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taiga:
Hey guys, I put these down as my first and second preference respectively. Engineering law ahead of commerce engineering purely based on the ATAR requirements.

But now I am tossing up between which one I want to do, and which would be more effective for career prospects, university life etc.

I've got an interest in both commerce and law, but naturally I am more of a mathematics/science student.

Do you think it is more beneficial, if you want to go into engineering management at some stage, to have a commerce, or a law degree?

Thanks :)

As for whether or not I will get into either of them, leave that for later :P

98.40_for_sure:
SCIENCE ENG!

taiga:

--- Quote from: 99.95_for_sure on November 06, 2010, 01:12:24 pm ---SCIENCE ENG!

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but seriously ? :P

98.40_for_sure:
For real man, if you like science and you're good at it, your HD grades and stuff will be much more appealing to an employer than a law/comm degree where you didn't stand out as much. Also there's something to do with engineering honours if you can maintain 75%+ average over your degree? Or... just go buy sc2 and throw away uni

jimmy999:
I would definitely put Commerce/eng above eng/law. Degree is 1 year less plus Commerce would be more helpful than Law, in terms of management, finance, economic feasibility and other stuff.

As a matter of fact, all engineering streams have to complete a compulsory management based subject in their final year (units called either Professional Practice or Engineers in Society).

Also Commerce is more science/maths based than Law is. Plus a Law degree isn't easy. It requires a fair amount of reading and massive essays to be written. Plus Law is competitive; your results are based on a bell curve instead of raw marks.


However, if you're really a maths/science student, then I would suggest doing sci/eng. You shouldn't go into uni doing just what is better for employment, you should go into it doing something you love. I plan to work as a Chemical engineer. My science degree is simply for interest because I like Maths quite a lot, plus it leaves the option of pursuing postgrad maths many years down the track.

Trust me, you'll enjoy the next 5-6 years of uni doing something you love rather than something that might help later on

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