One of the mistakes I made when deciding my undergraduate program was that I was fixated on the career path which I wanted to go rather than what skills I wanted to develop. I know that might work for others, but it did not work for me. In Grade 12, I was determined to go into medicine, and so I enrolled myself in the Life Sciences program. Although, I think the Life Sciences stream is a good preparation to get into med school, I found that it limited the skills I was interested in learning. Specifically, I was interested in coding and developing my math skills; however, the life sci program at my university could not adequately help me develop those skills. I don’t blame myself for choosing the wrong program, because I was able to change my program in second year. However, it is a lot of pressure for a 17 year old to make a decision that can impact them at 23 years old.
I agree, looking at the skills you want to develop is also a great way to figure out which program you want to do. I think for most of us, at 17 years old we don't even know what type of skills we can learn/are valuable, so honestly, if the program you are looking at has courses that are interesting to you, I would go for it. Also, if you do realize that your not learning the skills you want, there's ton of resources online now to self learn the skill (although I totally agree doing a course on it is easier!).
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Great tips! Its also important to experiment and take classes of different strands!
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One of the mistakes I made when deciding my undergraduate program was that I was fixated on the career path which I wanted to go rather than what skills I wanted to develop. I know that might work for others, but it did not work for me. In Grade 12, I was determined to go into medicine, and so I enrolled myself in the Life Sciences program. Although, I think the Life Sciences stream is a good preparation to get into med school, I found that it limited the skills I was interested in learning. Specifically, I was interested in coding and developing my math skills; however, the life sci program at my university could not adequately help me develop those skills. I don’t blame myself for choosing the wrong program, because I was able to change my program in second year. However, it is a lot of pressure for a 17 year old to make a decision that can impact them at 23 years old.
I agree, looking at the skills you want to develop is also a great way to figure out which program you want to do.
I think for most of us, at 17 years old we don't even know what type of skills we can learn/are valuable, so honestly, if the program you are looking at has courses that are interesting to you, I would go for it.
Also, if you do realize that your not learning the skills you want, there's ton of resources online now to self learn the skill (although I totally agree doing a course on it is easier!).