• Question: did you alwayse want to be a scientist

    Asked by smuveinc to Mark, Jenni, Helen, Martin, Stu on 14 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by sanjidah, jea1253, cod7, laralara3, gelshywough123.
    • Photo: Mark Burnley

      Mark Burnley answered on 13 Jun 2011:

      I wasn’t sure what I wanted to be until I got into university to study sport and exercise science. When I got there I soon realsied it is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. The great thing is that it is never too late to decide what you want to do!

    • Photo: Jenni Tilley

      Jenni Tilley answered on 13 Jun 2011:

      No. When I was 7 I wanted to be a singing, dancing violin-playing photographer nurse who worked in the Navy. My Dad was in the Navy, my Mum was a nurse and I enjoyed singing, playing the violin, taking photos and dancing…!

      I didn’t decide I wanted to be a scientist until I was about 14. Even then, I wanted to be an engineer and build things. I was 20 when I discovered I actually wanted to be a Materials Scientist.

    • Photo: Helen O'Connor

      Helen O'Connor answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      No. I did a-levels only because everyone else did them, and then I worked for 2 years before I went to university to study English. It was only when I was about 30 that I realised I wanted to study psychology. I wish I had started earlier, but I think I worked harder because I started late and had to make up for lost time

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