Honor’s Reflection Paper
At first, I had no idea as to whom I wanted to interview for this assignment; I contacted all sorts of UC Davis faculty from the departments of my interest, such as, the Veterinary, Marine Science, Animal Biology and Science Departments, but no-one from these departments seemed to be interested in becoming my interviewees. Although my faculty research was quite extensive, I knew that I wanted to meet up with someone that deals with Animals. Just before I started to lose the ambition to sit down and interview a faculty member, I got contacted back from Dr. Esteban Soto. Dr. Soto is an Associate Professor of Aquatic Animal Health in the Medicine & Epidemiology School of Veterinary Medicine Department. Initially, I was …show more content…
Soto, my cognition of the entire interview changed to a large degree. We sat down and started talking about how he came to be and what took him to get where he is now. Dr. Soto really opened my mind and gave me a whole new set of ideas as to what I can do for my future. The interview was very informal, and it, then, started to feel like a conversation between two people. He explained, in a brief manner, the research that he conducts and the resources he has gained from conducting such resources. It turns out that Dr. Soto is interested more in research than he is in Veterinary; therefore, this made me more enthusiastic about the interview. Since I am still puzzled by the fact of whether or not I want to continue my education as a Researcher or a Veterinarian, Dr. Soto’s research topic really caught my attention; I, honestly, thought that this interview was going to be mostly about operating on animals and the normal/everyday life of a Veterinarian. Dr. Soto gave me really great advice as to what alternatives I can choose to take, such as getting my two-year Master’s Degree before even applying to Veterinary School; this way, I don’t waste any time in Veterinary School, and I get a feeling of what research is like,
At first, I had no idea as to whom I wanted to interview for this assignment; I contacted all sorts of UC Davis faculty from the departments of my interest, such as, the Veterinary, Marine Science, Animal Biology and Science Departments, but no-one from these departments seemed to be interested in becoming my interviewees. Although my faculty research was quite extensive, I knew that I wanted to meet up with someone that deals with Animals. Just before I started to lose the ambition to sit down and interview a faculty member, I got contacted back from Dr. Esteban Soto. Dr. Soto is an Associate Professor of Aquatic Animal Health in the Medicine & Epidemiology School of Veterinary Medicine Department. Initially, I was …show more content…
Soto, my cognition of the entire interview changed to a large degree. We sat down and started talking about how he came to be and what took him to get where he is now. Dr. Soto really opened my mind and gave me a whole new set of ideas as to what I can do for my future. The interview was very informal, and it, then, started to feel like a conversation between two people. He explained, in a brief manner, the research that he conducts and the resources he has gained from conducting such resources. It turns out that Dr. Soto is interested more in research than he is in Veterinary; therefore, this made me more enthusiastic about the interview. Since I am still puzzled by the fact of whether or not I want to continue my education as a Researcher or a Veterinarian, Dr. Soto’s research topic really caught my attention; I, honestly, thought that this interview was going to be mostly about operating on animals and the normal/everyday life of a Veterinarian. Dr. Soto gave me really great advice as to what alternatives I can choose to take, such as getting my two-year Master’s Degree before even applying to Veterinary School; this way, I don’t waste any time in Veterinary School, and I get a feeling of what research is like,