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Why are subject choices important for future study and career opportunities?
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Rebecca’s Answer
Thank you for your question. It is really depends on what careers you have interest . You can then choose the relevant subjects in high school. However, there are some soft skill which are vital to all careers.
Beliw are my suggestions :
1. Communication both verbal and written
2. Crucial thinking
3. Problem Solving
4. Time Management
5. Stakeholders Management
Hope this helps! Good luck!
May Almighty God bless you!
Beliw are my suggestions :
1. Communication both verbal and written
2. Crucial thinking
3. Problem Solving
4. Time Management
5. Stakeholders Management
Hope this helps! Good luck!
May Almighty God bless you!
Karin P.
Lecturer, Academic Advisor, Career Coach, Mentor
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Karin’s Answer
Hi Anathi,
In high-school you build the foundation for your future studies. People have different interests and talents, so you are allowed to choose subjects you are interested and successful in. But that might come with limitations for your future career choices. It doesn't make sense if, lets say, you want to go to university for a program that requires a lot of math but you don't do math in high-school.
If you have an idea what major you want to do in university (or at least the general direction), look at the admission criteria from a few universities before you make your subject choices. For pretty much any university program in science, engineering and most medical programs you need to do pure math in high-school. Math literacy will not be sufficient.
For each major you are interested in, you need to look up how many "points" you need to get admitted and what extra requirements there are, like maybe a certain mark in English or having taken science classes. You find that information in the student prospectus. I left a link for the Wits prospectus for you below.
I hope this helps! All the best to you!
KP
https://www.universityinfo.co.za/prospectus/wits-prospectus.pdf
In high-school you build the foundation for your future studies. People have different interests and talents, so you are allowed to choose subjects you are interested and successful in. But that might come with limitations for your future career choices. It doesn't make sense if, lets say, you want to go to university for a program that requires a lot of math but you don't do math in high-school.
If you have an idea what major you want to do in university (or at least the general direction), look at the admission criteria from a few universities before you make your subject choices. For pretty much any university program in science, engineering and most medical programs you need to do pure math in high-school. Math literacy will not be sufficient.
For each major you are interested in, you need to look up how many "points" you need to get admitted and what extra requirements there are, like maybe a certain mark in English or having taken science classes. You find that information in the student prospectus. I left a link for the Wits prospectus for you below.
I hope this helps! All the best to you!
KP
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