How hard would it be for someone to switch to science if they have no past experience with the subject?

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Question:
My question is - how difficult of a transition would it be for an AVERAGE intelligence person to switch to science? What steps would I have to take (based on my story below) to accomplish this? Could I still get a bachelors in psychology and (while fulfilling the basic science courses/pre-med courses) go into a science graduate program?

Story:
Well I don't know if i'm "average" or above. But I certainly don't think i'm a genius and the possibility of me switching seems improbable. You see, I went to a high school that was horrible - science classes consisted of coming to class. I always had a slight interest in the subject, but I was never motivated to looking into it.

I've always been into social science (especially history and psychology) and have been considering either being a lawyer, history professor, psychologist, neuroscience researcher or psychology professor.

But my interest in science is increasing substantially. I've become very fascinated with biotechnology and astronomy. The problem is that i'm 22 years old and in my fourth year of undergraduate studies majoring in psychology.

Answer 1

Science has two parts - concepts and mathematics. If you were poor or average in science, you need to analyse which aspect was weak (in a chain, the weakest link decides the strength of the chain). If concepts are weak, it is easier to pick up now since there are a good number of websites to help you. If you are weak in maths (differential calculus, integral calculus, vectors, matrices etc.), it would be difficult to switch to science like Physics since it is heavily mathematical.

Discuss with your professors (who are teaching) and counsellors since they and you know your strengths and weaknesses.

Best wishes.

Answer 2

i can tell you from my own experience that will is what it takes
i graduated a high-school specalized in foreign languages
in the last year of high-school i worked 3-4 hours a day at maths and i entered a technical faculty
after the first year there i again learned a lot and now i am also a student in medicine
and i love them both, although many have told me that i won't succeed
so trust yourself and work hard
the world needs science people to move on

Answer 3

From psychology it is quite near to neurobiology. If you are interested enough, hardworking and headstrong, you can get into it.
Astronomy needs a lot of physics and if you don't have good basics, your chances are minimal.