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Asked by anon-251043 on 2 Apr 2020.
Question: did you always want to become a scientist?
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Claire Donald answered on 2 Apr 2020:
Not really. At school I wanted to be a vet but didn’t get the grades. So instead I did biology at uni and found that I really enjoyed learning about infectious diseases (those caused by bacteria, parasites or viruses). I now have a PhD in Virology and love my job!
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Robert Ives answered on 2 Apr 2020:
Science was always something I was interested in as a career, along with other things. At times I’ve wanted to be a pilot, a fireman, own a fishing lake, city banker, park ranger. But whilst I kept changing my mind about what I wanted to do, I still always thought I could be a good scientist. What you feel you want to do will change as you get older, mix with different people, learn new things. Many people just look for the job that pays them the most money. My advice is don’t do that. Don’t chase the money but look for a job that you think you will enjoy. If you enjoy your work, you are more likely to become very good at it, it will soon become your career choice and the more likely you are to start getting paid more money. Much better to do that than have lots of money but be miserable. Whatever you decide, never stop asking quality questions – there is always more to learn and over the years, you will find people start to ask you more questions, asking you for your advice and you become the person really helping others to develop.
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Hayley Pincott answered on 2 Apr 2020:
No I really didn’t. I wasn’t very academic at school and hated science as I usually got the worst grades in my school year. I wanted to do physiotherapy but wasn’t really encourgaed so that career choice kind of disappeared, however my grandad arranged for me to have a look around a Biomedical Science lab at my local hospital ( I honestly onyl went to keep him happy) and when I actually saw how science was applied to “real life” it made a huge difference. Although you still need to know the theory behind things it really helped me be being in a practical setting to learn these things rather than a classroom, so keep an open mind and don’t be too dismissive of some opportunities that come your way. I’ve had some incredible experiences since I’ve been doing this job that I would never have had if I worked elsewhere
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Lucy Kelly answered on 2 Apr 2020:
No! I wanted to either be a vet or a midwife when I was younger but was always interested in science. I had a great GCSE biology teacher who showed me that science was something I could definitely do as a career, and I’ve been either studying science or working in science ever since!
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Shruti Turner answered on 2 Apr 2020:
Erm, kind of. I always loves science and maths at school, so it felt natural to going into something science-y for my career. I ended up being an engineer because I like to apply the sciences to real world applications to solve problems 🙂
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Carol Wallace answered on 2 Apr 2020: last edited 2 Apr 2020 12:24 pm
no not really, I really wanted to be an air hostess!
I’d always been interested in flying and planes, and I did a couple fo languages at school, but later on in school I became fascinated by chemistry and maths – so decide to study chemistry at Uni.
I had no idea of what I’d end up doing or any major plans for a future career.
But I’m really happy in a laboratory and I get so enthused about the science and the technical aspects, I get a bit bored when I’m not doing it.
Working from home means that my computer skills are getting better and I’m getting the time to explore powerpoint, excel etc as I usually don’t have time to explore all the functionality.
It also means that I’ve got time to look at online learning and reading more about science (not only the things I do day-to-day) but astronomy, geology and meteorology and whatever distracts me 🙂 -
Kaitlin Wade answered on 2 Apr 2020:
Nope! I knew that I loved biology and maths, but didn’t know the opportunities that would allow me to combine them. Throughout my childhood, I wanted to be all of the following at one time: hair dresser, vet, firefighter, police office, then vet again. It was only in my last year of University that I was enlightened about the different career paths I could take.
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Michael Schubert answered on 2 Apr 2020:
The first time I knew I wanted to be a scientist, I was four years old. Like most people, though, I changed my mind a lot of times – first I wanted to be a geneticist, then a palaeontologist, then a doctor, a writer, a dentist, a forensic scientist, a writer (again), and many more. Eventually, I found a job that lets me be a scientist and a writer at the same time!
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David Sobral answered on 4 Apr 2020:
I wanted to be all kinds of things, from astronaut to writer, football player, medical doctor.
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Katie Sparks answered on 6 Apr 2020:
I always had an interest in science, but I had no idea what I wanted to do.
In fact, I would say I don’t have a specific “dream job” in mind even now. I’ve definitely enjoyed some jobs more than others and I’ve learnt a lot along the way.
At each different stage, I’ve really looked at what I’ve enjoyed and worked out what I want to continue, what I’d like to do more of and what I’d like to do less of. It’s not possible to have everything, but some jobs fit better than others.
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Livia Carvalho answered on 6 Apr 2020:
When I was 10 I wanted to be a ballet dancer, then with 13 I wanted to be a dentist, but when I was 16 I started asking those who work in clinical labs and thought…yes! pharmacy/biomedical science/pharmacology is my thing!!! Then, in the second year of university, I saw I really loved studying the brain, how diagnostics was important…and here I am!
I liked medicine, but I didn’t want to help at the frontline…I thought I would become just too emotional and attached to those I was treating. I also thought I could make a difference to potentially hundreds of people by working in the prevention and development of new treatments instead! -
Douglas Bray answered on 6 Apr 2020:
I wanted to be a Physiotherapist when I was at, school studying environmental science was always my back. I didn’t get the grades to do physio and I am so glad that things have worked out the way they have as I love my job and have progressed further than I thought possible.
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anon-251043 commented on :
Thanks for answering my question!!