As a science major, it is really important to be able to write across multiple contexts of science. This is a skill that I have been working on since my freshman year at Longwood. In my sophomore year, I had to write a review paper for BIOL 288, sophomore seminar. The topic could be whatever we wanted, and since I am interesting in veterinary medicine, I chose food allergies in dogs and cats. This was my first time writing a review paper, and it took some time until I felt happy with my final draft. Writing this review paper helped me writing in a broad context, and pull information from multiple sources to provide an overview on my topic.
In my junior year at Longwood, I took BIOL 306, vertebrate physiology. In this class, we were given an assignment where we had to write a short overview of a science article for a general audience. This context is especially important as a science major, as it is vital that we are able to describe and explain things to the general population, without getting too technical. This assignment allowed me to write in a new context I hadn’t had much practice in.
I have written in numerous other contexts through my years here at Longwood, and I believe these two artifacts reflect my growth in writing in multiple contexts as a biology major. As usual, this skill will be very important to me when I apply to veterinary school, when I am in veterinary school, and when I become a veterinarian. Being write in multiple difference contexts is an essential skill to have in any medical field.
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