The Fear of Choosing The Wrong Major in University
For me these
are not the reasons I want to study IT, but because I am genuinely interested in developing new
software and applications for computers. But since a lot of teenagers want to study IT, I find myself
questioning, if so many people are getting degrees, will there be enough jobs for all of us graduates?
Another minor fear I have about working in the IT sector in the future is tied to gender inequality.
Stereotypically, IT specialists are nerdy men with ponytails and glasses, spending time alone in their
room with no social lives. Because of this stereotype, men are more favored by the employers and
women have a much harder time asserting themselves in this precise field. However, in recent media
news articles in Estonia, there has been a lot of encouraging calls towards women to go work in the
sector.
Additionally, the biggest fear towards my chosen major are the questions, what if I am not smart
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