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Choosing the right subject
Different sorts of university course and how to decide which one’s right for you
Different sorts of course
• Arts vs Sciences• Language courses– Year abroad
• Sandwich courses• Part-time courses• Medicine/Veterinary medicine– Pre-clinical vs Clinical
How to choose?
• Favourite subject?• Career-based?• Something you find interesting!
“Course choice is the most important thing to consider in choosing where
to go to uni, BUT what degree you do does not determine the course of
your life!!”
Guess the degree!
Jess Ennis, Olympic athleteStudied Psychology at the
University of Sheffield
Angela Merkel, German ChancellorStudied Physics at the University of
Leipzig, Germany
Guess the degree!
Tim Cook, CEO of AppleStudied Industrial Engineering at Auburn University, Alabama
Frank Ocean, rapperStudied English at the University of Louisiana
Guess the degree!
James Blunt, singer-songwriterStudied sociology at the University of
Bristol (but started off studying aerospace manufacturing engineering!)
Dara O’Briain, TV comedianStudied Maths and Theoretical
Physics at University College Dublin
Summary
• What degree you do doesn’t limit your future options
• Top priority is to do something you find interesting – you will be at uni for (at least) three years!
• Do some research early, try and work out what you might want to do and what A-levels you’ll need to do it
