Career mapping · Before the university list
Work out what to study before deciding where.
Career mapping helps a student compare interests, subjects, strengths and practical constraints before choosing a course or building a university list.
Interests → subjects → courses → next steps
In the press
Collegify and its founders have been featured or quoted in
The mapping sequence
A practical way to compare study and career options.
- 01
Review what is already there
Look at the student’s interests, subjects, academic record, activities and practical constraints together.
- 02
Compare fields and courses
Identify promising areas of study and examine what the courses actually involve before narrowing the options.
- 03
Check practical requirements
Consider subject prerequisites, timelines, location, finances and the daily work behind each option.
- 04
Write down the next steps
Set out the subject choices, reading, conversations or university research that should happen next.
Decision principles
A mapping session should make the next decision easier to use.
01
Student-led
The student’s interests, evidence and questions stay at the centre of the conversation.
02
Evidence before assumptions
Subjects, course content, requirements and practical constraints are compared before a direction is recommended.
03
A written next step
The session ends with research, reading or conversations the student can actually use.
Continue the conversation
Turn a direction into an application plan.
Career mapping can help you frame the questions. These guides help you explore the undergraduate route and the countries you may want to compare with a counsellor.
From the story archive
Selected destinations from Collegify student stories
- 01
Entrepreneurship
Babson College
- 02
Bioengineering
UC San Diego
- 03
Master of Engineering Management
Duke University
- 04
Master of Public Administration
Columbia University
- 05
MBA
National University of Singapore
- 06
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
University of Oxford
- 07
Economics and management
Bocconi University
- 08
Liberal arts
FLAME University
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