Subject: Botany as a degree

From: Amanda Stossel <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 1995 08:21:50 -0800

Hi there...
I'm going back to school after having been out for quite a while.  I'm 
contemplating a degree in Botany or Ethnobotany and would love any advise 
people could give me as to what schools are the best, what I should look 
for in an education, etc.  Anything you all can tell me would be greatly 
appreciated!

		Mandy

"And James made the huffle of a snail in danger and came to the end of 
his brick" A.A.Milne

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From: [email-masked] (Whitey)
Date: 9 Oct 1995 13:30:09 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>, 
[email-masked] says...
>for in an education, etc.  Anything you all can tell me would be greatly 
If you've been out of school for a while you, hopefully, have developed a 
slightly more specific view of what you want to do.  Take the time to research 
invidiual professors that you may work with.  The ability to work with someone 
with similar interests may be much more valuble than the stucture of the 
program the professor is teaching in.  In a field as small as botany I believe 
that no matter what school you go to, if you, as an individual, do quality 
work you have the potential to make a serious impact.

(I'm currently in the same process, Good Luck!)

Whitey

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From: [email-masked] (Jed)
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 1995 17:54:37 GMT

>From: Amanda Stossel <[email-masked]>
>Subject: Botany as a degree

>                Mandy

University of Alaska-Fairbanks!!! is good for arctic and boreal plant 
ecology.  Although Anchorage is developing a quite good group in northern 
ecology of plants as well.  As far as which schools are the best for 
ethnobotany, there really aren't that many programs specifically in 
ethnobotany.  Does it matter if it's arctic or tropical to you?  Usually you 
just have to search around and find a school that has a good ethnobotanist.

      

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