• Question: what set were you in for science

    Asked by thepinklamb to Alison, Artem, Caroline, John, Gunther on 11 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Artem Evdokimov

      Artem Evdokimov answered on 11 Jun 2012:

      Can you re-phrase this question? I am not sure what you mean by ‘what set’ 🙂

    • Photo: John Short

      John Short answered on 13 Jun 2012:

      I think set means the class, back when I was at school, in year 8 we were split into different classes or “sets” based on ability and exam grades.

      I was in set 1, the top set in school for science. I even won “best biologist” at the end of 6th Form/ college after my A-Levels.

    • Photo: Matt Gunther

      Matt Gunther answered on 13 Jun 2012:

      I was in set one for science. I’m now training to be a physicist but – somewhat ironically – I only got a C in my GCSE physics modules. So, all I would say is: no matter which set you’re in, if you put your mind to something and work hard, you’ll make it!

    • Photo: Caroline Dalton

      Caroline Dalton answered on 13 Jun 2012:

      I was in the top set for science but I agree with Matt that if you put your mind to something, you can make it. I have met people who got very good grades but are not necessarily good scientists and people who got lower grades but are very talented in the lab and make excellent scientists. If you are interested and you work hard then I think this gets you a long way 🙂

    • Photo: Alison Graham

      Alison Graham answered on 13 Jun 2012:

      I went to a really small school that didn’t have sets. There were only 30 of us in the whole year for GCSEs! I went to a different school for A-levels where there was only 3 of us for A-level chemistry (maths, on the other hand, had a whopping 7 in the class!). I totally agree with what Caroline says. Being a scientist is not just about academic ability – it’s also about determination and hard work.

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