So choosing a course is as important as choosing a marriage partner to some extent, which is related to everyone's happiness in life. Imagine how humbled you will be if you want to spend your life with someone you don't like!
The same is true of choosing the wrong class. You don't like the knowledge you learn every day and the work you have to do every day, which means that you are unhappy for at least 8- 10 hours every day!
So how can we choose the right class for ourselves? According to my previous experience as a consultant and the application requirements of various majors in British universities, Bian Xiao summarized the following four points for everyone:
0 1, clear career planning, clear university majors.
Career planning, to put it bluntly, is your ideal (that is, what kind of work you want to do and what kind of person you want to be); Then figure out what major you should study in order to realize your ideal.
For example, some students like airplanes and have persistent yearning for the vast sky, so their future careers can be engineers, pilots, flight attendants, airport ground handling and tower staff.
His major in the university may be aircraft engineering, aviation management, navigation and detection, chemical materials, mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, transportation. ...
From many majors, find one that you are most interested in and have the ability to achieve, and deduce the courses that you should take through the information on the university official website.
02. Some majors have special requirements.
Many students misunderstood this point. For example, many students think that computer science must be chosen for A-level majors in universities, which is not entirely correct.
Most majors in British universities do not require students to study related professional courses at the A-level stage. Only the following majors have relevant regulations:
Pharmacy: chemistry is required, and at least one of biology, mathematics and physics should be selected;
English: English literature related courses are usually taken;
Geology/Earth Science: Choose at least two of mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology;
In addition, most popular courses such as economics, accounting and finance require students to submit math scores.
03, career planning is not clear, you can choose any wild course.
I met a student from a British private school in Zhihu for help. She said that the dean and her mother talked to her many times, but she still didn't have a clear understanding of her future and didn't know what she wanted to do in the future.
There are definitely not a few such students. Many students are used to listening to the arrangement of teachers and parents, and suddenly they are asked to think for themselves and make their own decisions, which will make them very confused.
For these students, it is best to take 2-3 courses that they are good at, such as biology, English, chemistry, geography, mathematics and physics.
In addition, 1-2 the major you are interested in (if possible, please choose the major you have studied and achieved good results), such as art, design, music, geology, law, psychology, etc.
However, it should be noted that many universities in Britain have made it clear that they are very disgusted with students repeating similar professional courses, such as business and economics. When you choose courses, you must avoid such a combination of courses.
04. The official information of the school is not gossip.
Regarding the course selection, you must have heard that "choosing Chinese can only improve the GPA, but it is not helpful to apply for a university at all" and "a university does not accept students who take a certain course in any major". ...
But in fact, many universities openly say that they don't really care about what courses students study at the A-level stage, but value whether students have the ability of critical thinking. ...
Therefore, it must be understood that universities consider the qualities of candidates in all aspects, including extracurricular interests and personal statements. Don't rely on your own ideas or "experience" heard from other sources.
Answer? After the reform of the proficiency test, AS scores are not included in the A-level total score. Many schools no longer arrange students to take the AS exam in 12 grade, but focus on the courses in 13 grade.
For international students, the reform has brought both opportunities and challenges: optimistically, it has won more preparation time for international students;
However, many experts said that the reformed syllabus introduced more harsh content, paid more attention to critical thinking and relied more on analytical ability, so students could not get good grades by rote learning.
This means that the college entrance rate of international students will be affected. In this context, it is particularly important to choose the right course!
When QE starts in September every year, there will be professional teachers to guide students to choose courses. Before communicating with the teacher, you can think fully and list your own problems according to Bian Xiao's suggestion to improve the communication efficiency.