Compare any two majors.
Choose with clarity.

The most common mistake is comparing on a single dimension — usually starting salary. Serious comparison spans five interlocking dimensions: (1) admission requirements and minimum cutoff scores; (2) the day-to-day curriculum and how much math or memorization it demands; (3) local and international job markets after graduation; (4) graduate-school and sub-specialty options; (5) the actual working style of the job (desk, field, creative, analytical). Two majors with the same starting pay can produce completely different daily lives over the next twenty years.

Many students choose a major because they enjoyed the high-school subject, then discover the resulting profession is something else entirely. Loving theoretical physics does not guarantee enjoying an electrical-engineering career built around industry standards and long-cycle projects. Before comparing, talk to at least three graduates who have worked in the profession for more than five years. Ask about their real workday, not the academic side of the major. That filter alone eliminates half of the wrong choices.

Egyptian job-market rumors flip roughly every two years — "IT is saturated", "medicine is open", "finance is closed". Serious comparison relies on verifiable data: the number of LinkedIn postings for a graduate role over the last 90 days, the salary band for the 0-2 years experience tier, and the share of openings that accept fresh graduates without prior experience. A glamorous-sounding major can be closed to entrants, while a quiet one can open larger doors than expected.

The Holland Code assessment adds a useful layer: are you Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, or Conventional? Matching your code to a major’s typical workstyle lowers the probability of dropping out after two years. But the test does not replace real experience. Volunteer for a month at a workplace adjacent to the major before final registration. Two real weeks tell you more than ten quizzes ever will.