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WHAT YOUR DEGREE SAYS ABOUT YOU
WHAT YOUR DEGREE SAYS ABOUT YOU 1. MEDICINE
4. POLITICS
7. MATHS
When people first think of medics, they
Also a career-minded type, the politics
Maths students will definitely have heard
will often think of their amazing ability
student is often an expert networker.
all the stereotypes relating to 'boring' or
to drink copious amounts and still go
Although you are probably sick of being
'slightly odd' maths enthusiasts; maybe
to lectures the next day. Of course, if
asked if you want to become Prime
some do fit into that mould, but many
you're a medic, you're probably very
Minster, your interest in politics will
others try to break the stereotype by
clever, as getting into university to
often infuriate friends who care little
going hard rather than going home.
do it is hard enough; and then you
about 5-point swings and Lords Reform.
Often seen at a 9am lecture, looking
have to handle the massive workload! Although not seen as quite as caring as
5. ENGINEERING
sorry for yourself – chances are you won't finish until 6pm!
a degree in nursing, you still get points
The future is bright for engineers – the
for choosing a career that helps people
chances are you'll earn a lot of money
when they need it most.
after you have finished university (which
Be honest, in all likelihood you love
is fair enough considering the enormous
sports – and are probably very good at
2. GEOGRAPHY
8. SPORTS SCIENCE
amount of contact hours that you're put
the one (or many) you have chosen. In
studying
through). You're also the most practical
fact, in all likelihood, you play that sport
geography will have heard the well-
of the Sciences, so you'll have no
for your university. So you've followed
worn stereotype of geography being
problem putting IKEA furniture together.
your passion into the classroom – not
It
is
likely
that
anyone
mostly colouring in. But there is more to you than just that! Whether you
6. LAW
a bad idea if you want to get a great degree!
prefer physical or human geography,
Very often, you'll be the kind of person
chances are your interest lies in the
who takes arguments way too seriously,
world around you, and that in turn
bringing up cases that no one has
You're probably sick of telling people
makes you a very interesting person.
ever heard of (and no one ever will)
that, no, you don't know what you
Most geography students love to travel,
to back you up. When you signed up
want to do with your life yet and, no,
which is lucky considering some of the
to do law, you probably had grand
you don't want to be a teacher. You
amazing field trips you get.
ambitions of saving the world through
also find it annoying when people rib
being a human rights' lawyer – you've
you about having so few contact hours.
probably realised by now that you will
What they don't understand is that you
If you are a business student, you are
probably sell your soul to a commercial
spend a lot of your time thinking and
likely to have your eye on the prize
law company! Either way, lawyers tend
reading – that's the most important bit!
– your ambition knows no bounds.
to be massively intelligent, and very
Furthermore, you probably give a great
ambitious; but the ultimate goal is to
speech, even on short notice, which will
help people, so kudos to you.
3. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
9. ENGLISH
10. JOURNALISM With your finger ever on the pulse,
be accompanied by a flawless Power
budding journalists will never miss a
Point presentation – no flipboards or
deadline. You've got a keen eye for
clock-wipes for you!
detail (grammar mistakes never get past you) and tend to know all of the gossip, though no one ever quite knows how. If there's a university newspaper, you'll almost certainly be involved in writing and editing it – maybe even more than one!