There are several people who can help you with your study choice. We give some examples below:

• Secondary education supervisor or VET study career supervisor. Your dean, mentor or study career counselor can advise you on choosing a course of study. The dean has many resources for this: from information leaflets to a professional interest test. Involve the care coordinator for help with making a study choice in relation to your request for support.
• Student counselor for higher education. The student counselor in higher education can advise you as a prospective student. For example, if you expect study impediment due to special circumstances. Do you have questions or do you want advice about studying with an extra special needs, study choice doubts, student finance, study delay and much more? The student counselor is here for you!
• Your parents and/or carers know you well. Ask them for advice. Take them with you in your search for a study. What profession do they have? Is that also something for you or not?
• Do you know people from your school who do or did the same study? They can tell you about their experiences. You can check with them whether your expectations of the study are correct.

• Think about the profession you want to do. What can you do in the short and long term to achieve that goal? Is your vision of the future realistic?
• Sign up for open days, taster days and trial studies at programs of your choice. Tip: also look at comparable courses. Sometimes a different course of school can better matches your talents or offers better facilities.
• Find information at colleges and universities about 'studying with special needs'. Tip: research whether a college or university has knowledge and experience in supporting students with special needs. If necessary, do this at several colleges and universities and compare which institution can offer the best facilities you need.
• Make an appointment with the dean and care coordinator about your choice of study and the questions you have about possible study obstacles. Make an appointment with the student counselor of the study course of your choice. This person can tell you how the institution can support you. Ask anything you want to know! Examples: 'How is the attendance requirement handled?', 'Is there extra support available to assist me with (finding) an internship?', 'What if I run into problems during my studies?'
• Some universities and colleges have a special platform for and by students with a support request, for example at Utrecht University this is 'Platform Unlimited Studying'. They can tell you about their experiences with studying with an extra support request. Also look at the culture at the college or university. Is a limitation negotiable? Before you start your studies, think about your own capacity: for example, do you have certain treatments planned or are you a caregiver? What is feasible and what is not? What does this mean for the planned study course?

Study choice check often mandatory

With a study choice check you can test whether a study course is right for you. A college or university can also oblige you to do a study choice check. Students who register for their studies by 1 May at the latest are entitled to a study choice check. Everyone with the right diploma has the right to enter higher education. In some cases, a selection takes place, or there are additional admission requirements.

After registering for a study course, you can do a study choice check. You need a DigiD for this. In turn, institutions must offer a study choice check if the student requests it. What the study choice check looks like differs per college or university. It may concern:

• completing a digital questionnaire.
• a conversation with someone from the study course;
• trial studies;

Read more about this on the website of the central government.

The roles mentioned on this page are explained below:

Counsellors

• secondary education guidance counsellors or VET study career counsellors
• student deans in higher education
• study choice advisors
• study counsellors
• lecturers
• student psychologists
• internship supervisors
• thesis supervisors
• graduation supervisors.

Decision makers

• faculty, domain and institute directors
• members of the Examination Board.

Supporters

• school counsellors
• care coordinators
• fellow students and students from student with special needs platforms
• parents and carers
• study coaches
• job coaches
• staff members of the International office
• disability officers abroad
• student platforms abroad.

• Study with a plan (www.studeermeteenplan.nl) This site of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science helps you prepare for your studies. This way you will be well prepared for your new education.
• Do you want to register for a study or do you want to transfer to another study? Read the frequently asked questions and answers on the website of study choice123. On this website (www.studiekeuze123.nl/) you will also find information about study programmes. You can read per institution how other students with a support request value studying with a support request.
• Icares (https://icares.com/) The digital careers test on this site not only checks which profession suits you, but also whether this profession is suitable for someone with a disability.

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