Robyn Francis
Bayer MaterialScience
Pittsburgh, PA USA
"Change is inevitable and change is not always bad; and we have to learn to be accepting of that and try to manage it the best way we can within our realm of control."
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Chemistry, General
Howard University
Graduate Degree
Analytical Chemistry
University of Connecticut
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
She always thought that she'd be a doctor-if you were a good student, that was just the natural path you took.
2.
But when it came time for her to choose a major, she realized her family wouldn't be able to support her through years of medical school.
3.
Luckily, she'd concluded that medicine wasn't the field for her, anyways, which was a relief.
4.
Her curiosity about her surroundings and the natural world led her into the chemistry field.
5.
She wanted to be able to support herself, so she worked part-time in a hospital chemistry lab while she was still in school.
6.
The job gave her the opportunity to apply the skills she was learning in school to real-world situations; this helped underscore her interest in chemistry.
7.
She always tries to keep an open mind about inevitable failures: learn, improve, and try not to make the same mistake again.
8.
Actively practicing self-assessment kept her focused on her end goal, bul also helped her shift her trajectory if something didn't work out.
