• Question: Would you change your degree if you had the opportunity to.

    Asked by yock534wake74 on 16 Mar 2026.
    • Photo: Melissa Upjohn

      Melissa Upjohn answered on 16 Mar 2026:

      I actually did change my degree – my first degree was in Banking & International Finance, which included some applied maths subjects to understand financial products like derivatives. I worked in Finance for about 10 years before I decided I wanted to be a vet ( a bit different, lol) so I went back to university to do a veterinary degree. I still use lots of the things I learned in my first degree within the work I do now but I needed the veterinary qualification to enable me to do the job I do now.

    • Photo: Tom Natt

      Tom Natt answered on 16 Mar 2026:

      My degree was in maths and I wouldn’t change it. At university, Maths teaches a lot about ways of thinking and problem solving and it has been very valuable. Plus people think I’m smart when I tell them! However, I would change HOW I chose my degree. I did A level maths, so I did a maths degree. I did not consider computer science, electrical engineering, or other things. I am happy with the outcome, but I do think I should have thought wider than the subjects I studied at school when thinking about my degree choice.

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