Me too! At the time I did not realize just the quality of undergraduate education I was getting in the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Jack Dodd was Professor of Physics and had just won the NZ Hector Medal [1]. Phenomenal teacher - his passion for understanding was captivating. True of most of the faculty. The same Hector Medal by the way was awarded in 1916 to none other than the New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford himself [2]. Yeah that Rutherford.
But my humble first year intention was medical intermediate on track to medical school. I absolutely loved biology, and loved the labs most of all. But it was in those labs where I hit a brick wall. With every lab (e.g. dissections etc), we were required to pencil draw our work. A significant part of our grade was on the caliber of fine artistry. I was a scientist damn it! Not an artist. The best I could do was stick figure level illustration. Needless to say I did not shine as a life scientist, so I moved my major into physics.
Looking back I have often wondered how many burgeoning life scientists had their careers cut short in those labs. I have also wondered if I would have stayed stymied artistically my whole life if that had never happened. I love art and would love to be able to draw. Just never went there again.
But my humble first year intention was medical intermediate on track to medical school. I absolutely loved biology, and loved the labs most of all. But it was in those labs where I hit a brick wall. With every lab (e.g. dissections etc), we were required to pencil draw our work. A significant part of our grade was on the caliber of fine artistry. I was a scientist damn it! Not an artist. The best I could do was stick figure level illustration. Needless to say I did not shine as a life scientist, so I moved my major into physics.
Looking back I have often wondered how many burgeoning life scientists had their careers cut short in those labs. I have also wondered if I would have stayed stymied artistically my whole life if that had never happened. I love art and would love to be able to draw. Just never went there again.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Dodd
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Rutherford