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asked 2 years ago

In honor of Rabbi Michael Avraham Shlita
I would be grateful if you could give me some advice on the following matters:
A. I am a Haredi guy. And I want to study for a degree [first and second, etc..]. I come from a family of lawyers, meaning my father, grandfather, uncle, all lawyers, but it doesn’t interest me that much. I’m looking for something more intellectually challenging, but I’m not a complete person at all. And it would be very helpful to me if the rabbi could recommend a degree that is both academic and also something I can make a living from. [Not computer science]
B. I don’t have a high school diploma but I want to start studying on my own [I study better on my own] the things necessary for a bachelor’s degree at the Open University [English, mathematics]. Can anyone estimate how long it takes [for an average person and above] to study both at a 5-unit level. And what books to use. And just some advice in general.
third. The rabbi knows if there are differences between the Open University and another university, in terms of the name of the institution [how it is perceived by the public] and in terms of the level.
Regards
A.I.A.
 


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מיכי Staff answered 2 years ago
1. A general question that depends on the person (skills, inclinations, interests). You can study one of the following types of engineering, economics, accounting, natural sciences (physics, chemistry, biology) – but you need at least a master’s degree to make a living (unless you want to be a teacher). 2. As a tool, I recommend that you don’t take shortcuts. In the end, it usually ends up taking longer. Even if you have the ability to study independently – a framework almost always does it better. It is worth consulting with frameworks for the ultra-Orthodox, because they know the effective ways to do this (scholarships, preparatory courses, special tracks). 3. Open universities seem like a good solution to me. I think they also don’t require prerequisites and anyone can enroll (maybe I’m wrong. I need to check). As for the concerns, they have no basis. The level there is very good and beyond that, the question of level is not very important. If you have a bachelor’s degree, then you have a bachelor’s degree. After that, you can choose a master’s degree institution as you wish. By the way, after you’ve completed a certain amount of time at an open university (a year?) I think (but I don’t know for sure. I need to check) that you can transfer to a regular university if you want without a matriculation exam and psychometrics.

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גבריאל replied 2 years ago

I know of children who studied at the Open University in parallel with high school, so it is likely that they do not have any threshold requirements.

There is a transfer channel from the Open University to all universities based on grade point average.
Each university specifies the level of grades required for each department.

The transfer channel is clear proof that the level of studies at the Open University is equivalent to the level at universities.

א.י.א replied 2 years ago

I saw that they have just opened a preparatory school [for exact sciences] at Bar Ilan for graduates of Haredi education. I wanted to ask the rabbi [I come from a place without a core and starting a preparatory school for a year plus and then a degree is a serious story]
Since it is a preparatory school for exact sciences, I thought about studying physics later, but I would be happy if the rabbi could advise me from his experience whether it is really worth it in several respects: a. Is it really worth waiting for? b. Is there a livelihood in it or is it one of those professions that only one in a hundred has a profession?
Thank you

מיכי Staff replied 2 years ago

It's definitely worth the wait, but it will be very difficult for you. As for earning a living, physics is only possible if you finish at least a master's degree (and if you do computer science next to it, it's even better for earning a living).

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