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You and
Your Academic Career
You, the student, and to a great extent, your parents, who
are the ultimate beneficiaries of the education system, are
responsible for the kind of educational program or
institution you choose. The institution one attends has
undoubtedly far-reaching impact on one's career, sometimes
which goes on to shape even one's destiny. Occasionally, we
hear of people being offered positions of power or honor on
the strength of their alma-mater connections. We sometimes
see some senior politicians or even intellectuals flaunting
their school or college ties or badges on special occasions.
Such incidents and many other pragmatic social
considerations at times prompt a student and his/her parents
to choose a particular program or institution blindly. And,
much later the student realizes he/she has landed nowhere
but on a wild goose chase.
Therefore, you, the chief participant and beneficiary of the
educational process, must know yourself first what kind of
student you have been and aspire to be, what kind of person
you are and wish to see yourself to be, what kind of career
attracts you and you have the aptitude and potential for,
and then move on to find out which institutions offer the
program or the kind of education you want and whether you
have the right credentials, potentials and resources they
demand. These are some of the fundamental questions, which
every student and preferably his/her parents must try to
answer before selecting a program or an institution.
However, it is definitely not an easy task, and you should
not hesitate to consult your friends, teachers, libraries,
and resources centers and even seek help from counselors and
academic advisors.
It is good
to make a good beginning from the beginning. Try to make
an objective and, if possible comparative, assessment of
your grades and achievements for a minimum period of 5 years
of study till date. This will highlight the prominent areas
of your academic strength and weakness and give you, if not
a full insight, a strong indication of your future prospects
in an academically challenging subject, stream or career.
Think introspectively, consult your confidents, analyze your
activities and working habits, and try to figure out what
type of personality you possess.
The following table will help you to some
extent in your self-assessment and
decision of a prospective career:
Type
of Personality
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Attitudes
and Preferences
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Prospective Career
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Mechanical personality
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Aggressive; prefers activities requiring skill, strength
and coordination.
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Technical,
mechanical, engineering and the like.
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Investigative personality
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Ruled
by head, not heart; scientific approach; prefers activities
requiring thinking, organizing and coordinating.
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Research
oriented careers in science, law, education or any
academically rigorous discipline.
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Social
personality
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Friendly;
prefers interpersonal interaction rather than intellectual
or physical activities.
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Service
oriented careers including journalism, foreign service,
politics, public service, business.
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Conventional personality
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Perfectionist attitudes; prefers rule-regulated activities
and enjoys routine work
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Accounting, finance, banking and the like.
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Enterprising personality
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Sensitive;
prefers activities requiring creativity and self-expression.
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Art.
painting, music, theater, writing and the like.
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