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Asked by pizza unicorn to Anna, George, Jodi, Rob, Stefan on 14 Nov 2014. This question was also asked by Hi_It's_Lottie.
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Stefan Lines answered on 14 Nov 2014:
Work really hard in Science and Maths up and through GCSE. If you find an area of Science difficult, then don’t panic – I struggled with Biology, but that didn’t stop me becoming a Physicist. Then you can select from Physics, Chemistry and Biology at your A-Levels. If you want to carry on to University, it helps to have at least a couple of Science A-Levels, and very very helpful if you do Maths too (and further Maths is a help!).
Good luck 🙂
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Jodi Schneider answered on 14 Nov 2014:
Take as much science and math as you can. I agree with Stefan — don’t panic if you find it difficult!
Outside of science, focus on writing and public speaking: you will use these a lot in science. Other skills can come in handy too, like construction or graphic design.
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Rob Appleyard answered on 14 Nov 2014:
Apart from studying the sciences that you’re interested in, maths maths maths. There are some areas of science (and especially physics) that can only really be understood in mathematical terms, and if you haven’t learned the maths you need, it’s going to be tricky.
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Anna Scaife answered on 15 Nov 2014:
I agree with everyone else on this – maths is super important – and don’t worry if you don’t enjoy every single science subject.
Other things you can do are to join science clubs and read science magazines – all of that will help you find out which bits interest you most and help you narrow down your subject choices.
You can also look for summer jobs and placements that have a scientific side to them. I used to spend my summer holidays just working in my local supermarket to get some extra cash and when I got to Uni I was really jealous when I heard about all the other interesting jobs people had done during their summer holidays!
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