Botony
By Jameson Matthies 9 th hour
Information on Botony
- Botanists are plant biologists
- Botanists are hired as teachers or researchers
- Botanists usually work in botanical gardens, arboretums, herbariums, and zoos.
- Earn an average of $51,000
- Work around 40 hours a week
- Do lots of Research
- Most have Bachelors Degree but if you teach then have a Masters
- The admission to graduate programs is very competitive
- Most of your learning is in labs
- Don't usually work with people
Pros and Cons
Pros -
- Work low hours
- There is places near where I live to be a botanist
- Some plants smell really good
Cons -
- You have to have good weather or plants can die unless you have a green house
- Have to work with plants and some can smell bad
- Don't make a lot of money
Colleges
UW Madison
Pros -
- Very good school
- Sports
- Close to family
Cons -
- Plants don't do good year round
- Cold
- Spread out campus
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-2400
Michigan State University
Pros -
- Close enough to parents but not close
- Sports
- Lakes
Cons -
- Plants can't grow year round
- Long drive from home
- Cold
220 throw bridge rd
http://www.msu.edu/contactus.html
517-355-8332
University of Hawaii Manoa
Pros -
- Plants year round
- Find different kinds of plants
- Warm
Cons -
- Far away from family
- Parents have to take a plane to see you
- Have to make new friends
2500 Campus Road
808-956-8975
http://manoa.hawaii.edu/admissions/undergrad/about/contact.html
Sources
"On Campus: Email, Website Access Lost All Day Wednesday at UW-Madison." Madison.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2016.
"Proving and Scaling Up Novel "Green" Technologies." Proving and Scaling Up Novel "Green" Technologies. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2016.
"University of Hawaii at Manoa - About - Google+." University of Hawaii at Manoa - About - Google+. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2016.
"Plant Study Botanist." Dreamstime. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2016.
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