practical science

Hi,

I am considering natural science but the main thing putting me off is the fact that the most obvious work is in labs. I love the theory behind chemistry and biology in school but it is the practicals which I really don't like. I find them boring, I often don't know what's going on and we just follow the protocol and then forget about the practical. Obviously, not liking labs isn't great for a science degree. I know there are other types of employment after graduating, such as being an investment analyst or accounting. However, these are also the other type of degree I am considering- finance. I'm not sure whether to go straight for a finance degree, which I think will be less interesting or take a risk with science. Does anyone with any experience of biology and chemistry lab work think it gets better at uni, or is it still dull? Is it hard to change career, away from labs, after a degree in science.

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Spudgunhimself

There are, obviously, lots of labs in a science degree, but after a couple of years you can choose to specialise and make your whole degree pretty much theoretical. The potential downside to this is that if you're doing theoretical work, there is a lot of technical maths behind it and is objectively more difficult than sticking with the labs.