Should you base your choice of course on the graduate employment survey?

It may be tempting to look at starting salaries in a field before picking a university or a course. But beware the limitations of this approach.

It’s crucial to also weigh the student’s interests, passions or goals when choosing a course, says the writer. PHOTO: ST FILE
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The General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (A levels) examination results were released on Feb 23. This marked the start of a nail-biting period for many of the candidates applying for undergraduate courses who must decide which courses to list among their choices, and the ranking order of these choices.

The students have just under a month till the March 19 deadline to submit applications to the public autonomous universities.

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