About my college education:
Forestry is the one for you if you are nature smart, body smart and number smart.
Nature Smart:
The number one prerequisite is that you should have a genuine concern for Mother Earth. As the course name implies, everything evolves on maximum utilization of our forests without compromising the future generation. Prepare for a close encounter with hundreds of plant species, and get ready to memorize their scientific names.
Body Smart:
You do not necessarily have to be an athlete but it is a must to be physically healthy. We have lots of field trips which involves climbing mountains, tree planting, and the like. There are a handful of subjects that require long walks during laboratory time. It is inevitable that you'll get soaked up under the rain while you're in the middle of measuring the diameter of trees.
Number Smart:
Be ready with analytical skills too, because we have Statistics, Math and Economics. Of course, the science classes are a handful such as Botany, Ecology, Chemistry, Zoology and so much more. We make maps, innovate forest products, tend the soil, survey the trees and so much more that is why knowledge of those various fields are important.
My current job:
I am a teacher.
Am I using what I learned in college:
My current job is not exactly related to my course because I fell in love with imparting knowledge to young children after I graduated. However, I am using the subjects I took in teaching Science and Math to my students.
How long did it take to find a job:
I found a job about a month after graduation.
Do I recommend studying Forestry:
Employment opportunities for Forestry graduates is moderately low, because unlike graduates of other courses who can apply to different private companies, most of us go to either government or Non-Governmental Organizations. Timing and patience is the key, though because I have classmates who now work in Dept of Environment and Natrural Resources, Department of Agriculture, NAMRIA, Bantay Kalikasan, Haribon Foundation and even international environmental institutions.
The salary level has a very wide range because it really depends on the employer.
It is indeed very fulfilling career, because Foresters are one of the leaders in terms of safe-guarding our planet. Although I am not practicing the profession per se, my stay in our university has greatly influenced me to become an environmental advocate. Most of my college friends also get the perks of traveling for free.
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