#free-batch-lover

[illluminirk]

HEY, SHOUTOUT TO EVERYONE WHO PROOFREAD MY GRAFFITI PAPER BECAUSE IT’S GETTING PUBLISHED

[excessively-english-jd]

hi hello! idk how old your post is about being a paleontologist in training but! !! I'm very interested in the steps you took to even start on that path because I'm wanting to get into paleontology (in a few years when money works out). also if it's not too noisy are you in the US or a different country?

The post is not very old at all, I’m still currently in university for palaeontology!

As my URL suggests I live in England, so you’ll have to keep in mind that my education system will work totally differently to the US or anywhere else in the UK or Europe. I also have no idea what US courses might require or teach. Hopefully these are somewhat transferable, but I have to say I don’t know.

As far as lower education goes, you’ll want some background in chemistry, geography (or geology if that’s an option), and biology. Other acceptable and useful subjects might be environmental studies, physics and mathematics. There will also be some amount of artistry - while an art class is probably not likely to help you a huge amount, it’s worth practicing your hand at drawing from life so that you’ll be able to do field sketches and specimen illustrations down the line.

What I think is super important (and what I think probably got me onto my course) is volunteering at a museum, preferably natural history. This will show dedication and genuine interest in the topic, and looks great on a CV no matter what. I volunteered with the Oxford Museums for about 2 years prior to applying to my course, and I’m actually still on their volunteer programme now. Not only is it really awesome and fun if museum work is your goal, but it will teach you some good skills.

Some notes to consider as far as palaeontology as a profession:

-Dinosaurs are not that important, nor are they a big focus. Don’t get into palaeontology JUST for the dinosaurs - make sure you have a genuine interest in the study in general.

-This is not really a high-income career, unless you use it to work for the oil-and-gas industry, in which case you can make a fuck tonne.

-Again, unless you’re going into OaG, there’s not a wealth of job opportunities.

But, good luck to you in the future!!

[spaghettischildren]

hello! do you mind if i use your ethan edits in my bullet journal? if i post any spreads that have your pictures i'll give proper credit :)

Go right ahead :) ! Thank you for asking, hope your bullet journalling goes well!

[bailci]

free-batch-lover replied to your photoset “i started reading my jurassic park book and this edition it’s so...”

is this version of the book only sold in portuguese? i would love to have this *heart eyes*

I’m afraid so..I searched goodreads for other editions and this one only appear in portuguese..

[dinosaur-discourse]

i just found your blog today and have read through pretty much the entire thing :P your blog is awesome and amazing and i love it so much!!!! from one dinosaur lover to another, thank you for running this terrific blog <3

I’m so glad you like it!  Thank you!

[frick-ships]

When you get this, answer with five things that make you happy then send it to the last ten people on your recent activity :-)

Wowie ok um lots of things make me happy actually!1. My friends 2. Watching terrible movies with people I love3. Video games (even though I’m bad at them)4. Cats and Dogs omg (maybe even just pets in general)5. Taking pictures of things

[olivierrgiroud]

You've got this college thing!!! you're gonna be frikin great and awesome!!!

thank you, darling!! :D

[ingenuityfortress]

Puppies are always excited to see Tabitha!