Is not knowing what I’m going to study okay? �
UISG College Counselling
If you don’t know what you want to study yet…
Your major/course may matter less than you think!
Career development is not linear
(And your major/course is just the first step of a long journey with many steps)
3 reasons your major/course matters less than you think
Employers care more about skills than degrees
“Companies that shift away from more antiquated signals [when hiring] will help ensure that the right people can be in the right roles, with the right skills”
Graduate schools are diversifying the breadth of undergraduate degrees accepted into their programs.
“MBA programs can teach you business, but they can’t go back and give you a foundation in politics or science.”
Your future job may not exist yet.
“We enjoy career opportunities today that the early-2010s Singaporean could only dream of”
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Also, think about how certain jobs can be replaced by robots
30%
Of undergraduates change their major at least once
US Department of Education
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12
Average number of jobs in a lifetime
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
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“Remember: fewer than a third of college graduates work in jobs related to their major.” Jeffrey Selingo, Who Gets in and Why
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Places Where You Don’t Have to Decide yet
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How to be undecided in university: Study multiple subjects at once
(difference between double majors & dual degrees: https://www.coursera.org/articles/double-major-vs-dual-degree)
So be open to new possibilities ☺