I realize that my dream career is going to be very hard to achieve, however, I'm working my @$$ off in school in my science classes as well as stuffing my head with as much fish related knowledge as I can outside of the school. I also partially intern (what they allow at my age) at the zoo and aquarium during the summers and might get a paying job there this summer in addition to it. I plan on getting a full internship at the aquarium working with the native fish (if I had a choice, I'd be fine with anything though) when I'm in college to get my foot in the door and I'm already scuba certified so that's something to them as well. No matter how long it takes for me to get that job, I'm just going to let my work speak for itself and hope they see me as a worthy applicant for the position come time.