Why did you choose your degree?

MrsManda

I love the subject and the only way I could learn properly about it was to study for a degree.
Finance didn't come in to it. If I could gain the breadth and depth of knowledge on my subject that I will in my degree, whilst working I'd do that because I'm communting 1hr each way each day so it's almost like going to work with increased debt, little pay, and longer hours. But it's the love of my subject which keeps me doing it.
When I was 19 the reason for studying the subject was the same, but I wouldn't have chosen learning through work rather than university if that had been an option presented. I loved my uni experience, met my husband and made life-long friends
before being forced to drop out due to illness.

Finance in terms of debt didn't come into my decision process neither at 18/19, nor when I reapplied at 24. I have a passion for my subject so provided I could afford rent, food and fees using student finance, I was happy

Masomnia

Chose to do history because to quote one of Stephen Fry's characters 'it's my field of least incompetence'. I enjoy it, generally, so I don't regret it. To be honest though, now graduation is looming I do wish I'd done something a bit more accomodating when it comes to careers.

Don't want to be a historian, and don't want to be a teacher. !!!!!!.

So no, finance didn't play a part at all.

Mini_Bear

I decided to study up north (Durham) as accomodation and general living costs were cheaper. so glad i did - managed to get shared house at £45/week including bills!!!
i studied business and finance so was tempted by the london uni's but couldnt justify the extra 10k+ over the 3 yrs.
best decision i ever made, i loved living in the north east, and miss it and the ppl dearly

princesspinchie

Masomnia wrote: »

Chose to do history because to quote one of Stephen Fry's characters 'it's my field of least incompetence'. I enjoy it, generally, so I don't regret it. To be honest though, now graduation is looming I do wish I'd done something a bit more accomodating when it comes to careers.

Don't want to be a historian, and don't want to be a teacher. !!!!!!.

So no, finance didn't play a part at all.

What's wrong with being a historian or teacher or librarian or museum person????? These are all the stereotypical careers of a History graduate!!:rotfl:

wornoutmumoftwo

I'm a late starter. Doing an open uni degree in early years with the view to working with children with additional needs (my eldest has autism). Was so impressed with how the nursery helped him, started volunteering in there, loved in and now i'm doing my first course.
Get help with funding as we're on a low income.

giantmutantbroccoli

I chose to do a degree in genetics because I'd enjoyed the bits of the subject we did at college, was fascinated by the odd bits that ended up in the news and secretly always wanted to be a scientist from a scifi movie Originally I wanted to do rocket science (it's not rocket science.. oh wait, it IS! Lol) but I was so incredibly bored by a-level maths that I failed, and didn't really want to do more maths later on.
Looking back on it I think if I'd passed Maths I could've done the course, but what I'm doing now is interesting too.
I chose to do it at a uni down the road from my parents because it worked out cheaper, and I get on with my parents.

Idiophreak

Future earnings was pretty much 100% behind my choice - I grew up through the .com boom and saw all of these people retiring at 30 as millionaires and decided that computer science would be a good thing to study. I arrived at the party a bit late, but still get half decent money out of it, so no real complaints.

gunsandbanjos

Doing an MSc in Mathematics because i'm a geek and love maths:D

Esor

Chose my degree because I loved the subject and it was a joint honours with research, which I thought would make an interesting career. It also meant I got a reduced MSc, which was good! Just graduated from said MSc and about to embark on my first job which requires it. Wont be a millionaire anytime soon but wont be too poor either.

Finance wasn't really an issue in choosing my course, I was already living with my bf and he had a decent job so decided to stay local, also the uni had a good rep for the course I wanted to do. All worked out quite well really!

Of course, that was before top-up fees...I still think you shouldn't base your decision on finance though, do something you'll enjoy!

TDQO

Always wanted to be an engineer... didn't fancy civil, mechanical or aeronautical engineering and all the campuses I visited felt too big and impersonal.

Randomly found out about mining engineering by flicking through the UCAS book... visited the campus in Cornwall and loved it at first sight. Then found out that I'd be blowing stuff up, playing with 400tonne trucks and be getting paid over £50k a year straight out of uni... no brainer really!