whisper you’re absolutely right, my bad for not acknowledging that, however in my opinion you don’t really need selective schools to become a Professional Zoo Keeper. And plus there’s a 90% chance that job interviewers won’t look at what school you attended, but what ATAR you got, otherwise I wish you the best luck in the future and hope you become what you actually want NOT what your parents want!

    whisper yea i get your point but when you say 'academically challenging' that could be taken many ways. Because sure you would need to do research on animals and what not but definitely not as academically challenging as studying a medical or law degree just for arguments sake. Also, i would say that a psychology degree is most fitting for this job aspiration as its mostly as you said about being cognizant and recognising behavioural changes and moods etc. Though I do undermine that being a keeper is that academically challenging with maths and other complex sciences unless you are a scientist working on the animals to monitor their health or prevent/find ways to stop diseases common to them. From the seems of it you will most likely do biology, psychology, English and other subjects, but if you were to do like methods, i just don't see how that would cross over with your occupation, unless I'm totally wrong and you want to pursue languages or history or smth. Also, if you said that being a zookeeper is so physically and emotionally challenging, doing another side degree would surely add more pressure onto this? Also this would be at least 4 years of pure study as a 'side job'. Anyways don't want to seem like a moral scrutinizer but this is my take on zookeeping.

        MMHS Yea no I completely agree that although it does include some form of math, methods and more specific topics is useless. Yes, doctors, lawyers, etc are definitely more academically challenging; there's definitely no denying that.

        And yep, a side job would likely add to the pressure, however, there are tons of resources to help with this and oftentimes keepers are really close with each other, so they tend to support each other through times of hardships. Plus just seeing the animals everyday is dream-like, so that is definitely the main motivator. Most keepers/trainers have roommates and they share costs together. A side job isn't necessary, but yea it would definitely help. Plus, if I do end up doing psychology, then I wouldn't need another degree because I believe counsellor, or something related would be a stable side job

        It's really interesting hearing your views on this, and it definitely doesn't seem like moral scrutinising so yea

        And no I haven't gotten into SEHS yet, and I honestly have no hope left lol, so JMSS or SEHS Yr 10 entry is my goal rn

            whisper i respect that honestly, and it has been good getting to know your POV because you really do seem quite invested in pinnipeds! Honestly, what I want to do is somewhere in the medical field, either a cardiologist or a heart surgeon and i love learning the sciences so yeah. ANyways, we should settle the debate and say que sera sera

                whisper That's excellent! I hear that volunteering is a really good way to get into that sort of field, and working with farm animals, as opposed to cats and dogs means that you'll be familiar with less-common animals

                  just to make sure do the offers come through parents email?

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                  Make sure you do what you want though. Your parents might want you to succeed as a doctor, but you should do what you're interested in. A lot of people don't know what to do, even after high school, and that's totally fine

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                    a lot of things actually......neuroscience, pro handball player, singer, kickboxer AND a musician

                    I want to be a mix of stuff...

                    COMPUTER ENGINEER WHO ALSO KNOWS HACKING AND CAN BUILD ROBOTS AND IS SOMEHOW PART OF THE RAW AND FBI AT THE SAME TIME AND WHO CAN ALSO DO GAME DEVELOPMENT AND IS ALSO PART MATHEMATICIAN AND KNOWS HOW TO TREAT DISEASES.

                    In short, I have not decided yet.
                    In long, see above.