Band 5+: The table below shows the results of a survey that asked male and female university students about their main reasons for choosing their field of study. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words. ### Data for the Table Main Reasons for Choosing a University Major (%) Reason for Choosing Major Male Students Female Students Career Prospects 40% 30% Personal Interest 25% 45% Advice from Parents 15% 10% Teacher's Recommendation 5% 10% Future Salary Potential 15% 5%

The table provide information regarding the results of a survey that questioned from male and female university students about their primary causes for choosing their field of study.

Overall, it is observed that there are a lot of reasons for both genders to choose their a university major. For instance, that include career prospects , personal interest, advice from parents, teacher’s recommendation, future salary potential.

In terms of male students, the dominant popular choice was career prospects accounting for 40%, while the least reason for choosing the major was from teacher’s recommendation accounting for 5%. Following this, a majority of male students followed their personal interest when choosing their field of study. Regarding the advice from parents and future salary potential preferences demonstrated the same results, accounting for 15%, respectively.

When examining female students, the highest reason choosing a university major was the personal interest, made up for 45%. Conversely, the least choice was future salary potential which means a little of them did not consider about this category.However, most of the girls had career prospects accounting for 30%.