Stage 7 · Lesson 2 of 7

Choosing courses, electives and a specialisation

Whether you are choosing a degree, electives, a final year project or a specialisation, the same method helps. Compare each option against your criteria, not only against marks or what is popular this year. Talk to two students who took it, look at the actual syllabus and assignments, and try a free online lesson in the subject before committing.

Notice energy as well as ability: a subject you are slightly worse at but genuinely curious about may serve you better than one where you score well and feel nothing. Keep real limits in view, like fees, merit cut-offs and what your family can support.

Common trapchoosing the option everyone around you chose, then discovering in the second year that it never fitted you.

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Resources for this stage

Start with· follow one of these

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Sefism Tech Roles Beyond Coding Roadmap
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See the many tech roles beyond coding before you narrow your options
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Sefism Your First Tech Job Roadmap
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Turn a direction into a plan for your first job

Practise

ADPList
Book free conversations with people already doing the work you are considering

Keep handy

Sefism Masters and Scholarships Abroad Roadmap
If one of your possible lives includes a master's degree, the full path is here
Sefism Switch into Tech Roadmap
If your direction means changing field, a step-by-step way to do it

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