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Asked by morgan12345 to Laura, Lily, Mark, Paul, Sarah on 21 Jun 2010 in Categories: Scientist.
Question: How Long Did It Take You To Become A Scientist? :)
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Sarah Bardsley answered on 18 Jun 2010:
After A-levels I did 3 year Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and graduated when I was 21.
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Laura Maliszewski answered on 18 Jun 2010:
I don’t think there’s a magic point at which you become a scientist. If you like science a lot and think about it a lot, I think you can call yourself a scientist. Probably after I got my PhD is when other people started calling me a scientist, so for me I was 28 years old.
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Mark Roberts answered on 21 Jun 2010:
It depends what you mean….
It took me 4 years undergrad and then 4 yrs pHd to get where I am today – but you can become a scientist working in a lab after your undergraduate – and I’d say when you’re doing a pHd you’re a scientist so 4 years I guess.
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Paul Roche answered on 21 Jun 2010:
After school (O levels and then 2 years of A levels), I did a BSc degree (3 years), then a PhD (3.5 years), and I became a “Doctor” at age 25. Nowadays, it is probably a year longer than that, as most people will do a 4 year Masters degree (MPhys, MChem, MSci etc. – a BSc plus 1 more year).
But getting a PhD is just the start, as there is loads of stuff to do after that – I’ve been a scientist for about 21 years now (if I count when I started my PhD as the start – longer if you think the BSc degree counts), and what I’ve learnt is that there is so much to learn, you have to be very focussed on your research, but keep aware of as much of the associated science as you can. As an astronomer, that’s mainly physics and some chemistry, but developments in computers are also very important.
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