Chasing the job market is no way to choose a degree

ByAlly Fogg. University applicants should certainly follow their heart as well as their head – the job market is too unpredictable to second guess. Readers unfortunate to have grown up in the 1970s will doubtless recall a kids' TV game show called Runaround. A chaotic throng of youngsters would begin on a studio floor where they would be asked a question. When gravel-throated cockney Mike Reid bellowed "Runaround!" the contestants would cram themselves into one of three zones, to choose their answer. Those who were correct would get points, those who chose badly would be ejected from the game. Read more...