Daphne and Adrienne,
Thank you both so much for your responses, they are a big help! Your suggestions are in line with what I have been hearing as I search for potential schools. Since there are not a lot of dedicated mycology courses and certainly not many majors for it yet, the best route seems to be to go for a Botany or Ecology and Evolutionary Biology major (I’m unsure which would be better), as that’s where the mycology/lichenology classes are placed currently. Then, adding on to that, any statistics, bioinformatics (as the need for sequencing is only growing, thank you Daphne), population genetics, and extra plant systematics classes I can muster. I would prefer to attend school in California for undergrad if I can help it, and so I have started to look into Cal Poly Humboldt’s Botany program (thank you Adrienne). And Adrienne, yes that would be great, I think it would be helpful to talk further with you about any additional guidance you have.
Your feedback is very helpful and encouraging, thanks again!
-Leo
