Quercus

Hi, everyone! This is my first time posting here. I came to this website to ask the advice of people who might be able to help me figure out how I can proceed in obtaining a higher education. I am currently a senior at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland. It is a wonderful college and I feel I have gotten a great education, but since it is a college that does not have majors and provides an all-required curriculum, I do not have most of the academic requirements I would need to attend a Graduate program in Plant Biology right away. In order to get to that point, what should I do? My main questions are thus: Should I attempt to get a second bachelor's in Plant Biology? Is there some way for me to attend undergrad classes at a University without getting a full degree before heading to Graduate school? What are some good programs (Undergraduate and Graduate) for Plant Biology? When I interned at the Smithsonian Botany department, the botanists there felt that I should immediately attempt to go to Graduate and find an established botanist (not too famous, they said, so I would not be overshadowed by them) to do research with, but I do not know if that is practical advice right now in my situation. Thank you to anyone who is able to help me out!