• Question: Is there any advice that you would give to students who want to be scientists?

    Asked by mennie13 to Helen, Jenni, Mark, Martin, Stu on 14 Jun 2011.
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      Helen O'Connor answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      It depends if you are already interested in one particular area of science, as that will help you pick the GCSE and A-Level subjects that will help you get onto the university course you have chosen.

      If you are interested in psychology, a psychology A-Level will help you find out more about the topic. A psychology degree will probably include some statistics and research, so it helps to have maths or stats A-Level although this isnt neccessary (I didnt have that).

      There is a good website here that tells you about all the different types of psychology you can study, and how you get qualified in each one http://www.bps.org.uk/careers-education-training/psychology-school-and-college/psychology-school-and-college.

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      Jenni Tilley answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      Go for it?! If you study science and then change your mind it’s much easier to change to a non-science subject that it is the other way around. Lots of physicists are also writers, but not many writers can do physics.

      Doing an A level in a subject you think you might be interested also helps. But if you’re really keen, do some research outside of the classroom too. Take a look at the magazine ‘New Scientist’ or watch Brian Cox’ Wonders of the Universe.

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      Martin Lindley answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      work hard…at everything

      make sure you get the grades you need to get into the university of your choice.

      Once you are at university you will get the chance to discover so much that you may change what you want to do but the only place you get to do that is university.

      So, take the first step and make the grades now. You will benefit later.

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