Why choose what?

You could soon have some difficult decisions to make about your subject choices for the rest of secondary school, which will shape the route you take into college, university, or work.

It is important you make the right choices, so focus on what you enjoy and where your strengths are, to help make the best decision for you.

Here are 5 tips with choosing a subject:

It is important to think about what course you might want to do at college or university, because they might ask for specific subjects to be completed at school to get into it.

Lots of jobs require you to have completed a Higher Education course at college or university but to get into college or university you need to have gained certain qualifications at school in your National and Higher exams at school, these are called entry requirements.

Some college and university courses ask for specific subjects as part of their entry requirements, so it is important to consider this now so you are prepared.

Use our Subject Chooser can help you understand what subjects might be needed for particular courses or graduate jobs.

It is important to choose subjects that fit your path so you can head in the right direction.
If you are unsure what course you would be interested in at college or university, or what career you might like to do, the best idea is to keep your options open.

Think about subjects you enjoy and can do the best in, and choose a range of subjects in each area which covers social subjects, science subjects, and creative subjects.

You might not be able to cover all of them, but by taking a spread of subjects it shows that your strengths lie in a range of places.

Order your choices

Tips to help you:

1

Before making your choices, find out why you require each subject using My Subject Options.

2

What are your favourite subjects? Think about why, and what kind of skills they involve using the Subject Chooser.

3

Find out which job matches your favourite subjects using Job Matcher

Why choose what?

You enjoy it

You are good at it

It suits your career plans

You need it for a specific course at college or university after school

It helps give you a balanced spread of subjects

Order your choices

Are there subjects you have to take?

Do you have a career in mind?

What do you enjoy and are best at?

Tips to help you:

Subject Chooser