• Question: what age where you when you became a scitinsrt

    Asked by anon-39766 on 7 Nov 2022. This question was also asked by anon-39764, anon-39758.
    • Photo: Lyndsey Moore

      Lyndsey Moore answered on 7 Nov 2022:

      I knew I wanted to do science in university when I was around 16 years old, but I would say I began to call myself a scientist when I graduated from university when I was 21.

    • Photo: Vincent Monchal

      Vincent Monchal answered on 7 Nov 2022:

      I start specialising myself at 18 years old.

    • Photo: Anna Desmond

      Anna Desmond answered on 7 Nov 2022:

      I guess I would have called myself a scientist after I graduated from college so I was 22 years old.

    • Photo: Ingmar Schoen

      Ingmar Schoen answered on 7 Nov 2022:

      If ‘scientist’ is merely a job, I was 23 years old when I first got paid to work in a lab. The passion for science came before that.

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    Vanessa commented on :

    I never aimed to be a scientist. I just enjoyed learning. I simply picked up skills and certifications along the way that made it easier to access the information I needed. I got my PhD when I was 33 years old, officially making me a scientist. đŸ™‚