A Roscommon town secondary school student says his participation in the BT Young Scientists competition has given him a whole new perspective on his career choices.has given him a whole new perspective on his career choices.
Sean Allen who's a 5th year student at Roscommon Community College entered a project in the completion this January called NutriSoil.
It examined the long-term effects of a more sustainable method of keeping nutrients in the soil as an alternative to artificially made granules.
Sean also emerged in recent days as a winner for his work at the BT Young Scientists Business Bootcamp which encourages winning students to look at further innovation and development of their projects.
The Roscommon teenager says taking part in the competition in January and the subsequent boot camp has given him a lot to think of in terms of his future career.
I started off before I went anywhere near BT , in one kind of career, I was thinking completely differently to what I'm thinking now, and then when I got to BT it's completely changed my idea of going to college and what jobs I want to do, what I want to do after college , even between the Leaving Cert and during college.
It's completely changed what I'm thinking , and I think it's just because it is such a unique experience, but it's just so enjoyable to do it.
It's a lot of work to get there but when you're there it's brilliant.
You can hear the full interview with Sean here.
