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I agree that the Irish system is nice in that you don’t have to take classes in things you’re not interested in, but it’s awful if you don’t know exactly what you want when you are 17 and apply. You do get pigeon holed into something and there’s no changing. My niece applied for something and got matched w/ something similar instead. She hates it but there’s no way to switch. We are dual citizens and have lived back and forth so I’ve seen a lot of kids slog through college once they realize what they’re in is not something they’re passionate about. I know very few high school kids who have had enough experience to be making such final decisions[/quote]

This isn't really unique to Trinity or Ireland though. I am from the UK and it was the same. It was never an issue for anyone I knew. With the exception of engineering, I don't really know anyone that is working in a field dependent on their major. I studied history and became an economist. It wouldn't have mattered if I had studied geography or biology instead. So your degree subject isn't really a "final decision" that determines the rest of your life, for most people it is pretty irrelevant. They then go on to become civil servants or work in finance or business or get advanced degrees to become lawyers or whatever. [/quote]

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