Lesson plan
- 5 min
Warm-up
Everyone writes down on the worksheet three fields of study they can picture themselves in today. Anyone without an idea yet writes that down too.
- 10 min
Questionnaire
The class opens whatshouldistudy.com/start and answers the questionnaire on interests, personality, school subjects and values. It has about 60 short questions, most students are done in 5 to 10 minutes. At home they can add YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or GitHub later; in class the questionnaire is enough.
- 15 min
Read the result
Each student notes their top three fields and opens the page of one of them. It shows who the field suits, which school subjects it builds on and where it leads.
- 10 min
Compare in pairs
In pairs, students compare the result with the three fields they wrote down at the start: what matches and what surprised them. The answers go on the worksheet.
- 5 min
Next step
To finish, everyone sets one concrete next step with a date, such as an open day, a talk with the careers adviser or sitting in on a university lecture.
Good to know
- Answers stay in the student’s browser. There is no account, and neither you nor we see who answered what.
- One laptop, tablet or phone per student is enough. The questionnaire works on small screens too.
- Fields and result are free. The list of every matching programme costs $17, and the lesson doesn’t need it.
- Students under 16 should talk to their parents before connecting an account. The questionnaire connects nothing.
Worksheet
One A4 page. Print it or project the questions.
What should I study?
Name
Date
1. Three fields of study I can picture myself in today:
2. My top three fields in the result:
3. What matches my list, and what surprised me:
4. One field I want to look at more closely, and why:
5. My next step, and by when:
whatshouldistudy.com/start
Link from your school website
Many schools keep a list of tests and advice services on their page about choosing a degree. If you would like to add us, you can use this text and link.
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The full report for the whole class
With the Counsellor plan your students also unlock the list of matching programmes, paid for by the school. The first 30 days are a free pilot for up to 30 reports.
Start the pilot