Choosing Subjects at School

Choosing subjects can be stressful because many students worry about the consequences of getting it wrong. Below are some tips to help you to make the right decision for YOU. Don’t forget there are hundreds of courses that DON’T have subject pre-requisites, so there are always going to options regardless of subject choices.

It’s a good idea, if you haven’t already done so to start exploring career choices. This will help you choose the best subjects to achieve your goal. You will find information and tools on exploring career choices in the “What Do I Want To Do?” section of this website under the “Work” menu heading.

VET subjects can give you a great head start as well as some good practical skills in a particular area.

If you are looking at a particular university course, there may be pre-requisite subjects. Do your research, find out what pre-requisites, recommended subjects or assumed knowledge is required for that course. The best place to look is UAC Website

Overall choose subjects/units that:

• YOU ENJOY
• HAVE ALREADY HAD SUCCESS WITH
• HELP YOU ACHIEVE YOUR CAREER GOALS OR AT LEAST KEEP PLENTY OF OPTIONS OPEN TO YOU IF YOU’RE NOT YET SURE EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT TO DO
• WILL DEVELOP SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL HELP YOU IN LIFE
• YOU CAN MANAGE –  THINK ABOUT A MIX OF PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL SUBJECTS
• ARE YOUR CHOICES AND NOT THE CHOICES OF OTHERS.