• Question: When you were in Secondary School did you find it easy to understand science? Did you pick it up right away? :)

    Asked by anon-207494 to William, Silvia, Scott, Oliver, Natalie, Michelle, Lowri on 13 Mar 2019.
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      Michelle Valkanas answered on 13 Mar 2019:

      Great question! For me I felt like it was just a lot of memorization. I am more of a hands on learner. I cannot say it was easy, I would say it took a lot of work to memorize everything. It became a lot easier in uni when I could apply science to a specific question and then do it!

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      Lowri Evans answered on 13 Mar 2019:

      To be honest, I found science quite straightforward to GCSE. Then I struggled a bit at A-level. I had to work a bit harder to get good grades. Finding the right balance between working hard and enjoyment is important I think. If everything was easy, then it would be boring right?

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      Scott Graham answered on 13 Mar 2019:

      In secondary school I didn’t find science easy as I went through a phase of being naughty in class and not paying attention, however once I started behaving and actually paying attention I found that I enjoyed it. although some parts like chemistry I found hard I made sure to study and ask for extra help and I eventually got there in the end.

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      Natalie Lamb answered on 13 Mar 2019:

      I wasn’t a natural at science, especially because I’m bad at exams and good at coursework and science at school was all exams. I found it interesting though and it kind of makes sense e.g. that bacteria cause illness etc. I feel like when something is interesting to you it is generally easier to learn. I found physics more difficult though because it didn’t always make sense to me and I found it quite confusing.

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      Silvia Imberti answered on 13 Mar 2019:

      I kind of thought Chemistry and geology were boring (because there was too much to learn by heart) and liked astronomy and physics. I liked that Physics could explain many phenomena with few key concepts (I have always been for maximum result with the minimum effort!). But a lot of passion for a subject comes from how it is presented… For example I didn’t get philosophy at all, I just wasn’t sure what they were talking about…

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