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  • 10-11-2013 1:20am
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    lcstudent9
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭


    I'm doing the Leaving Cert this year and am having trouble deciding what college course to choose. Out of my subjects, Biology, Maths, Applied Maths and Physics are my best, and I am expecting an A1 in each and a B1 or B2 in Economics. Either English or French would make the rest of my top 6 with about a C1 I'd say. So I'm roughly looking at 550+. I'm not too bothered about what course I do, just concerned about the career I'd be getting into after. I anyone has recommendations of occupations with the following characteristics I'd appreciate advice. Firstly I don't want a job where a lot of risk is put on my decisions, like a stock broker or investment manager. The work can be challenging and difficult. A good salary is desirable also without too many hours. I know a lot of people will be thinking "do what you enjoy", problem is I don't know what I would enjoy to do for a job. Any advice is greatly appreciated.


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    djpbarry
    Registered Users Posts: 13,104 ✭✭✭✭djpbarry


    lcstudent9 wrote: »
    Out of my subjects, Biology, Maths, Applied Maths and Physics are my best...
    Do you enjoy these subjects? If so, science, at UCD or Cambridge, for example, might be the way to go - they give you plenty of options.
    lcstudent9 wrote: »
    A good salary is desirable also without too many hours.
    That doesn't really set you apart from anyone else in the world!


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    EuropeanSon
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    UCD or Cambridge? Quite a difference there...

    Why not TCD? Or Oxford? TCD being similar to UCD, if a little harder to get into in terms of points I'd guess, and Oxford being similar to Cambridge, both of which have far superior reputations to UCD or TCD.

    Nothing wrong with Science in UCC or NUIG, or NUIM for that matter, or many other places.



    However, to the OP, I'd suggest from a career perspective actuarial work sounds like it'd suit you pretty well. IT could also be an option, but there are a huge number of things you could do based on those interests. As for courses that I know people in that would suit someone like you and that I've heard good things about, I'd say:

    Maths is TCD (my course)
    Actuarial Maths in UCD (have some friends in there who would recommend it)
    Theoretical Physics in TCD (like maths, with more physics obviously, lots of friends in it who love it)
    Science in TCD (lots of friends in there, with diverse interests)
    Theoretical Physics and Mathematics NUIM (a guy I know did it, liked it a lot)

    Obviously a TCD bias there, but I do go to TCD so that would be expected.


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    djpbarry
    Registered Users Posts: 13,104 ✭✭✭✭djpbarry


    EuropeanSon wrote: »
    UCD or Cambridge? Quite a difference there...
    The point is they are both examples of universities with "omnibus" science courses that don't require any preferred specialisation up front.
    EuropeanSon wrote: »
    Why not TCD? Or Oxford?
    My list wasn't exhaustive.
    EuropeanSon wrote: »
    TCD being similar to UCD, if a little harder to get into in terms of points I'd guess, and Oxford being similar to Cambridge, both of which have far superior reputations to UCD or TCD.
    Reputations don't mean diddly in the real world. An employer who's impressed by the fact that someone has a degree from Oxbridge is not an employer worth working for.


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