• Question: Did you always want to become a scientist ?.

    Asked by apoole09x to Alex, Jools, Lynz, Matt, Rika on 15 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by frogcakes, maansimay, student3, rakhee13, jstanley09.
    • Photo: Julie Greensmith

      Julie Greensmith answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      I think so. When I was 8, my cousin got a PhD in physics. He was my favourite cousin and he used to show me all the stuff he measures in his lab to do with forces and magnets. I thought he was cool and had a great job. So I tried hard in science at school as I wanted to be like him. Through trying hard I saw that science was ace, and there is so much to learn and so much still to discover. I really liked astronomy and I hoped that I could be a scientists sent to Mars to discover what it looks like. I did three sciences at A level and music too. I thought for a while that I might be a music teacher, but I asked too many questions! I studied medical sciences at university but then i discovered computer science, which is the science of information and the study of computers. I love it and I wouldn’t do anything else.

    • Photo: Matthew Dickinson

      Matthew Dickinson answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      When I first left school I not sure what I wanted to be but as I got older and alittle wiser I found science and scince then I have never been apart from it

    • Photo: Lyndsey Fox

      Lyndsey Fox answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      Growing up I’ve wanted to be a priest, an actress, a doctor, a soldier (all true), and finally an exploration geologist, it wasn’t until my final year of University I realised I wanted to go into research. I’ve never looked back since, I love my job 😀

    • Photo: Chandrika Nair

      Chandrika Nair answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      I only realised I wanted to be a scientist when I started applying for university courses. Biology had always been my favourite subject (along with Chemistry) but I also really enjoyed English Literature and languages. I also considered Medicine.

      Still, when it came to making choices for UCAS, I asked myself what I would find most interesting and rewarding. I also asked myself which would lead to better career prospects. In the end Biology won because I thought it would best satisfy my curiosity, provide good prospects, and had the potential to help a lot of people. I selected Microbiology in particular because I was interested in learning about infectious diseases (caused by bacteria and viruses) and how to stop them.

      Overall, I’m really pleased with my choice and I wouldn’t have it any other way :).

Comments