>>13139229Anyone can study STEM, it just require many hours grinding up competencies in math and problem solving, and then repeated familiarizations with whatever central concepts there are in your field (eg. going over the postulates of QM until they're second nature) and seeing how those apply in different regimes. This is in tandem with the process of researching scientific papers, experimentation, and producing scientific writing. It's not much different than any other skill like law, business, or artistry. All that sets you apart is that you had the interest to put in the work, most people see something like calculus or mechanics in HS and just don't find it interesting enough to want to understand it.
