It depends on what you think you'll get out of it. Potentially you'll get a lot out of it. I didn't really have a clue of what I wanted to do at 16/17 and didn't live in an area with many "good" jobs anyway or obvious routes to a career that I would have thought I'd be interested in.
Your grades and interests are key though. I never wanted to be a Doctor or Engineer, but looking back I was a pretty high achiever. I just knew that if I wanted to go to University, I wanted to go to a top 20 one (although I'd stress this IMHO can be more about prestige rather than actual quality at undergraduate level!). I remember panicking about grades non-stop at school, it's not for everyone.
I study a joint-honours of Business Management and Modern Languages, which required AAB at A-Level including GCSE Maths/English at Grade A and a Language at A-Level if I remember right. I rather liked Economics and Languages at school and felt that I'd be interested in studying the areas further, which turned out to be a great combination.
I mean it's a softer course some would say and compared to many, yes, but I've learned some great skills ranging from how to deconstruct and interpret financial accounts right through to being able to competently translate a governmental document from one language to another. I faced my fear of maths in statistical analysis courses and having to give presentations in different languages improved my confidence enormously. So I feel I have learned some useful personal and technical skills along the way too
Whoever said get some work experience and/or part-time job is right though..
Your grades and interests are key though. I never wanted to be a Doctor or Engineer, but looking back I was a pretty high achiever. I just knew that if I wanted to go to University, I wanted to go to a top 20 one (although I'd stress this IMHO can be more about prestige rather than actual quality at undergraduate level!). I remember panicking about grades non-stop at school, it's not for everyone.
I study a joint-honours of Business Management and Modern Languages, which required AAB at A-Level including GCSE Maths/English at Grade A and a Language at A-Level if I remember right. I rather liked Economics and Languages at school and felt that I'd be interested in studying the areas further, which turned out to be a great combination.
I mean it's a softer course some would say and compared to many, yes, but I've learned some great skills ranging from how to deconstruct and interpret financial accounts right through to being able to competently translate a governmental document from one language to another. I faced my fear of maths in statistical analysis courses and having to give presentations in different languages improved my confidence enormously. So I feel I have learned some useful personal and technical skills along the way too
Whoever said get some work experience and/or part-time job is right though..
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