| Many people choose career paths in science not only | | | | learned about a few years back and see first hand |
| because it is an interesting point of study but also | | | | what a job like this could possibly hold in store. |
| because it can lead to fame and fortune if the career | | | | Graduate school is an absolute must. You will no doubt |
| path has some amazing discoveries along the way. | | | | work with very precise components that could be |
| People love the idea of making the world a better | | | | dangerous. You need all the training you can get with |
| place while make a name for themselves. This topic is | | | | such a technical subject. Many people are able to find |
| also so broad that it allows for tiny, minute areas of | | | | labs to pay for their graduate school provided they did |
| study, allowing you to literally become the only expert | | | | enough scientific extra curricular during school. A |
| in your field if you can get specific enough. | | | | masters degree can often be enough to pave the |
| To start out on this career successfully, you should | | | | way, though a doctorate is always better. |
| take plenty of scientific classes during your elementary | | | | If your goal is to teach at the high school or college |
| and high school days. This should be no problem if this | | | | level, a doctorate is not necessary. The most |
| is a topic you like anyway. These classes should be a | | | | important thing is getting grants for research and |
| pleasure. You should want to take them anyway. | | | | getting published. This can be a difficult area to first |
| Mathematics are also very important--a close second | | | | break into. It requires some sort of partnership with an |
| to the science itself. They are tied very closely, more | | | | experienced scientist who wants you as part of his or |
| so if you choose something like physics or chemistry | | | | her research team, or some institution for whom you |
| over more environmental sciences. | | | | work. |
| After you have had a good, wide experience in many | | | | For this reason you need to hone your grammatical |
| varieties of the subject, you may be more able to | | | | skills. The better you understand the precise styling of |
| narrow down your focus. This decision primarily comes | | | | scientific articles, the more likely you will be able to |
| your senior year in high school or your first year of | | | | impress people with the content of the paper. It is also |
| college. It is important to do this as soon as possible in | | | | critical that you understand the different styles and |
| order to absorb as much pertinent information as you | | | | formats of papers. If you cannot follow simple |
| can. Starting thinking about your thesis very early on. | | | | instructions about things like titles and reference styles, |
| Of course the topic may be assigned to you by a | | | | some societies will not accept your paper. |
| professor who wants to focus your work in a suitable | | | | The first paper may have to be published by you in |
| direction, but it should still merit a great deal of thought. | | | | order to get your foot in the door. It will boost your |
| Try to get internships or become a teacher's aid. This | | | | resume greatly. Keep in mind that publishing these |
| will give you not only much more practice in a | | | | papers can be expensive--up to several thousand |
| laboratory setting but it will show future employers that | | | | dollars for an article only a few pages long. This is why |
| you are smart enough and trustworthy enough to | | | | the goal should always be to become affiliated with an |
| work side by side with an industry professional. Often | | | | institution and receive grants. |
| times it will help you keep up to date on things you | | | | |