Why did you choose your degree?

squirrelchops

Social work because I had been working with children with complex behavioural difficulties for some years and found I enjoyed it a great deal. I reached a level whereby I would be restricted in future job choices as I was not social work qualified so decided to go for it.

Also I had observed some incompetent social workers and quite simply thought 'I could do a better job than you'. I graduate next year so the proof shall be in that pudding!

Oh and regarding finance..............the social work degree attracts a £4,500 per year bursary so that influenced me a little as I left a full time reasonably paid job to become a student.

When I graduate the start pay is ok but it is more about the doors that will be open to me once I am qualified that is important.

sp1987

I studied law as I had always fancied it. I cannot stand blood or gore and am too emotionally attached to narky stinking animals so would not have made much of a vet (would end up taking them all home!) :rotfl:

Career prospects are good both within the legal profession and outside but to be honest I just wanted to spend three years doing something I fancied rather than having to sit through feeling bored and paying for the luxury.

megc_2

My undergraduate degree was humanities, chosen because it enabled me to mix and match between 4 subjects all of which I was fascinated by and wanted to learn more about. My employment contract had just ended due to funding cut, so the time was right, and I jumped at the opportunity- nothing to do with finance. I was a mature student, at 34 when I started.

Now I'm a postgraduate on a Social Work Masters- chosen because it was a career where I felt I could really make a difference with people who really needed a difference in their lives, and because of personal past life experiences. With my degree rsults and abilities I coudl have chosen to take up the place I was offered on 2 graduate management schemes, and earn a whole laod of money, but I wouldn't have been satisfied- so I chose my current course instead. Finance again didn't enter into the decision- either while a student, or after, as social work pays a pittance compared to many other careers/ professions.

stevesb52

I'm studying Mechanical Engineering at Newcastle. Chose the degree because I was always good at physics and maths, but not really that interested in them. Turns out they become a lot more interesting when you can apply them to real problems, so switched to Mech Eng with Mathematical Modelling for my third and fourth years. Chose the city because I visited on the open day and it seemed absolutely perfect - small enough so you can walk everywhere and large enough so that there's all the ammenities you'd expect of a city.

robin_banks

Interested in planning/architechture/buildings.

Got an MSc in Urban Design, and ended up an accountant.

Mr.Mulla

As a new graduate nurse I was constantly asked that question by my friends and family. The answer is just as clear today as it was thirty-three years ago! There is no other professional career that I know of that offers you as much opportunity as nursing does.

mummytofour

Life too me in the direction of social work :-) Sometimes following your heart is the way to go.

Fliparoo

At school I enjoyed learning languages. At college I didn't put enough effort into languages but decided to apply for a Business Management and French degree... 18months in France is part of the course which I thought would be easy, but that 18 months begins in one week's time:eek::eek::eek:
My life is different now, moving away wasn't going to be a problem, had I gone to uni when I was supposed to but I deferred for a year and now I'm nervous as I don't want to leave certain people behind.

Finance wasn't really an issue... Although it's beginning to be one!