what efforts do scientists put to become one?

Question: what efforts do scientists put to become one?
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Asked by 698bm1924 to Peter, Jonathan, Grace, Doris, David, Ann on 5 Jun 2019.
- Grace Kago answered on 5 Jun 2019:
  
  One needs to complete high school, then to get a college degree (Bachelors). Next, one needs either a Masters degree (MSc) or a PhD. This process takes close to 10-15 years. This time is used to ensure that all the fundamental knowledge has been learned so that the scientist can apply all this knowledge to a new question.

Question: what efforts do scientists put to become one?