Commerce/Law vs. Commerce/Engineering

[sros]

Hi VceNotes;

Commerce/Law: ATAR 98.25
Commerce/Engineering: ATAR 94.00 [It being so much lower [relatively] worries me slightly!]

I'm currently studying year 12 this year and still feeling completely overloaded about what on earth to do next year but these two double degree Monash courses interest me.

I'm leaning towards the Commerce side of things; and hence It's the case of which other degree is best to pair it with?

I've heard good things regarding Commerce/Engineering when it comes to getting a job out of uni as for some reason they like the fact that you've done eng as well?

In regard to commerce/law I've heard nothing....

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What i do know though is that the commerce/law course is far more popular with its high clearly in atar...

But yeah; what do you guys think?
Also should i possibly be looking at something completely different like commerce/arts?

Thanks;
Tom

[taiga]

I think there are some other important things to find out first.

-Are you interested in maths or science?
-What do you want to be as a uni graduate?
-What do you want to be several years down the track?
-Are you genuinely interested in law?


I had the choice between Comm/Eng and Eng/Law (I didn't think about Comm/Law much as I definitely wanted to do Eng), and I figured that Comm/Eng would compliment eachother more, and more importantly I'm pretty interested in quite a lot of the stuff covered in Commerce, and haven't regretted it since. On the other hand, some of my mates who went into Eng/Law to use up their "VCE Points" aren't enjoying it at all, and are actually looking to swap into Comm/Eng.

In the end it comes down to personal preferences. I think Comm/Eng, Comm/Law, and Comm/Arts will all get you pretty far down the track, so you shouldn't be overly concerned about not being employed or anything after uni

Don't mind the ATAR stuff; that's all to do with the supply and demand for uni spots. This is partially because there is an associated prestige with Law; but there are more positions in Commerce and Engineering faculties, hence they need to drop the ATAR in order to increase the number of students.

[ninwa]

Commerce/law is a good combination. I have seen a few law firm recruiting advertisements which have specifically only requested commerce/law students (grr). However, a LOT of people do it, so you have a fair bit of competition there.

Also should i possibly be looking at something completely different like commerce/arts?

None of us can tell you unless you give us more info on what subjects you're doing, what your strengths are, what you enjoy and what you want to do after uni

[darkphoenix]

Only do Law if you are genuinely interested in it.

Don't pick courses simply on the prestige or ATAR requirement, go with whatever interests you.

[Glockmeister]

I think what a lot of VCE students do is to lose all sense of perspective. Remember with uni degrees, there is an endgame with these degrees. Going to university is a voluntary thing. It's not something you actually have to do in life and indeed, there are many successful people who have never stepped foot at a university campus. What's important is not what's popular out there, or what the ATAR score for a particular course is (because to be honest, you'll forget your ATAR score a few weeks after you get to uni, believe it or not), but what a course can provide for you, both intellectually as well as career opportunities.