Im a senior in high school and Im tring to decide what I want to pursue in college next year. I want to get a major in zoology but Im not sure what I want to be. I want to have a job that pays good money and I want to be able to work with animals. I was thinking of doing something that deals with conservation but Im not sure. Can anyone help me decide what would be best suitable for me to do?

OK, people will get bored with MY answer, but if you want to work with animals AND want good money, get a veterinary degree. This is NOT a trivial thing to do, and will take several extra years of study.

On the other hand, we really, really, need good scientists working the various problems, including environmental, facing us.

In any case, (in my opinion) there is nothing wrong starting out working on a basic Zoology degree and as you progress through school tuning your goals as you gain perspective on the options available to you (and gain perspective on yourself!). If possible, during summer breaks do intern work in related fields to gain experience and insight.


Other opinions? Goodness knows we need good scientists too.