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I am so glad that I took this course, although it was incredibly challenging for me. I have conducted several wildlife studies, habitat assessments, etc., however, I have never designed one. I spent the whole summer collecting data, and I have a greater understanding of how difficult it is to come up with and test a hypothesis. I changed my focus NUMEROUS times-the world is a big place, and narrowing down just WHAT to study was the most challenging. I am finalizing my research paper, and seeing all my data in one place is incredibly rewarding. I adore being out in the field, and I plan to repeat this study for my day job next year, with some changes-I made a LOT of mistakes along the way, but I do believe you learn more from your failures.
