even a biology teacher. They will tell you more about the field.
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I have compleated college and I know that the best place to start is at college. Go into Biology or marine biology depending on if you want to be around the ocean or what. I know that you should learn about it and make sure that you love it and then you will be better educated. I would suggest volunteering at your local zoo or at a wildlife habitat or look on the internet for a volunteer job that sounds good to you and your intrests. I volunteer for feline rescue events and it is very rewarding. I think that you could probibly get a cool internship through a college as well. Good Luck! Just go on line and go to volunteermatch.com and it should direct you..Ever thoght of botony? plants and animals go hand in hand.
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The ways counselors guide college/university students through their system is really backwards.  A person should identify what kind of lifestyle they want.  Lifestyle is defined in varying degrees of security, money, and time.  You need to identify that first.  What and how much do want of each? This should help you with the degree that you have already gotten.  There should be something in the biology field that would meet your requirements.  If you really truly don't want to be in the biology field, still identify your lifestyle requirements, and choose studies that would place you in that career path.  It will also help motivate you b/c you already know what your end result will be.  One other thing is to go out and find and interview people who have already been in that particular field for 5 plus years.  They will also be able to help you b/c of their own experience.  Remember wisdom is learning from someone else's experience.
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Well, the choice is entirely up to you. What are you interested in?\n\nWould you like to pursue a career in medical sciences? choose biotech, it's a rising career.\n\nElectronics and mechanics are pretty old players of the block. You get into these through a good college, say IIT, or DCE, then you are bound to reach a rewarding place.\n\nBut the question really is - what interests you? \nBecause if you're just gonna do something just for the sake of doing it, then it wont work. because you're not gonna like it.\n\nFind out what you really want to do, and who you want to be for the rest of your life.
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As i'm 26 years old...i almost completed my studies. Now i'm working and i want to work...to work hard i have to study a lot(I'm an engineer)...So both are connected.
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Really! It breaks my heart to see this question.\nWhy are 17 years old asked to decide on such questions, when their decisions will actually shape their future lives?\n\nThose who really know what they want to achieve in life are fortunate. But how can a teenager know about all of the various options available, and which one is better one for him/her?\n\nYou should follow your heart instead of going for what people claim to have good scope. But how can someone really know what they want to do at 17? Ok Napolean knew that!\n\nMy friend really likes analog ckt. design( He is in last yr., Electronics) but he'll have to go to US for MS, and jobs in this area have not yet been created in India.\n\nIt all dependson what fascinates you. If you like Machines etc. perhaps you could go for mechanical. Atleast in mechanical, youcan see directly, the effects of your action! In Electronics, you don't know how electrons are going to move. 1 volt extra, and your transistor moves from saturation to cutoff. Andyour ckt.wont work.\n\nElectrical is nice, you could also go for communication.\n\nSoftware is not bad, and lots of ppl opt for it.\n\nI heard something about Bachelor of Design, but don't know what its prospects are.\n\n\nAnd then, some branches are better taught in some colleges , so either decide a college,or a branch, cos, the branch you want might notbe available in the college you like, and the branch available in your dream school might not be what you want ( But reputation of the college  might be enough to get you good placements).
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This is a real dilemma for young childerns since they don't know what should they choose. They don't have any idea about the working conditions & life style of their prospective professions. \n\nMy suggestions is that if you have time than spent some time with some doctor and find out whether you like his way of working and lifestyle. \n\nAlternatively you can spent some time with some chemical engineer in order to reach at educated conclusion.
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Unfortunately, the future of biomedical engineering is bleak. It's almost impossible to break into the field now. As soon as a position becomes available, another clone is released and another future biomed engineer is frustrated.
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why? can't do math? talk to your tutor, and help is there to overcome if there is any issue that puts you of it. if there is none (and you ought to know it pays well later!) switch to something else like biology or physics or law. tutors have all your marks and know where you go wrong and why you are disappointed. if they ask you to switch and you sure dont like engineering please switch.
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Far more details about you are required to suggest anything useful. Just age won't help to choose a path on career. U may write at helpaneed@yahoo.com - a free service.
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Starting looking now and attend the career fairs at your college. Ask an instructor you admire for ideas also. Also communicate w/your classmates bc you're all in the same boat.  Many colleges have career centers on the same grounds.
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That will really depend on you. Mechanical will be a good start. See what else you really like, talk to a guidance counselor to start getting headed in the right direction. If you don't like their answer, talk to a different one. There are lots of engineering jobs but again, Mechanical should get you ready for a very wide array of careers.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY!!! yea. dont get this wrong, i'm only a teen, but very ambitious, muahahaha. my brother is 17 and has already had 3 years of college, and he majored in biotech, and he loved it. I will be doing the exact same thing as him, because its way cool. (you get the lab coats and everything. woot!) yes i say biotech\ngood luck!
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Congrats on making it this far!  I'm 21, and I still don't know what I'm going to do for the rest of my life.  For now I'm taking the gen. ed. courses (the basic courses required for any degree) at a community college and trying to get some sort of administrative certification so I can make a little more money while I figure it out.  But life after high school is a LOT less stressful, especially if you DONT procrastinate.  Good luck!
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Do you like mathematics?\n\nI ask this because Modern Genetics is all about statistics, number crunching and adding up variables.\nExpect a lot of work in a computer laboratory with a spreadsheet open and you entering data that you collected in a  lab.\n\nHowever... my studies in genetics was highly interesesting... ignore the fact that i am a natural at mathematics.\n\nPlease dont enter a subject just because it pays well... the reality is that if you dont like it you will regret it later on... no matter what the salary.