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

Any questions?

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