Polluted_Mind said:
Also there's not much point going to an open day unless you want to talk with someone at the faculty more in-depth about a particular program. Other than that it's just free pens, stickers, crap and standard info you can get on the internet anyway.
I agree. I've never found open days much use. I think you'd be lucky to get a chance to talk to someone
knowledgeable more in depth on the day as well, as at least in my experience open days aren't focused on spending any time with you as an individual. There might be seminars and general info sessions, but I've never met professors or lecturers one on one on an open day. The most you're likely to get is a meeting with a 'career counseller' type person who IME know fuck all about specific programs or pathways, as they're trying to give advice to every person going through every course, so lack specialised knowledge.
Rather than an open day, I think you'd get the most help from researching carefully on the internet your varied choices. Check out course requirements, time commitments, core subjects, prerequisites and so on. Importantly, read thoroughly through the descriptions of specific subjects you might take, and consider whether they sound appealing and practical for you to achieve. Doing this will probably provide you with some focused questions, and this is when I think it'd be useful for you contact by email the university, or a professor/director of the faculty, and speak to them about your questions. I think this will be far more beneficial than going to an open day hoping to find answers to broad questions like what course you should be doing.
I don't think going to an open day will
hurt, but IMO what you'll get out of one is whether you like the campus and the general atmosphere of the place, rather than any clarification on your potential studies.