Episode 22: Choice of Study: Happy without NC

It is not easy to get a place to study in the subjects with nationwide admission restrictions (medicine, pharmacy, dentistry). But even without a NC subject, you can pursue your career goals and become happy. University ambassador Soyee tells us how she succeeded. Guest Soyee Chan comes from Hong Kong and is studying Chemistry in her first semester at the University of Jena in the winter semester 2024/25. She is also a university ambassador and reports on her experiences as an international student in her blog (only German). Timestamps 02:45 Was chemistry always your desired subject? 04:23 What does „admission restriction“ mean? 05:30 How many study places for international students are offeres for subjects with restricted admission? 06:42 For which subjects did you apply for? 07:15 Was is hard to find an alternative way for you? 08:10 Did expectations and pressure play a role in this decission? 09:12 How did it come that you chose to study Chemistry? 10:22 Why are you interested in Pharmacy? 13:21 Would you say that Chemistry is a good alternative (to Pharmacy)? 16:04 Did you end your dream about a pharmaceutical career? 18:08 Are you satisfied with your programme – even if this is not your desired subject? Shownotes University Ambassador Scolarship (German): https://www.uni-jena.de/196636/jubos Soyees Blog (German): https://www.uni-jena.de/277794/jubos-soyee Uni Jena on Social Media: @unijena Study Orientation (What does NC mean?): https://www.uni-jena.de/en/69421/study-orientation Podcast episode on HZB (university entrance qualifcation): https://www.uni-jena.de/en/podcast-uni-jena-international#HZB Database subjects: https://www.uni-jena.de/en/3860/degree-programmes (Unfortunately not all programmes and informations are available in English yet. A complete list can be found here: https://www.uni-jena.de/unijenamedia/21505/studiengangsliste.pdf) Chemistry (Bachelor of Science): https://www.uni-jena.de/en/7185/b-sc-chemistry Pharmacy (State Examination): https://www.uni-jena.de/en/7790/s-e-pharmacy Open Campus at Jena University: https://www.uni-jena.de/en/30750/open-campus-in-student-paradise Subject/Acadmic advisory service: https://www.uni-jena.de/en/320/academic-advisory-service (The contact of the advisors can be find in the programme descriptions in the programme database. In case that you cannot find your programme please try the German version of the website.) Contact the International Office