A level is an important stage in our academic ladder and determines our careers and future. Many students start to make decisions when Ordinary Level results are out or during the course of Advanced Level itself. This might be attributed to different reasons ranging from lack of knowledge to Ordinary level subjects passes.
Few students plan for their future while in the early stages of secondary education. Some are guided in their academic and professional decisions by their parents, guardians, brothers and sisters and some by their relatives or friends. There is really need for carrier guidance for a successful academic route everyone takes.
However, following your passion seems to be the best determinant of whatever we eventually pursue in life. Relatives and Friends who advices have their own passions and ability different from ours. Their strengths and weaknesses might be totally different from ours.
Whilst there is no correct formula to determine our passions or ability, there are other obvious ways to identify our successful route. The process of identifying ourselves can start as early as primary school education or early secondary stage.
1. Identify your strength and weaknesses
It's easy to identify that we perform better in particular subjects than in other subjects. This can be either mathematics, history or english literature. At primary level, you can be doing best in Mathematics and English language. Knowing your strengths helps you determine your academic route earlier.
2. Know your passion.
When you enjoy doing something, then it ceases to be your job but becomes your passion. Follow your passion and success will follow you, goes the adage. If you want to live happier and healthier, know and follow your passion. At school, our friends might encourage us to pursue a certain profession because someone did this and become successful in life. If it's not your passion, you will never enjoy your job nor your studies.
3. Acquaint yourself with the next academic stages
Many students proceed to the next academic stage without any plans. About 90% of A level students didn't have their own choices for their combination but were either allocated by the school or followed the crowd.
Looking for information on the careers you wish to pursue is vital in choosing both your O' and A' level subjects. Those who had a passion for medicine didn't know you need to focus on pure sciences, those who wanted to be lawyer never knew the requirements of the discipline at the University level. It's important to know about the academic requirements for your passion and ideal job.
These things are always gain with the experience that you are going to get in the field after some specific time. They are always meant to be useful for the future plans.
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