Whether you've just finished your SPM/STPM/A levels or even if you're still studying, it's never too early to start thinking about a course of study at university or a career you would like to get into. If you don't know where to start, let the questions and guides below help you.
1) What kind of subjects do you like in school?Which class do you look forward to attending everyday or every week?
Guide :
a)If you like technical subjects like mathematics and science, you can consider science-based or research-based courses.
b)If you like languages, you can consider communication, law or language-based courses.
c)If you like subjects that involve calculations, you can consider courses that deal with numbers like accountancy, economics or actuarial science.
d)If you like art, you can consider creative courses like fine art, graphic design, web design or multimedia.
2)Which subjects do you usually score high marks in?
Guide :
a)While it's important to have interest in a subject, it's equally important to be able to do well in it. Therefore, you need to know if your interests match you abilities. For example, engineering might not suit you if you keep failing physics, or if you like art but you can't draw.
3)What kind of career or work industry in which you would like to see yourself? Can you identify with any career? Do you like a particular work industry?
Guide :
a)As some courses of study are more closely linked to a career than others, you could actually narrow your choices of a course of study though identifying the career or work industry you want to be in. Think whether you'd like to work with one or combination of the following in future :
1)People - careers in this category include sales, marketing, consultancy, communications, education, medicine, entertainment, hospitality, tourism etc.
2)Information - careers in this category include accountancy, IT, finance, banking, insurance, science and technology, research, consultancy etc.
3)Words - careers in this category include law, printing and publishing, journalism, writing, translations, interpretation, information management.
4)Objects - careers in this category include engineering, archeology, architecture, built environment, art, research, science etc.
As entry requirements for courses vary from university to university, you need to ensure that you meet the entry requirements in order to get into the courses of your choice. Generally, students in the science stream can choose to go into both arts-based and science-based courses whereas arts students can go into arts-based courses only because more technical courses like engineering requires students to have prior knowledge in physics and mathematics.
However, courses like IT accepts students from both streams. Besides, places for certain courses like medicine are limited so you need very good grades to secure a place. Apart from that, you also need good grades to secure places in overseas universities that are ranked highly.
I hope that the above questions and answers have set you thinking about a course and career.
1) What kind of subjects do you like in school?Which class do you look forward to attending everyday or every week?
Guide :
a)If you like technical subjects like mathematics and science, you can consider science-based or research-based courses.
b)If you like languages, you can consider communication, law or language-based courses.
c)If you like subjects that involve calculations, you can consider courses that deal with numbers like accountancy, economics or actuarial science.
d)If you like art, you can consider creative courses like fine art, graphic design, web design or multimedia.
2)Which subjects do you usually score high marks in?
Guide :
a)While it's important to have interest in a subject, it's equally important to be able to do well in it. Therefore, you need to know if your interests match you abilities. For example, engineering might not suit you if you keep failing physics, or if you like art but you can't draw.
3)What kind of career or work industry in which you would like to see yourself? Can you identify with any career? Do you like a particular work industry?
Guide :
a)As some courses of study are more closely linked to a career than others, you could actually narrow your choices of a course of study though identifying the career or work industry you want to be in. Think whether you'd like to work with one or combination of the following in future :
1)People - careers in this category include sales, marketing, consultancy, communications, education, medicine, entertainment, hospitality, tourism etc.
2)Information - careers in this category include accountancy, IT, finance, banking, insurance, science and technology, research, consultancy etc.
3)Words - careers in this category include law, printing and publishing, journalism, writing, translations, interpretation, information management.
4)Objects - careers in this category include engineering, archeology, architecture, built environment, art, research, science etc.
As entry requirements for courses vary from university to university, you need to ensure that you meet the entry requirements in order to get into the courses of your choice. Generally, students in the science stream can choose to go into both arts-based and science-based courses whereas arts students can go into arts-based courses only because more technical courses like engineering requires students to have prior knowledge in physics and mathematics.
However, courses like IT accepts students from both streams. Besides, places for certain courses like medicine are limited so you need very good grades to secure a place. Apart from that, you also need good grades to secure places in overseas universities that are ranked highly.
I hope that the above questions and answers have set you thinking about a course and career.
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