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 ====== Specification field ======
-===== Selection =====
+===== Counselling on specification field selection =====
+The selection of a specicfication field is by far **not a decision of life and death**.
+Please keep in mind that when finishing this Master course you will be a "Materials Engineer from RWTH Aachen University" and you will apply for jobs with that diploma. Most probably you will not be asked "Which of the 7 specification fields did you choose?".
+In the easiest case you may have a very clear view of what you will do after your studies, e. g. "I will work in a specific foundry company in my home country". Consequently, you should immediately select the respective field.
+However, this is also the less common case. Mostly, students do not have a very clear idea of what they will do after their studies. Moreover, in most countries it is **very unlikely** that you will **work in one company or one field** for your entire working time nowadays . Thus, it does make sense to develop a rather broad field of expertise during your studies.
+Hence, it is recommended that you opt for a field which sounds interesting to you. In this case you will hopefully get good marks and you will get a (very) good diploma.
+Please also be **careful** about hints and recommendations of other students saying that one field is **more difficult or easier** than another one. Both is incorrect as a general rule since you are all **individuals** with different talents, skills, and mostly different Bachelor degrees. Thus, it will always be an individual decision, which is exactly what this university is trying to convey to you:
+**Self-responsibility**!
+Please also note that if you go for a very popular field you will be in a big group, whereas in less demanded fileds you will be automatically supported more individually.
+===== When and how to select =====
 Students starting in Winter semester in October do not have to decide on the specification field immediately upon enrollment since the first semester is identical for all fields. These students need to select a specification field at the start of the second semester, the latest, to get the courses assigned to their curriculum in RWTH online.