TimParadox

I live in Belgium, Europe. And I was talking about Biotechnology, not just biology. Back in secondary school (yes, your high school) we never got any biology. Or chemistry, for that matter. Can anyone give me some tips on what books or whatever to use to build up the basic knowledge required for university? Merged post follows: Consecutive posts mergedAnyone?

Hello guys and gals, I'm pretty new to these forums, and wanted to ask a question. Three years ago I graduated secondary school in electromechanics. Nowadays I'm working at a major chemical company, earning good money. So, all is well. Not really. I'd prefer to live my own life, and not my father's. I'd love to get at least a bachelor's degree in biotechnology, or a related field, in my pursuit to contribute to research into anti-aging (even being someone's assistant would satisfy me). The problem is, during my time in secondary school, very little knowledge was offered to me about biology, physics, or chemistry, and my calculus is also rather rusty. I know that I have to get my skill in those fields to acceptable levels before even attempting attending university, or I know I'd fail badly. The university I had in mind states that a thorough understanding of what you were thought in secondary school would suffice to begin with. So this is my quest: getting my skill up to the required level. The question is: how? What kind of book or courses or whatever would you recommend? Keep in mind that my current skill level is extremely limited at best - but I'm willing to work hard, and know what I want.

You know, I could send an email to a professor of the uni I want to attend, to see what they have to say about it. It would seem that there is some contradicting info on the matter, and I want to be sure in what to invest those precious 4 years.

Hello there, this is my first post in these forums, and probably in the wrong place already. But anyway, I wanted to ask a question: I'm planning on attenting university soon to pursue my dream. I would love to eventually contribute to anti-aging research. But the thing is, I'm not sure which field of biology that is! I was thinking biotechnology, but I could be mistaken of course. I'm not too confident about my skills in math and physics, but I could prepare myself before going to uni, of course. What do you think?