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Simon

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For a long time I was very happy with my choice of environmental science, and I had some pretty good jobs,, but now I don't think I'd recommend it without a backup option. Most of the sciences are terrible for money and job security, especially in the university sector. Grants are a blood sport and you get at best 3 years security, if you're lucky. As a research assistant you get whipped like you're at a BDSM club while the academics take all the credit. I don't mean to sound like pay and conditions are everything, but if you can't make a living then you can't support others or give back in other ways.

I'd probably recommend programming/data science or psychology as fields that are interesting and engaging but have fantastic career prospects. I'd do programming hands down.
 

LakZaNokte

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Tbh, if I were to choose again, I would be a plumber or smth like that. Those jobs are golden goose now.

But in this reality, I’m a lawyer. I do like it still, I find it interesting and all that. But there are easier ways to make living, there’s a hyperinflation of high education now and it’s not what it used to be 40-50 yrs ago.
 

hijirio

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Queer studies
 

lilka

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Greek is very melodic, my opinion :) I would learn it with pleasure someday in the future :) but my linguistic obsession is the Spanish language. I am not very good at languages but if I could choose what the study 24/7 at university that would definitely be Spanish :)
Greek is like music to me, definitely my obsession, although i have never studied it professionally. Oh my God, it's the most beautiful foreign language I have ever heard. :love:
 

Gera11

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If I'd go back to uni now I'd probably focus on programming, as much as a headache it is, it's way easier to get an IT job than one in law lol.
 

Journalist

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I don't know if this is appropriate place to ask this, but does someone know .NET MAUI and work with it? I need help with it cause I'm making a project and I would really appreciate if someone helps. Thanks in advance!​
 

HarryUK

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I have a degree in Business Studies & now I work for a FinTech company in the Tax department - so I'd probably go back and do Accounting & Finance or a specialised Tax qualification to boost my knowledge further.

I am looking into self-funded options such as ATT (Association of Tax Technicians) as I'm already a member of the BCS (British Computer Society) through my job
 
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