Also, how was the post grad job market? People who are studying at the moment, feel free to share your experience too. :)
I made this thread because I have yet to decide what I want to do, and I guess hearing other peoples experiences and thoughts concerning the courses they chose, could me and others like me make our choice. I mean I'm one of those unfortunate enough to not really have a particular passion or preference and I certainly haven't got a dream job in mind, so I have little idea what I should choose.

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Nothing :x

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Why did you choose not to go to uni then?

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I didn't go to uni because I wasn't smart enough! >_<

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And look at us all now spending our days on the same site, its proof that Uni wont get you anywhere : /

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It will get you a massive student loan you'll spend the majority of your life paying back... lol

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I studied physics a while ago. If you want to stay in scientific research, the job market is not the best (imo), if you are willing to switch to anything else, the job market looks quite good as your way of thinking is in high demand.

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Are you a professor now? o:

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No.

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:(

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I was in astronomical research for a time. But in Germany you get 1-year long contracts for 12 years and after that it is a coinflip if you will get a permanent position or not, even if you are a professor (if you want to try to read up on this topic and understand the german way of thinking, search for "Wissenschaftszeitgesetzt" and "Privatdozent"). So most researchers spend some time abroad, thus prolonging the 12 years. If they are really good, they get a permanent position. If they are just good, they most probably will get laid off at the age of 40 or so.
That was not the way I wanted to plan my life, so I teach now physics and maths at a highschool. Better pay than a researcher and longer holidays :)

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I studied the bar

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I'm still in my second year studying Biomedical Engineering at the TU/e. While I'm not done yet, it's already clear that Health tech is only growing bigger, so I'm pretty much guaranteed to get a job once I finish.

I had pretty broad interests as well, even considered doing philosophy, but I think it's way better as a minor alongside something with good prospects (^w^)

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I'm also on my 2nd year of Biomed Eng!! high fives
I'm at IST tho. They keep promising 100% employment up to 6 months to us. Which is nice

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Seems like an interesting course! Don't think I have the GCSEs for it though. From what I gather here in UK Physics and Maths are basically a must in A Level.

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I graduated from TU/e a year ago. The world is so small indeed.

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I'm studying accounting :D you will always have a job if you study this

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Im studying psychology and i decided to study that because i like to watch people behavior that's the reason that all my posts here are just shitpost he he

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This is probably one I've considered the most but a lot of people go on about the poor prospects. Any idea what you want to do afterwards? Job wise?

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I-O psychologist
Here description by Wikipedia
Also there's a lot more things you can do if you study psychology :D

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I studied Computer Science. I still enjoy it, but I never had the passion for programming that is required to really make a career out of it. I also have no interest in moving to a big city which is where most of the jobs are. So now I'm employed by the government as a 911 operator (where I am also the unofficial computer tech.)

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I'm in my 1st master of medicine development. I chose pharmacy because of fate idk. I wanted to study computer science or bio engineering and we went to this "study fair" thing where every university/college was promoting every course they had. After I visited bio engineering and computer science I felt quite unsatisfied. My friend was in queue for the biomedical science stand. And I got bored so I decided to go to the pharmacy one right next to it. The person I met there was actually the dean of the entire medical sciences department. He was really enthusiastic and told me I had the right high school diploma to enter pharmacy and somehow his enthusiasm rubbed off on me. When I came home I read that 2/3 of pharmacy students find a job before they finish their last year (because of internships). So yeah. I started pharmacy with the thought of ending up in a nice quiet pharmacy. However when I had to pick a masteri decided i'd rather not work in a pharmacy at all, so I picked medicine development. However I can still work in a pharmacy perfectly fine I I wanted. Anyway now I'm in the same position as you because I don't know what to do after this? Pick an advanced master in industrial pharmacy? Or clinical biology? Or hospital pharmacy? Or rather get a phD? PhD in what there's like 10 labs I can work in at our department.

Sorry for boring you with this story. But I just wanna tell you that once you make a choice you are not glued to it. There's still many and more opportunities and other choices you can make later. Also try to talk to people who are studying something you might be interested in. Visit universities, order brochures, read vacatures, ....

So I hope you're all for pharmacy after you read this ;)

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In the US there is Big money in Pharmacy!

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yup, here in belgium too and probably all over the world. I think pharma is one of the big industries that keep getting bigger because there is just so much to discover and we will always need medicine.
i'm glad i made this choice

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Haha, I read this story in the "career change" thread. :D Glad you found the right thing for you. And you're right, the good thing about university is there's always quite a bit of freedom and choice.

I don't think pharmacy or anything to do with medicine is for me though. It's incredibly competitive here, and as it's not my passion, or something I especially like, finding drive would be hard.

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At first i was like "huh what thread what is he talking about?" But then i remembered. Lol wasn't that somewhere in January? Am I now known as "that crazy pharma student"?

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I double majored in English and film studies and minored in linguistics (damn college made linguistics a major the year after I graduated -- wish I could have done that!). I picked my majors and minor because I am 100% in love with words and am interested in media in general (hence the second major in film studies). I actually wrote my honors thesis on spelling reform and why it shouldn't happen.

For the first 2-ish years after I graduated I worked for a staffing company, starting in the operations department and then moving to HR, where I worked as lead recruiter (despite having no prior experience, I was just good at it, and the HR director was super swamped, so I just kind of got to be the lead and also help with other aspects of HR, which was a cool learning experience).

Then, I worked for 2 years as a newspaper editor, which was awesome. I loved every second of it. I was promoted to a full-time editor even though I was the newest person there, and I got to work on lots of really interesting projects. Unfortunately, though, I was in the print department, and we got hit with a bunch of layoffs, of which I was one, so now I'm unemployed and looking for new work.

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I did a double major in creative writing and English literature. For my graduating thesis I critically analyzed my own poetry

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Nice to meet you Bill Gates Junior. :)

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i'm studying petroleum engineering actually this is my last month,already signed a contract :D

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Lots of money in that!

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Not as much as there used to be. :(

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I studied Accounting. After 13 years of working in the financial industry, I'm quite bored with it.

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I understand, after my first 2 accounting courses I found Accounting very easy but very boring.

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I studied primary education with the goal of becoming a teacher, but have not been able to find any long-term employment since graduating a few years back.

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I'm still at uni but I am currently studying to be a Math teacher at either another uni or a private school :D

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I achieved a Masters of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in marketing. I was very good at marketing but found that my morals held me back, so I moved on to other fields.

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I am a second year Computer Engineering :3 I like Engineering and my laptop => this ... That's actually the truth lol
I feel ok with what I'm doing right now :D

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I'm studying Business Administration in Turkey, majoring in Marketing. I also won(passed the exam) Erasmus+ programme so I'll be studying in Slovenia for a semester. I got the highest grade so I could choose any country in Europe with E+ programme, I picked Slovenia because I have some friends there and I'm interested in Middle European business.

I chose BA only because they told me it'd be easy to graduate, they were wrong. My school ( Dokuz Eylül University) has the hardest BA programme in our entire country, I work my ass off to get a C grade.

The biggest concern among the students of Business Administration is that they won't be able to find jobs. Well, they're right. About 80% of them won't be able to find a job in the first year or work in areas other than BA. But that's because they only graduated with regular information. You need to improve yourself in every way if you want to succeed in BA, and in life in general. I myself speak 4 languages, have shitload of certificates, part of many communities and even I can't find an internship.

If you want to find out what you have to do with your life, remember the Bukowski's words; "Find what you love and let it kill you".
Don't listen to your parents, don't listen to anyone. My parents wanted me to become a lawyer, I fucking hate law. I was in a similar position as you are, I chose an area with wide boundaries so I can try and see if I like one of them. I took various classes for; Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resources Management,Management Information Systems, Marketing, Production and Operations Management and I like MIS and Marketing best so I'll move on with those. Though I really, REALLY hate Accounting so that's an area I suggest you to stay away from. I have 1 year left in university, my goal is to have fun and learn everything I can.

I hope it was helpful and you can find what you like. Do not follow the stream, always trust your guts and do whatever the hell you want. You'll have a good life if you improve yourself in every way and focus on finding your "love". And remember, worry is a misuse of imagination.

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Wait, teaching chess is your job? How? Sounds interesting. And that's the thing though, I have no passion. At least in this. So I might as well just go for one that has a nice reputation, and has ok prospects.

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electromechanical engineering, it hasn't, heh...been going well : /

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I got a BA in Poli Sci
I now work for a medical comm agency
Where I am also unofficial tech support

I screwed up somewhere along the way I think

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I just got my BA in philosophy, now it's just waiting on graduate school applications. Otherwise I'm doing that post-graduate floundering confused about life, but working on getting that in order. Work-wise, I'm not really sure, I got a part time job tutoring philosophy, and I also work part time at a comic book shop. But hopefully after graduate school, a professorship would be nice.

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I studied ITS for a while (Intelligent Transport Systems) but I just hated programming so I stopped after 1.5 years, I'm gonna start studying Media-Technology (Audio/Video) or Publicism/Communication depending on if I get accepted.

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Studying General Biology for Bachelor's Sci. then transfer to a pharmacy school. I plan to be a pharmacist, but I have heard/read rumors the job market for pharmacists is saturated. I hope not.

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hello my soon-to-be fellow pharmacist! I'm currently in my master :). Finding jobs might indeed be getting harder, but i'm told that if you do well during your internship you'll get accepted to start there. Too bad i'm not interested in working in a pharmacy so i'm hoping to get a phD and find a job in R&D

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im studying library-informatics, was mostly encouraged by my parents to do so

Not sure if I will be working in a library though, im thinking about finding a job as an information analyst or something along those lines.

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Translation Studies.

I'm working as a full-time freelance translator right now, as you can imagine, as you know the right tools and are a professional at your work the amount of you can get is unlimited as long as the internet exists. Of course this is the case if you are an IT translator like me.

I'm happy I chose to study it, mostly because learning a second or third language/culture broadens your mind. They also teach you to be a communication expert, not the languages themselves on courses.

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This is one I've seriously considered because I'm fluent in Spanish and enjoy learning languages. Though I'm not the best with people. Is this needed? And if you don't mind me asking, how is the work hours? :))

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I work home office. So work hours is however you feel like.

If you don't like to communicate with people you can always be a literary translator, which means you can translate books, movies, articles, web sites, softwares etc. In my university on the third year we had to pick if we wanted to be a simultaneous translator or a literary one. You get courses according to your choice.

Still, you are not best with people now, but after those classes you probably will be :) Because that's what you will learn.

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