BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Learning Difficulties?

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** May 28, 2014 12:00 pm

So I decided to look into how to become an astrophysicist...

I need to start out taking a bachelor in physics, and then I can take Astrophysicist

I need to take A levels in Math and Physics and Chemestry or bio-technology... How on earth am I going to do that? My luck is that there's no grade limit... but how the F am I going to even pass?

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** May 28, 2014 1:15 pm

I bit the bullet and I've just written the aplications for Math and Physics on A levels and Chemestry on a B level...

Apparently I can seek some sort of help, so it's worth a try. I'm scared though...

**Posted by Deilenn** May 28, 2014 1:44 pm

Astrophysics sounds very interesting! I've never been good at physics, but if I were I'd probably have decided to study astronomy, I've always liked it. So I must say it's brave of you that despite of your problems with math and generally dyscalculia you still want to try it.

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** May 28, 2014 1:55 pm

I am hoping my photographic memory will help me here... and if I can work a bit on my mental blocks as well I am hoping I can pass at least.. I am accepting I won't be an A student.

Honestly what am I doing? I can only remember that 4 is a bigger number than 3 because of Benedict on Sesame Street...

But honestly string theroy, the big bang, black holes and event horizons and all of that makes sense to me... I am planning on not telling my mother about this before I have to. She's going to laugh so hard. She doesn't know that I'm even interested in things like that... people have always seen me as stupid

**Posted by Zatoichi** May 28, 2014 3:02 pm

Honey, whoever read you here knows you´re far from being stupid!! And as far as I know the understanding of higher mathematics isn´t even affected with dyscalculia.. so go for it! I definitely cheer for you!

I sometimes read about astrophysics and particle physics as a hobby, but it´s too complicated for me to really go into depth. Still a very fascinating subject! (I´ve never met another girl who´s also into physics and brain research..)

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** May 28, 2014 3:33 pm

*High fives*

If I fail in this I'm going to have it as a hobby as well... but I suppose since I can't find a job anyway I might as well study as long as I can...

You know what, if I do make it, it could be fun to go to an old class mates meeting, or even meet my physics teacher, he never gave me a chance and I remember he had an astronomy course as well and I asked if I could join and he just laughed and didn't hear me out. Hah!