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Question About a Potential Career in Astronomy

-- | February 7, 2016

Question: Hi, my name is Adam. I am 21 years of age, and want to study in astronomer. I just recently started taking classes at a local community college. I haven’t been in school for a few years. Do I have what it takes. I feel like I am delusional for even thinking i can do this. I am disabled do to a car accident when I was 16. I really want to see what is out there beyond this world which is why I truly want to succeed. Do you have any advice. — Adam

Answer: I think that you are taking the right approach to determine if a career as a scientist is the right thing for you by taking some community college classes. If you find that you like the subject matter of these classes, and you do well in them, then you should consider looking into a career as an astronomer. You can find quite a bit of information on a career in science and astronomy in the Careers in Astronomy section of this blog. If you have further questions after looking over this information please do let us know.

Jeff Mangum

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