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Entering high school is
perhaps the most crucial phase in the life of a
teenager. This is The time when he/she has to
make concrete plans about his/her future. This
in turn will determine the course of the rest of
his/her life.
The moment a student enters XI standard, he/she
ought to make a judicious choice of subjects. An
ideal thing to do is to consult relatives and
guardians. Moreover, one must give due
considerations to his/her circumstances, social
status, priorities of one's family, a person's
physical attributes, his own limitations and
capabilities and so forth.
Consider a few examples. If you are a young boy
of average health but are rather short, the
Armed forces or the Police services are out for
you, as these require cadets above a certain
height. On the other hand if you are very tall,
burly, well built possessing a good physique,
then certainly these jobs are for you as are
merchant navy, coastguards, detective services
and so forth. Those of you young girls who are
tall, possess slim figures can try your hand at
being a model, classical dancer or even an
airhostess et al.
You career choice is determined by your
temperament, physical strength, energy levels
etc. If you are indolent instead of active, then
go in for some sedate job or the other. There
are plenty of them going around. These include
library science, school l teaching, lectureship,
medical transcription, dietician, psychiatrist/
clinical psychologist, all sorts computer
related jobs and so forth. On the other hand, if
you are an extremely creative person, then why
not try your hand in journalism, copywriting &
advertising, TV production, multimedia, fashion
or even jewelry designing?
If you happen to hail from a well to do family
that has been successfully running more than one
business ventures, then it would natural on the
part of your parents/elders to expect that you
join in the family business. Your desire to
become a doctor or engineer or a professional
singer or actor would hardly be appreciated. In
that case you could change your mindset and opt
for MBA, MBA, CA and such like
Then of course, psychological and emotional
factors too play their part. If you happen to be
an only child/only son, then your parents would
prefer to see you settled in a suitable
profession, where you can be in proximity with
them. If this is your case, then it would be
advisable to give up the idea of joining any
branch of the Defence forces, Paramilitary
services, Intelligence services, Sales &
marketing, Travel & tourism jobs which are
likely to take you away from your home and
family for long. You may argue that your career
is important, but you still have a duty towards
your parents and family.
Coming to proficiency in subjects, if you are
strong in sciences, mathematics etc, then
architecture, medicine, various disciplines of
engineering, besides modernistic subjects v.i.z.
biotechnology, biochemistry, molecular biology,
microbiology, genetics are surely going to be
good for you.
Now for some deviations from conventional
education ending in reception of formal degrees.
As an individual make up your mind as to what
you really want to do and what your capabilities
are. For instance if you are adept in cutting
tailoring and stitching jobs, go in for a
vocational course, rather than a formal BA or
M.A degree. Similarly if you are deeply
interested in becoming a beautician or hair
stylist, join one or more of these vocational
courses after you finish high school.
Always bear in mind that you have got to fight
your own battle and the onus of convincing your
parents lies entirely on you. You are likely to
face stiff resistance no doubt, but you must put
up a brave face and take everything in your
stride. However, ultimately you are the one who
is to take the final decisions about your
career.
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