• Question: is doing science in unerversity hard

    Asked by anon-214190 to Alun, Bastian, Cheryl, Dave, Farah, Helen on 15 Jun 2019.
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      Farah Elahi answered on 15 Jun 2019:

      Well I studied a psychology degree (some may argue that it’s not a science) but I thought I should answer anyway. It is difficult to do any degree in my opinion, but nothing worth having is easy (as they say). University is what you make of it, so if you want to take your studies seriously you’ll study hard and overcome the challenges. As long as you study a subject you’re interested in and passionate about, then you should be fine – whether that is a science based degree or not.

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      Helen Faulkner answered on 15 Jun 2019:

      It’s quite hard to answer this question because there are so many branches of science that you can study at university. I would say that the classical sciences, Chemistry, Biology and Physics, are probably harder than the life sciences like my Zoology degree but it also depends how academic you are as a student.
      Any degree can be hard, there’s often a lot of information to remember and concepts to understand but it can also be a lot of fun and you will learn things you never realised you wanted to know e.g. I learned that sharks intestines are shaped like a helter skelter instead of just being a tangled mess like ours.

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      Cheryl Williams answered on 16 Jun 2019: last edited 16 Jun 2019 6:36 pm

      All university degrees are difficult in different ways. My housemates at uni were doing History and English and had one lecture a day. I did Biological Sciences and had three lectures a day plus practical work! I seemed to spend more time in lectures than they did, however they had a lot of work like long essays and spent a lot of time in the library. I enjoyed doing my degree and it was hard work but it was worth it.

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      Bastian Saputra answered on 16 Jun 2019:

      Doing science in university may sound hard for some people, but actually if you are passionate about it, you will find it as a challenge no matter how hard it is.

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      Dave Underhill answered on 17 Jun 2019:

      Yes, is the simple answer but you get out what you put in! The achievement is greater when it is hard. You can scrape by but if you work hard you find it so rewarding, in fact I can’t even explain how rewarding it can be of you engage properly

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