How to correctly determine the specialty, field, university?

Question

IT education

I think this is a fairly common question here. But still, this time in my life will come soon. In my understanding, all this is somewhat similar to a game, an experienced person who has passed it will know where to go and where not to go, and a beginner will either walk along all the paths that are available, or go at random.

1) Now I have plans for approximately 4 applications to ordinary universities and 1 to the military. But still, as "IT" has many branches, so do specialties in universities. For example, "Which specialty can suit me best if I like doing testing (of the same security, etc.) or thinking outside the box to solve problems?".
Still, even though there are many specialties, just like programming languages. But until you study its material, and the knowledge that will help you understand everything at least by 60%, you will not know what it is from itself.

2) Again, the choice of university. Assume that in paragraph 1 we have chosen probably suitable (possible) specialties. How to determine which is better? For example, parents suggested dividing everything into categories: 1. how far it is, 2. what are the opinions of the students themselves about it.
In principle, for this task, I can simply write a parser that will simply look for any matches with a certain pattern, and then somehow analyze the data, sorting it by different points. But still, maybe there is some other option how to group and choose? Maybe hire a freelance analyst for this purpose?

And a separate question about military universities. There are still relatively fewer of them, but again, what are the priorities to make a choice? Set as a priority choice the proximity of the distance?

3) How are universities now prepared for online learning? It is clear that this factor should be put in the search priority, but still, information about it is not so easy to get, except perhaps by visiting online lessons.

Answer 1

3) How are universities now prepared for online learning? It is clear that this factor should be put in the search priority, but still, information about it is not so easy to get, unless you visit online lessons yourself.

Find a group in the VK of this university, spend some time, come to the university in person, go to the website of the university, call - someone should answer from the reception or administration.

2) Again, the choice of university. Assume that in paragraph 1 we have chosen probably suitable (possible) specialties. How to determine which is better?

You will do better where you put in the effort. A university, unlike a school, requires more independence. The teachers will not pull your ears and run after you for a retake, the opposite is true. Therefore, more depends on the student than on the teacher.

"Which profession would suit me best if I like doing testing (of the same security, etc.) or thinking outside the box to solve problems?".

Higher education and IT specialty are not strongly connected now. Learn the specialty separately from the university program, more precisely in addition.

Answer 2

There are military universities specializing in IT.
something like Voenkobator I forgot the
exact name but these are telecom troops.
There is even a hotel-type police.
I think if the military + IT, then the
Physical-Technical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences
, they will develop something like drones.
In fact, the level of institutes is very low when I wanted to enter the
Turbo Pascal program there, but the books were released in 1972 ....... so I decided to teach myself ...
Which ones are better?
Which occupation will give you a salary of $25,000 a month? one and the best .... after the main work, you can learn something else ...
The second factor is what do you like?
The diploma itself does not give money, sometimes a builder without experience and knowledge gets more ..
If you choose from profitability, then either the financial one or the one who teaches you to manage, manage other people is a profit.
If you need to earn a lot, then you need to be able to communicate a lot
and inspire confidence ...
People live a little because they cannot become everyone ... The
question must be posed so what do you want to get in 30 years of life?
if you achieve wealth or heights, then you need to study to be a financier, a lawyer and the ability to lead .... it’s also not bad that something like foreign language and something like institutions from which you will emerge as a diplomat ...
An official is a profit .... a party , profit is everything related to budget money and access to them is all cost-effective ....
If you just have a lot of time and just something to eat, then you don’t have to study at all ....
The military institute will give you ranks ... Arimiya cool they will give you clothes and provide you with housing and food, you can stop thinking about anything else and you will receive every the year of the star .....
a good way for those who don’t even like to think ..... Officers, unlike soldiers, as a rule, don’t do physical training, you’ll become the head of the treasure and all life is a success
No one can answer this question except you, but I can if you write the purpose of life