So, I watched a video recently where the guest speaker said, that if he gets the opportunity to advise teens in high school he would tell them not to study economics, and it made me scared because I'm studying economics. So, it was like... ' Did I make the wrong choice or something? '. Moving further in the video, I realized that what he was saying and explaining had already been said by my economics lecturer before.
"Economics is a day-to-day practice and is an easy endeavor made difficult for study reasons", he usually said. Watching the video to the end, I asked myself, "If I had the opportunity to go back in time would I pick another course to study? " And the answer was ..." No". And if I have the opportunity to advise any high school student about courses to choose... I'd say "Economics". The more people learn about even basic economics, the better the economy of countries.
So, if you had the opportunity to advise people about courses to choose In University, what would it be and why?
You should really try to find a balance between something you find interesting and something that could give you a reasonably financially rewarding career. Money is not everything and you are more likely to burn out if you are not interested in the course, or long term the subject. You should also consider the amount of competition in the sector, because if you're doing a super easy course with few jobs available, then youl may end up finding the degree outcome to be worth much less than you paid to attain it. All these things are very hard to calculate when you're younger.