## Step 1: Stream & subjects

`community/journey-stream` · Student voices · From Campus Binge's data, as of 2026-07-23 · community view

Class 11–12: the first fork, and the one people underestimate.

| Fact | Value | Trust |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | A stream isn't a life sentence — but switching later is costly. A changed or dropped field can mean restarting from semester one, so choose on genuine interest and the doors it opens, not on peer pre… | community view |
| Essential | Every stream has one honest trade-off. PCM keeps the most paths open (engineering, science, even commerce later); PCB commits you toward medicine and life sciences; commerce leads to the highest-payi… | community view |
| Essential | “High-paying” is stream-shaped, not just college-shaped. Commerce (Eco / BCom) out-earns science and humanities at the very same college — know that before you rank anything. | community view |
| Essential | Pick subjects you can actually score in. For CUET and boards, a scoring optional beats a prestigious-sounding one you'll struggle with. | community view |

Sources:
1. Campus Binge journey essentials (written from the student-voices corpus), 2026-07-23