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Asked by 422xygg26 to Gavin, Karen, Mark, Michel, Roisin on 10 Nov 2016. This question was also asked by 644xygg26.
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Mark Kennedy answered on 10 Nov 2016:
If you want to be a scientist, then absolutely give it a shot! It’s a very fun career if you like it with lots of perks, like traveling, meeting great people and doing some new, cool, never done before projects!
However, I would also add that you shouldn’t feel pressured into science. There’s a big push to get people in science right now because people think it’s where all the money is, and also (and this is true) we need great mind to help us solve the most difficult problems humanity has ever faced.
But if you feel like you prefer art, or studying languages and history, or playing video games, or politics, don’t be afraid to try and make a career out of those interests too.
It’s your life. Live it how you want to 🙂
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Roisin Jones answered on 10 Nov 2016:
That’s awesome! My advice would be if you want to be a scientist, go for it: it’s an interesting job, you meet some amazing people and it’s rarely boring.
I would also advise you to figure out the parts of science that you enjoy the most, the bits that really grab your interest and focus on those. The more interested you are in the topic, the easier you’ll find it to work at it, and the more you’ll enjoy your study and job.
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Karen answered on 10 Nov 2016:
Go for it! My advise would be to research the different courses out there and make sure you know whether you need to have done particular science subjects for your leaving for the course you are interested in. Finally don’t despair if you don’t get exactly what you want. There are always alternative paths to do what you want. Many of my friends have gone back to college to do medicine after finishing their biomedical science degrees and others have gone on to do PhDs or work in pharmaceutical industries etc.
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