So I finally want to get into Botany, and I’m gonna call around to some colleges as soon as they open after winter break, but is there any advice you have for me that I might not know already?

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many colleges don’t have a specific botany program anymore!! usually, you get a biology degree through a ton of plant classes (what i’m doing). botany exclusive degrees are more of a grad school thing, although some colleges still have botany exclusive programs. 

note: botany is different from horticulture. botany is the study of plant science, horticulture is applied botany. a horticulture program will be focused on plant science applications, usually in farming, while a botany program will focus more on the research/grad school aspects. at least that’s in my experience!