Universities near caves (Florida or Mexico)

[rjack321]

Focus on your education and a career. Cave diving will wait

 

[EireDiver606]

UF's a top-10 public institution with strong programs in medicine, engineering, law, business, etc. What do you want to be when you grow up?

Marine Science.

 

[rjack321]

Marine Science.

You might end up with lots of vacation and free time!!!! woo hoo a plus!
Disposable income for diving? Marine science/oceanography careers are often one of the lowest paying sciences

As a mid-late career 50yo working in environmental toxicology (my undergrad was in '91 and MS in '96) I can definitely vouch for how hard it can be to find a position filling your dreams, in a community where you want to actually live, with ready access to the natural/recreational amenities you desire in your free time.

PS I would say your marine science employment options from a Mexican University (at least in the USA) will be especially grim - the only plus being you will most assuredly be bi-lingual so for certain non-oceanography positions in bi-lingual areas you might have an advantage. Are you a US or Mexican citizen?

 

[greeniguana]

Marine Science.

FAU, FIT, or FGCU, USF.p

I have an undergrad in Limnology and have been doing wetland and listed species work in FL for 20 years.

Check out the FL Association of Environmental Professionals (FAEP) to make some contacts.

 

[Wookie]

You might end up with lots of vacation and free time!!!! woo hoo a plus!
Disposable income for diving? Marine science/oceanography careers are often one of the lowest paying sciences

As a mid-late career 50yo working in environmental toxicology (my undergrad was in '91 and MS in '96) I can definitely vouch for how hard it can be to find a position filling your dreams, in a community where you want to actually live, with ready access to the natural/recreational amenities you desire in your free time.

PS I would say your marine science employment options from a Mexican University (at least in the USA) will be especially grim - the only plus being you will most assuredly be bi-lingual so for certain non-oceanography positions in bi-lingual areas you might have an advantage. Are you a US or Mexican citizen?

My ex wife is an environmental Toxicologist. She got one of those government jobs where she got to sell her soul. It paid OK.

 

[flyboy08]

If you like aviation, then Embry Riddle in Daytona would be my pick....ponce de Leon springs are about a45 minute drive..I went to ERAU, but despised Florida...nice place to visit....for a few days

 

[Manatee Diver]

Riddle was expensive when I was going there, I can't imagine how much it costs now.

 

[rddvet]

More importantly, as a private pilot, all of the trade mags paint a grim picture of the economic positives of an aviation career.

 

[Bubblesong]

Consider FIT, and you can learn to engineer the next generation of awesome dive gear!

 

[KevinNM]

More importantly, as a private pilot, all of the trade mags paint a grim picture of the economic positives of an aviation career.

It’s seems like a lot of money before you can “work for fuel” while working another job. That you need for 1500 hours before you can move from “work for fuel” to “I can live frugally just flying” is a huge issue. If you can make the next step to a major carrier it seems like pretty decent career, but each of those steps seems big.

if you can get the USG to pay for the first two stages it probably works better. But that has it’s own issues.