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Choosing your degree course doesn’t always have to be on the basis of employment prospects
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For many students, working out what to study at university is guided by whether they want a route directly to a job, or to keep their options open. But sometimes it’s not easy to decide between the two.
This was Morgan McArthur’s experience. She’s now a 21-year-old languages student at the University of Sheffield – but she nearly became a dentist. Bowing to pressure from her science-focused sixth-form college and anxious to assure herself a graduate job, she originally applied for a mix of dentistry and biosciences courses. When her results fell slightly short of her offer, the sense of relief surprised her: “I realised I really didn’t like biology.” Continue reading...