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Grace Bottomley

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Hello! My name is Grace Bottomley(they/them) and I am a current first year at UC Davis in the Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology Major. I like to mountain bike, send post cards, play softball, find new study spots on campus, hike, volunteer, spend time with my dogs, read, and go camping. I am very passionate about academics and plan to one day pursue a career in either the wildlife/conservation field or the veterinary field, specifically in the emergency medicine branch. At UC Davis I currently work at the Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology in the osteology department, cleaning skeletons to be entered into the museum. Along with this I also spend my summers working as a summer camp supervisor and am going to start volunteering at a veterinary ER near my hometown in the summer of 2024. At my high school I was the Study Body President, Co-President of the Interact Volunteering Club, Co-President of the GSA, had a 3.87 unweighted GPA and a weighted GPA of 4.31. As well as taking 8 AP classes and 4 honors classes over the course of high school.

Education

University of California-Davis

Bachelor's degree program
2023 - 2027

Terra Linda High School

High School
2019 - 2023

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Zoology/Animal Biology
    • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
    • Animal Sciences
    • Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other
    • Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
    • Natural Resources Conservation and Research
    • Biological and Physical Sciences
    • Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
    • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Veterinary

    • Dream career goals:

      Saving Ecosystems and Endangered Species

    • Looking after kids when parents weren't home, multitasking, entertaining kids

      Independent
      2019 – Present5 years
    • Counselor to Director

      Marinwood Community Center
      2019 – Present5 years

    Sports

    Softball

    Varsity
    2019 – 20201 year

    Mountain Biking

    Junior Varsity
    2021 – Present3 years

    Awards

    • NorCal GRiT Challenge

    Research

    • Zoology/Animal Biology

      Monkey Health Explorer — Research Assistant
      2021 – Present

    Arts

    • Terra Linda High School

      Theatre
      Rock of Ages, Puffs, Senior Showcase, Chicago, Dracula
      2022 – Present

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Marin Humane — Dog Training Assistant
      2021 – Present

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering

    Philanthropy