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Emily Whitney
Glen Ridge, NJ
United States

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I want a career in science, but I am being pushed away by everybody I reach out to.

I have recently decided I want my profession in life to reflect what I love most, rather than money, and that love is science. I am currently in the 7th grade and everywhere I turn, people tell me I am too young to be mulling this over, including my science teacher. I want to have what I want ready for me before I graduate, but no one will help. That is why I turn to you, fellow TEDers. Am I to young for this? I want to change the world. With science. Please help me get there. How do I prepare?

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Philipp Wettmann
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Sep 12 2011: It is possible that you know too little to understand certain things, but I think this knowledge will not magicaly apear, in some jears just because your older.

here are some websites, that could be interesting to you.

http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
http://mitworld.mit.edu/
http://www.youtube.com/user/UCBerkeley#p/c/07CF868151394FE3
http://www.vega.org.uk/
http://www.khanacademy.org/
http://www.santafe.edu/
- Emily Whitney
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  Sep 21 2011: Thank you so much! I loved all of these websites. I was looking around with no luck!

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