McKenzie Olivas is interested in cosmology and the origins of the universe. She presented her career plan which involves obtaining PhDs in both physics and mathematics to develop theories as a cosmologist. Her education would take over 9 years and she has researched colleges, with the University of New Mexico (UNM) as her top choice due to its lower tuition costs compared to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She outlined the costs of tuition, living expenses, and average income of a cosmologist to provide an overview of her career path and goals.

1. Career Presentation
By McKenzie Olivas

2. What Peaks My Interest?
I am interested in how the
universe started and theories
behind it. Cosmologists are very
interested in the beginning of the
universe, but cosmology is a very
broad spectrum.

3. Cosmologists
Cosmology has multiple jobs
inside anywhere from building
lasers to philosophy. I am more
on the philosophy side of it.

4. Education
I want to make theories so I
would need a PHD in
Mathematics. The area of
cosmology I want to be in also
involves physics so I need a PHD
Physics. Cosmology has a lot to
do with space so having at least a
Masters in Astronomy would be
required. This would take over
nine years.

5. Colleges
I have signed up with a
mycollegeoptions.org and based
off a survey and the degrees I
need. The colleges it suggest are
UNM, UCLA, UCR, and EUNM. I
want to go to UNM but if money
was not a problem I would
choose UCLA.

6. Tuition
My tuition up until I become a
resident for UNM would be
3,755.03. When I become a
resident it would lower to
2,503.35.

7. Average Income
The median for a good
cosmologist would be around
105,430 by United States Bureau
of Labor Statistics

8. Living costs
Rent for a studio apartment
would be $500+ and any
apartments that could spilt with
someone would still not be as
cheap as $500 (Zillow). In the
effort to save money I would not
drive instead bike to the
university or ride the bus to the
store. A bus pass for a college
student would cost $90 for a
year. http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_rent/Albuquerque-NM/
house,apartment,duplex_type/23429_rid/1-_beds/1-_baths/
0-49999935_price/0-187843_mp/days_sort/
35.089803,-106.606543,35.063497,-106.641691_rect/14_zm/

9. Upside and Downside
Sense people build there whole
lives to make theories the
retirement age is very old and
you commonly are stressed to
make theories or write reports.
Depending on who your working
for you can have quiet a lot of
downtime because your usually
weighting theories or
information.

10. Sources
"Albuquerque NM Homes For
Sale & Albuquerque Real Estate -
Zillow." Zillow. Areavibes, 2010.
Web. 12 Oct. 2014.