• Question: hello im Jenny and i want to know : is it hard to be a scientist? Why did you be one?

    Asked by jennyxd9 to Emma, Jimmy, Janet, Niall, Simon on 9 Mar 2013.
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      Janet Daly answered on 9 Mar 2013:

      Hi Jenny, I think if you are really interested in science then it’s not so hard – I always enjoyed biology at school and loved watching natural history programmes on television. I wasn’t so great at chemistry and physics but took the at A-level to ‘go with’ the biology – perhaps I should have done german and geography instead because I didn’t do so well at them. I think you tend to be good at what you enjoy and enjoy what you’re good at.

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      Niall Crawford answered on 10 Mar 2013:

      I’ve found that the hardest part is the learning and the work you have to do to when trying to get to be a scientist. Once you become one, you are used to it and can do it a lot more naturally. It definitely helps to enjoy what you are a scientist in. Studying at Uni and school was hard, but worth it to get to work with animals.

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      Emma Ashley answered on 11 Mar 2013:

      If you enjoy science now at school and carry on enjoying it as you get older, then it makes it easier and not so hard. To become a scientist, it’s best to study them at A-level and then at uni, which I’m sure sounds daunting now but it’s not too bad! As long as you enjoy it, I think that stands you in good stead.

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