What did you study at uni and has it served you well?

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Does it tie in with what you’ve done since? Has it mattered?

Would you make the same choice again?

Yes. I did a languages degree and have taught languages for the last 30 years, which was my plan from when I was 12!

English lit. Not served me remotely careerwise.

I then went onto to do a BSc and MSc in a subject that forged my career, but I thoroughly loved my English degree.

History and Politics, and yes. I taught for 30 years. I'm still interested in History, still love it.

Less so with Politics as the years have rolled on. Yes, I'd make the same choice again.

Undergrad - Politics - which I loved at the time but, no, it didn’t serve me well. I had to go back to uni for further study. I would have loved a career in politics behind the scenes but it was so competitive and I was too young with very little confidence when I was applying for graduate schemes.

I went back and did a masters in social work and am now a senior manager in social work.

My advice to my children will be to chose a degree that you are genuinely interested in, because it’s a long 4 years if you are bored. But also chose something aligned to your most likely future career. Ideally a vocational degree.

Chemistry, followed by a PhD. Absolutely necessary to what I’ve done since, yes it’s served me well.

Psychology. I'm very successful in business. I think it's helped me massively. I can read the room well, manage people well, understand the impacts of change and situations on team performances
Also I have been able to conduct myself in a way people automatically assume I have power and am senior even as an entry level. If I did it again id tag on business!

A business degree, followed by various digital marketing courses.

I've managed to maintain a full time career in tech marketing for 40 years (and still working FT) despite being a single mum with zero help.

My degree was essential.

Physics for undergrad and postgrad, and yes

Material Science and yep was great, would study again. Not essential for my role now, but definitely for every role prior and having that background makes me much more effective at what I'm doing now