• Question: how long have you been a scientist

    Asked by htitcom to Tommy, Greg, Cassie, Sofia, Karen on 7 Nov 2013. This question was also asked by sgarvey, rclear, alfie123.
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      Thomas Doherty-Bone answered on 7 Nov 2013:

      jeez, thats a tough question – when does one become a scientist? I obtained my Bachelor of Science degree in 2006. But obtaining a degree doesn’t necessarily make you a scientist, at least a good scientist. Charles Darwin didn’t have a science degree. People can act as scientists and achieve great things, all they have to do is apply scientific method.

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      Cassandra Raby answered on 9 Nov 2013:

      Well I finished my BSc degree in 2008, and after that I started doing science jobs and I did an MSc degree. So I supposed I’ve been a qualified scientist for 5 years!
      I still think I’m a very new scientist as I have only just started my PhD… and you could say that being is scientist is not the job you do, but how you look at the world.

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      Karen Bacon answered on 12 Nov 2013:

      I feel like I was always a scientist at heart and just learned how to be a better one at university! I finished my degree in 2005 and started being paid to do science in 2007, so I guess I could say that I’ve been a professional scientist since then, so six years.

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      Sofia Franco answered on 13 Nov 2013:

      I have been an “official” scientist for probably about 7 years if ou count it from graduation…however I started way way before! When I was little I used to do little experiments to see ho plants grow and try to discover why my pets did what they did: Why did my hamster always walked by the walls and not in the middle of the room? Why did the turtle hide in dark places and loved the heater? I had a huge curiosity for everything! I would say you truly become a scientist when you start asking questions and looking for the answers!

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