• Question: The evictions have started! Are you scared? What would you say to the other scientists?

    Asked by Joe to Laura, Matthew, Andrew, Rebecca on 19 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Matthew Camilleri

      Matthew Camilleri answered on 19 Nov 2014:


      Well, 3 pm is starting to be a tense moment for me, but its been a blast, so if I were to be evicted I can take this experience and use it to better myself during public engagement events, especially STEM visits. I grew to understand the students more, which will help me throughout the next few years for sure.

      Well, if I were to be evicted all I would have to say to the other scientists is taht it was a pleasure competing with them, they have been great.

    • Photo: Laura Schofield

      Laura Schofield answered on 19 Nov 2014:


      I’m terrified! I am loving I’m A Scientist and it is a relief to know that even if I do get evicted I can still take part in all the live chats! I don’t know what I’ll do next week though…I might have to start forcing the Undergrads to email me questions that I can answer! I’d say to the other scientists that I think they are all amazing and it is a pleasure being put in the same category as them all! Some of their answers have made me stop and think and I have learnt a lot from both them and the students in this process. So thank you. To all my fellow scientists (and that includes the students!)

    • Photo: Andrew McKinley

      Andrew McKinley answered on 19 Nov 2014:


      “Scared” is the wrong term. Nervous perhaps? Excited? Slightly sad too – it’s a bittersweet moment.

      Of course it’s great to get through to the next round, but I feel sad for the excellent people that did not make it through. Everyone here does great work, they provide fantastic answers and put in a huge amount of their time to answer all your questions.

      It’s a just a shame that there is only one winner

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