Question: What advice would you give to anyone who would like to become a scientist?

Scott Graham answered on 6 Mar 2019:

If becoming a scientist is something you are interested in doing i would recommend to study and research which area you are interested in. Once you know what you want to do there is a few different ways you can become a scientist.

The first one is the obvious one, research which subjects you will need (a science maths and English are pretty handy to have) study hard at school to pass your exams and get into university.

the second route is going to college first then university, this is good if you are not 100% sure about studying science and want a taster (this is what i done) also its a good step if your grades are a bit low for university.

you could also look out for modern apprenticeships where you can get hired as a scientist (or more commonly a technician to begin with). This gives you the opportunity to work and study at same time.

another route would be to apply for lower end jobs and work your way up the career ladder.

I would strongly advise making use of activities like this and maybe careers evens and speaking to STEM ambassadors for a better insight. Also if you can, see if you can volunteer somewhere to get some work experience this is pretty good to put onto university applications and your CV.

i hope this helps 🙂