Deciding what to study at university is the first step of your higher education journey, but it can also be the toughest one.
Do you study what you know?
Do you study something completely different?
Should you study something to help you achieve a particular career?
Or should you pick whatever looks the most fun?
It can be overwhelming to even know where to start. That's why we've created two very handy tools to help you decide - so that you can stop aimlessly browsing and start applying!
Here’s what they are and how they can help you.
'I Want to Be...'
If you know exactly what job you want to do in the future, then you need to make sure you’re studying something that will help get you there. There’s no point studying French if you want to be a German teacher, or taking on a dance degree if you want to be a lawyer.
Tell us your dream job and we’ll show you what other students who wanted the same career went onto study. This will give you an idea of the subjects you should be looking at, and the ones you shouldn’t even be giving a second glance to.
Not only that, but you’ll be able to find out the likely entry requirements you’ll need, your potential job prospects, graduate salaries and even the best universities for that subject.
We’ve basically done all the hard research so you don’t have to! No need to thank us or bake us cake or anything.
What Course Should I Do?
Not sure what career lies in store for you? Not even thought about what you’d like to do with your degree? No worries, you can find your future uni course by simply telling us what you’re already studying.
You’ll then be able to see what other students with the same GCSE/A-Levels as you went onto study at university. This will give you an idea of what courses work best with what you’re already learning. Who knows, you might even see a course you might not even have thought of before!
Use 'What Course Should I do...'
Whatuni's Other Handy Search Tools
Whatuni has plenty of other features to help you decide what to study and where to study it, including:
160,000+ Student Reviews
Submitted by real-life, current students, our reviews are a great way to get the rundown on what life is really like at your chosen uni.
From discussing what the courses and lecturers are like, to rating the quality of the facilities on offer or sharing their experiences of the students' union - our reviews cover it all!
Read our student reviews here.
Course Comparison Tool
Like the look of a particular course but want to see how it, and the uni offering it, stacks us against others?
We have a handy course comparison option where you can see how
To compare courses, simply click the little heart symbol on the course pages.
In-depth University Profiles
Want to know what each university can offer you? We've got in-depth uni profiles - where you can read about their facilities, check out their employability rates, find out how much it costs to live there and other key stats.
Search for a University profile now.
Good luck with your searching!