Your teenager’s transition to adulthood is a complicated process in which he will feel lost and overwhelmed, but surely also excited. As parents, you play a fundamental role in guiding them through the process, making them feel like their role model, reference figures and unconditional support.
Among the many decisions that your child will face at the gates of coming of age is choosing his professional future. It is often difficult for them to know what they want to be “when they grow up”, but others have it more than clear, moved by a strong vocation.
If your son already knows what career he wants to study, the next step is to choose the place where he will study. This appeals both to the university itself and to the city where it is located. And although your child’s personal taste has a lot to say in this decision, there are other factors to take into account.
In case your son has already decided the career he wants to study, you should know that the most complicated decision has already been made. Well, normally that is a hard dilemma to solve for many young people, since it is a relevant choice that will undeniably mark their future.
Once this obstacle has been overcome, it is time to find the university where to study said degree. The first step will be to decide if your child wants to start his studies in Spain or abroad, since this second alternative will add difficulty to the selection process.
If you prefer to study in Spain – regardless of whether you apply for mobility later on – you should search for all the universities that include your degree in their training offer. Filter by public or private if this is an important filter for you based on your preferences and possibilities. Also, keep in mind the cut-off mark to access each one.
With the list of possible destinations in hand, there are many criteria to assess and these will depend a lot on each case. For example, the cost of tuition at the center, as well as living in the city where you are. Apart from the economic factor, your child’s preferences will be decisive.
Perhaps you prefer a destination close to your family and lifelong friends or, on the contrary, you are interested in going to the other side of the country to meet a new place and people. Perhaps you decide on a city where there is a wide range of leisure and culture, or prefer another where there is the possibility of practicing your favorite sport.
Of course, another point that you should evaluate is the reputation of the university. There are numerous rankings that evaluate universities based on different criteria, so you can know if your child is going to receive quality training, which will open many doors in his future when he makes the leap into the world of work.
