• Question: At what age did you realise what you wanted to be ?

    Asked by anon-253611 to Lea on 15 May 2020.
    • Photo: Lea R'Bibo

      Lea R'Bibo answered on 15 May 2020:

      Since I was a child I wanted to be a Doctor, but I changed my mind at University when I realise I wanted to help to know more about the human body and the way to cure diseases, thus decided to be a Scientist. I also always loved science and especially biology, so I elected it as my major from when I was 16.

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  • Photo: Nicole

    Nicole commented on :

    I’m still changing my mind. I went to university to study biochemistry because I knew I wanted to learn about human health but wasn’t sure what area, then got really interested in microbiology in my studies so thought I’d be a laboratory scientist, then discovered programming and decided I wanted to do that, now I’m starting to get interested in teaching and leading a team. There’s lots of room for change and growth all the way through your career 🙂

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    Emma commented on :

    I think I knew I wanted to do science when I was doing my GCSEs but I wasn’t sure exactly what I wanted to do. I decided I wanted to go to university to study chemistry but at the time I didn’t know what I was going to do once I graduated! I really enjoyed university, especially the research side of things, so that’s when I decided to do a PhD. I’ve got 2 and a half years left of my PhD, and to be honest, I’m not sure what I’m going to do next. I just know I love working in science! I think it’s okay if you don’t know what you want to be, I’m still not sure! Just do what you enjoy!

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    Karen commented on :

    I decided to study science at 18, but since then I have switched subjects a lot. I’ve switched from chemistry, to maths, to biology, to biomedical science, to neuroscience and now working on Alzheimer’s disease. Like many others, I still don’t know what I want to be (and I’m 30 now) but I’m enjoying trying different paths, learning lots and finding out new things. If a path doesn’t work out, that’s OK, sometimes you have to try something out to know if it’s for you or not. I think it’s always good to be open to lots of different opportunities and try things out and see where it takes you and just focus on what you enjoy!