• Question: How old wree you when you realised your dream/ambition to become a 'Scientist' ?

    Asked by amylouise to Duncan, Kiran, Paul, Sarah, Sharon on 16 Mar 2010 in Categories: . This question was also asked by georginax.
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      Sharon Sneddon answered on 16 Mar 2010:

      I guess I always wanted to be a scientist of some sort from quiet a young age but it was not until I got my first real science job which was when I was 21 years old that I had realised my dream. This was after getting my university degree. It was really exciting working in a lab for the first time as a proper scientist!

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      Kiran Meekings answered on 16 Mar 2010:

      I’ve always known I wanted to be a scientist – I started reading books about evolution and genetics when I was about 13 – I thought they were great. I got addicated to David Attenborough programs adn Robert Winston and never looked back….

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      Paul Stevenson answered on 16 Mar 2010:

      I suppose i’ve always been a scientist – at least, I was always into science when I was at school, but I was 25 when I got my first paid job as a scientist, after leaving university.

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      Duncan Murdock answered on 16 Mar 2010:

      I’ve been interested in nature since I was a kid, and always enjoyed it at school. But I knew I wanted to be a scientist when I was about 15. Then while I was at university I decided I wanted to do a PhD and start a career in science.

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      Sarah Mount answered on 18 Mar 2010:

      I guess I was always interested in how the world works, even when I was very young. In secondary school I liked maths and science better than most other subjects so it was then that I decided to do maths at A level and try and get a job in science.

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