• Question: How can I become like you Iā€™m your study of biology ? šŸ©·šŸ™šŸ½

    Asked by Mally on 7 Nov 2024.
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      Rachael Eggleston answered on 7 Nov 2024:

      I think instead of aiming to be like someone else, it’s important to be yourself. That said, I got where I am in studying biology through being willing to ask questions and ask for help. It’s also important to be willing to try, even if you fail; scientists actually fail a lot and usually keep trying until something works.

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      Santosh Mahabala answered on 13 Nov 2024:

      I believe you are amazing as yourself.
      But, if you are asking on career path, I would say be focussed on the goal and persistent.

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      Mimi Asogwa answered on 13 Nov 2024:

      In terms of career path as a Microbiologist, there a number of things that has help me in my journey:
      Being inquisitive, attentive to detail, hardworking voluntary work in different labs and determination. It is also very important that you keep trying even if things don’t seem to work so persistence is the key word here.
      Don’t be afraid to ask questions and attend open days at University or colleges where you can see various Scientist and have a feel for what they do.

Comments

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    Kirsty L commented on :

    Your journey will look different from each of ours…so the answer is maybe? I didn’t study biology to start with, I had to go to night school while I was working to study it as an adult.

    If your career goal is something biology- related then studying it will certainly help. If you are not sure, you can always study something else, you never have to stop learning!

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    Charlotte commented on :

    I agree with the above comments. I didn’t really like biology at school and couldn’t think of anything worse then being a programmer but I just kept following what I enjoyed and somehow I ended up as a computational biologist and I love it! Studying is hard and you spend a lot of time doing it so just study something you like, your career path will show itself to you at some point. If you like biology then study it at uni, there are so many areas of biology which you never even touch on at school and some you will enjoy, others you will not.