Keep asking questions! Study the science subjects you find interesting, and try to go to university to continue learning more about those subjects. A job like mine (as a research scientist at a university) needs you to get a PhD after your undergraduate degree.
Stay inquisitive and read up on science-y things that interest you! If you can, work experience placements are great for giving you an idea of what working in a particular area of science will be like and whether it interests you. The most common career path to becoming a scientist is by doing science A-levels and then a science degree at uni and perhaps a PhD is you want to become a research scientist, although there are also many science jobs that don’t need a PhD! If you don’t think that is for you there are also plenty of science apprenticeships in large companies (eg. GSK, Fera, water companies) which you could do instead of A-Levels or instead of a degree and would give hands on experience straight away.
The best advice for me is to do what you really like – you have to be prepared to study and work really hard – that’s not at all easy if you don’t really like what you’re doing. Try to keep your options open though, as you’ll find your interests change a little as you grow up and come into contact with new things. You may end up doing something you’d never really thought about earlier or never even knew existed.
agree to definitely follow your passion. focus on what you like and also its good to be clear on what you don’t like. Then there are so many pathways in – if you prefer less studying then apprenticeships are a great start, if not then university and then a role, or continuing to study to do a PhD and then onto post docs. At school try out things that also help you build useful skills like leadership – being a captain or leading a society, teamwork, problem solving etc etc. Enjoy it!! 🙂
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