{"682925":{"#nid":"682925","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Ask A Met: How Can I Become A Meteorologist?","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech alum\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EMiriam Guthrie\u003C\/strong\u003E (EAS 2025) answers a reader question about her experiences as a meteorologist intern at\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe Weather Channel\u003C\/em\u003E and shares advice on how to prepare for a career in meteorology. Here is an excerpt of her response:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cA passion for weather is important [and] I would suggest really focusing on your math and science classes to prepare for the right school. When you\u0027re taking those hard math classes and you feel like you want to give up, remembering why you\u0027re passionate about this is really gonna help.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cI decided to go to Georgia Tech because it\u0027s a really good school for math and science, and I knew that that was something that I wanted to pursue.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cMy time at the Weather Channel so far has been awesome. I love teaching people about the weather, and it\u0027s been exciting the past few days with the first hurricane of the year, Hurricane Erick, just with the chaos of it all. It\u0027s a fun job, but it is a chaotic kind of fun.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech alum\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EMiriam Guthrie\u003C\/strong\u003E (EAS 2025) answers a reader question about her experiences as a meteorologist intern at\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EThe Weather Channel\u003C\/em\u003E and shares advice on how to prepare for a career in meteorology. Here is an excerpt of her response:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cA passion for weather is important [and] I would suggest really focusing on your math and science classes to prepare for the right school. When you\u0027re taking those hard math classes and you feel like you want to give up, remembering why you\u0027re passionate about this is really gonna help.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cI decided to go to Georgia Tech because it\u0027s a really good school for math and science, and I knew that that was something that I wanted to pursue.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cMy time at the Weather Channel so far has been awesome. I love teaching people about the weather, and it\u0027s been exciting the past few days with the first hurricane of the year, Hurricane Erick, just with the chaos of it all. It\u0027s a fun job, but it is a chaotic kind of fun.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2025-06-27 15:16:20","changed_gmt":"2025-06-30 17:44:19","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"The Weather Channel","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/weather.com\/science\/weather-explainers\/news\/2025-06-19-how-can-i-become-meteorologist","dateline":{"date":"2025-06-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-06-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"175593","name":"School  of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}