"What is the best course that you have?"
"Which course is most popular?"
"Which one can help land a job with the highest pay?"
In all my years of providing counseling during the education fairs, these are the most common (variations) of questions asked by parents.
In their (misguided) intention of planning for the future of their children, parents tend to focus more on "monetary" security rather than what their children is actually interested in. And therein lies the problem .. a mismatch of the rigorous demand of a particular course of study against the interest/capability of a student.
The other extreme end of the most common question asked is
"Which is the easiest course to pass?"
This question is asked by those who realised that they are academically "under-achievers". The objective here is to just get a degree, any degree, on the (false) perception that it will be easier to get a job with a degree qualification.
Here is my advise:
"What is the best course that you have?"
There is no particular "best" course that an institution have. There is only a "more appropriate" course for a particular student (based on student's interest and capabilities).
"Which course is most popular?"
There is a most popular course, but then again, will it be suitable for you?
"Which one can help land a job with the highest pay?"
Before you talk about high salaries, will you be able to graduate from the course (i.e pass all the exams)?
"Which is the easiest course to pass?"
There is no "easiest" course, only less demanding course (e.g. engineering vs marketing), but if there is no interest to begin with, even a less demanding course can be difficult to complete.
So then, how to know which course to choose?
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