• Question: How difficult was it to become a scientist?

    Asked by Alex L-K on 25 May 2023.
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      Santosh Mahabala answered on 25 May 2023:

      It is not difficult, but sometimes may be time taking.

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      Loretta-Ann Jilks answered on 25 May 2023:

      It does take a lot of time and commitment to study to become a scientist, but it is worth it in the end!

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      Jonathan Wright answered on 25 May 2023:

      Like many things it depends, I was useless at Maths at school so probably found it harder than some people. I kept at it though and managed to scrape a pass at GCSE and had to put a lot of extra work in at University.

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      Emily Rose answered on 25 May 2023:

      I did an apprenticeship. That meant I started working in a lab right from school and was taught on the job. I didn’t find that difficult, it was fun and exciting. I then decided to do a degree apprenticeship, studying for a degree in Chemistry while still working in the lab. This I found quite difficult. It was tricky to balance studying, work, and free time. But luckily the people I work with wanted me to do well in my degree and would help me out with the tricky bits! I’ve just finished my degree and I am glad I did it.

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      Lisa Hursell answered on 25 May 2023:

      It was a lot of studying- and still is! But if it’s something you enjoy it feels less difficult.

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      Áine Uí Ghiollagáin answered on 28 May 2023:

      It takes a while to qualify but it was worth it. Look for a path in that suits you – especially if you can get an internship, an apprenticeship or take a job in the area that interests you, study will come more easily. Some of the main concepts don’t take long to learn, but implementation and improvement take a bit longer.

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      Dmitry Dereshev answered on 29 May 2023:

      It definitely took effort for me, especially transitioning across different fields of science (I moved from maths to robots and psychology). I’d say it was worth it.

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      Mimi Asogwa answered on 2 Jun 2023:

      It took a lot of time (2 degrees in Microbiology took me 7 years to complete), hard work and commitment. But I have to say I am a proud molecular Microbiologist and its well worth all the time and effort.

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