Please help me to get back to the science

[plankoman]

I am 33 years old living in East-Europe.When I was 19 I was eager for knowledge,enthusiastic,aspirational and I enrolled in faculty.That was a complete failure.I totally were in the wrong direction.My choice was made under pressure and that field wasn't intrigued me at all.I finished a half of faculty and quit.I didn't want to torture myself doing what I don't want to do.

After that I fell asleep somehow,lost motivation and did what I had to do not related to the science.

Now I am awaken again,at least I feel like that and want to get back to the right track.

I am sure it's never too late.

Any advice is very much appreciated.

[michel123456]

No one will help you. You must rely on your own capacities. What are your fields of interest?

[insane_alien]

First you need to consider carefully which branches of science interest you the most.

 

Second, you need to test your conclusion by studying the science in your spare time.

 

If you continue to enjoy the field then by all means go and study it at university, if you find you do not enjoy it as you thought you would, move on to another subject.

 

It can be hard to find what really interests you and to be honest i think most people stumble upon it by chance. by casting a net far and ide you increase your chances of finding what is right for you.

[michel123456]

I do nothing of the above.

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Thank you, I just got reputation 100. What do I win?

Edited December 28, 2010 by michel123456

[Marat]

Plankoman: It would help if we knew more about you and your circumstances. If you have enough money or live in a country which provides generous funding support or free tuition fees for university students, then your ability to re-start a science career at this point will be much easier. Since so many mature students are now going back to school, many countries have special 'mature student' categories for university admission which waive some of the requirements, reduce fees, and make part-time studies easier. Does the university system in your country allow you to retain the credits from your first course of studies and use them to meet some of the requirements for a new course of studies? Usually universities have guidance counsellors and student advisors who can help give you advice for your own specific needs and interests.

 

I assume after all this time since your first degree, you have had the opportunity carefully to consider what really interests you. If you still need further clarification, there are many short, modular, distance learning courses you can take which would allow you to take a university-level course in some field just to test your interest and capacity before plunging into a full degree program. If you live near a university, it may be easy to audit courses there to test and develop your interests.

[A Tripolation]

I do nothing of the above.

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Thank you, I just got reputation 100. What do I win?

 

You don't recommend studying different areas of science?

[michel123456]

On the contrary.

My field of interest is everything. Of course I cannot manage everything, but IMHO it is not necessary to focus on one field of science. Only if you want to become a specialist in this particular field. There are interesting things everywhere. And one of the most interesting thing is the interconnection between apparently totally different fields of knowledge.

And I will not go back to university.

[Athena]

Get a subscription to a good science magazine and enjoy the banquet of sciences that is available. I used to live for my next Omni magazine, which came once a month. Nothing lifted my spirits better. Such non technical magazines are made to appeal to the average reader and so the articles are short and easy. I don't know how anyone could read them and not feel excited. Once you expose yourself to all the fascinating things going on in science, you will be driven to get more and more information.

 

 

I don't want to get in trouble for spamming, but I enjoy The Teaching Company college lectures so much, I want everyone to know they are available.

 

I just googled science DVD's and here is a site for less advanced people or children,

http://www.learningfromdvds.com/Science-DVDs.html . At these prices, one does not have to depend public education to educate a child.

 

National Geographic also has DVD's of popular science interest. There are more options.

Edited January 31, 2011 by Athena