Discover potential

What am I good at? At school or in my free time? What interests me? What do I really enjoy? What am I involved in? What motivates me to get up early? What inclinations and passions run through my life?

Answering these questions yourself and conducting an interview with family or friends is usually the first step. This might also help pass the time during a few boring minutes.

online tests offer a means of support.

The "Discovering Potential" step also offers an opportunity to reflect on your career aspirations: How do I envision my life in 10 years? How would I like to work in the future? What should definitely not be part of my job?

You can now see your potential before you. Familiar aspects and probably some new ones as well. Which potentials best describe you, and which ones fit together? Does this give you an idea of ​​which course of study and career path this could lead you to? Follow this path! In the next step, we'll give you some tips. If you don't have an idea right away, please feel free to contact the students advisory service , and we can explore this further together.

Inform

The second step is to gather comprehensive information: Which Degree Courses are offered? What do they cover? Where and in what format is my desired degree programme offered? What are the prerequisites? What professions can I pursue with a degree?

The following resources can help you find information...

... about studying at THM:

• Information pages about the THM- Degree Courses
• Information days at THM
• Videos about studying at THM
• The Webseite for Studium Plus , the dual study program at THM

... about studying in general/nationwide:

• the university compass
• Job portals, such as www.whatchado.com

Before starting your studies, you can find further information online about the following topics:

• Study financing/scholarships
• Studying abroad
• Accommodation

Don't forget to take some notes on the information you've gathered. This could be in the form of a mind map, for example. This compilation will make the next step, "comparing," easier.

Compare

In the third step, to compare the options found, you can, for example, create a table with the collected information and compare the alternatives based on criteria:

You can also assign a weighting to the various criteria (very important, less important, ..., not important/for information only) and thus prepare for the next step, "Deciding." Perhaps you will also come up with another way to compare the different options yourself.

Decide

Have you already decided on a course of study? Then congratulations!

Perhaps you still need some support. We've compiled a few helpful tips to help you make your decision in this step:

What has helped me make decisions in the past? How does it feel when I imagine having chosen this course of study? Do I feel good when I imagine the consequences of the decision, or not?

When it comes to personally important matters, many people find it difficult to make a decision. Their head and their heart are often at odds. We would be happy to help you in a consultation.

You can also find helpful tips for your decision-making process in books. For example, you can find decision-making methods and exercises in "Tillmann Grüneberg: Mit den richtigen Fragen zum richtigen Studium" (Tillmann Grüneberg: Finding the Right Course of Study with the Right Questions). This and other books are also available digitally, for example at hessen.onleihe.de.

No one can give you absolute certainty about your decision. You won't know whether your studies will develop as you expect until you've started. However, thorough research beforehand can minimize the risk of taking a wrong turn.