Which of these career options is best?

Hi, I'm about to start my degree this September and I am trying to decide which career path I should pursue.
Which is harder to break into (assuming I graduate with a good grade from a top RG):
- Journalism - political broadcast journalism
- Law - solicitor, any field as I haven't decided on a specific one at this point
- or Consulting - management/strategy consulting
All interests me a lot, journalism mostly but it's so competitive that I'm drawn away from it. I'd love to go into law, I have done a lot of research but the extra costs/training puts me off because I know how difficult it is to get a TC afterwards. Consulting also interests me just like the other fields I'm considering and I could potentially enter the field straight out of uni if successful.
Other fields I am slightly interested in are diplomacy and a field in international politics/regional development or even a role in the govt ?

What would your pros/cons for these main 3 fields be? Maybe you could rank them in order of what you'd consider the best field to enter?
Any other advice would be appreciated too !
Thanks

Original post by tsr2411

We don't know you.

Reply 3

saraalegria

Original post by Quady

We don't know you.

No need to be rude, they are only asking for advice

Reply 4

Quady

Original post by saraalegria

No need to be rude, they are only asking for advice

Cool, sure thing.

Law then.

Reply 5

threeportdrift

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Original post by tsr2411

Hi, I'm about to start my degree this September and I am trying to decide which career path I should pursue.
Which is harder to break into (assuming I graduate with a good grade from a top RG):
- Journalism - political broadcast journalism
- Law - solicitor, any field as I haven't decided on a specific one at this point
- or Consulting - management/strategy consulting
All interests me a lot, journalism mostly but it's so competitive that I'm drawn away from it. I'd love to go into law, I have done a lot of research but the extra costs/training puts me off because I know how difficult it is to get a TC afterwards. Consulting also interests me just like the other fields I'm considering and I could potentially enter the field straight out of uni if successful.
Other fields I am slightly interested in are diplomacy and a field in international politics/regional development or even a role in the govt ?
What would your pros/cons for these main 3 fields be? Maybe you could rank them in order of what you'd consider the best field to enter?
Any other advice would be appreciated too !
Thanks

You go to university to work this out. There will be a Career Service/Centre at Uni with a library of stuff about careers, resources to work out your aptitudes, tests, quizzes, presentations from employers, CV and application advice, how to apply for work experience, internships etc etc etc etc. Just get down tot he careers service, finds what's on offer, and schedule that in alongside your degree.