Hello!
So, throughout my life I have always been intrigued by weather. When I was younger I feel like the only time I would feel fulfilled with learning was when it was with weather; from shuffling through different pictures of clouds in our science book to joining the bird watching club so I could see how animals were affected by weather patterns. It was always a passion, a hobby.
When I got older and thinking of careers, weather was never in the cards. All I could focus on was getting into college and getting a degree in something. So, I started with an education degree before going through a journey throughout those four years and ending with journalism. I love my degree and the things I learned with it, but I was never personally fulfilled with what I was doing.
Now that I am trying to figure out more of my life, especially where I want to go with my career, meteorology was something that piqued my interest. Not only is it somewhat affiliated with my now career path, but rekindled my old passion. I've always loved science and learning how and what, especially when it comes to something that could help. Helping the community is what drives me and my career, and I believe pursuing meteorology could fulfill that. It is ever learning with the pursuit of helping.
With all that background and why I want to do this career switch, I am curious as to what I need to do to qualify for a master's program in meteorology. How should I make up missing maths and sciences? Is there a college I should be focusing on? Are there any national or local services, clubs, or sites I could join? Is there a different way to pursue this career?
Please tell me as much as you can. All respectful thoughts are welcome!
As of right now I live in Northeast OH/Southeast MI, if location helps. I also read online that I could possibly reach out to local universities and contact professors to see if I could shadow or learn from them, but I don't really know how realistic (?) that is. I am kind of in a float-y space right now so anything really would help.
Thank everyone so much, and I will make sure to stay active in the comments if there are any questions or responses anyone has.
Hope to hear from everyone soon!