uni

[FlyingJesus]

Going to university really is worth it. It's expensive (trust me), but I don't care how much debt I will have upon graduation (I guess anywhere between £12,000 and £20,000). It is paid off in a very manageable way, and graduate salaries are appealing. In the line of work I am looking at, training salaries are between £30,000 and £38,000 in the first year, up to £35,000 to £45,000 in second year of training, and ~£60,000 thereafter. See, 20k of debt can pay itself off many times over in a matter of years.

Your education is an investment.

That's all very well and good luck to you, but it does depend on actually getting a placement in training or in whatever job you're looking to do after uni. Graduate salaries are great yeah... for those who get the jobs. Most of the time that's based on contacts and who you know not what you've got to offer, and that's the sad truth of most high earning careers. Also if you're not 100% certain of what you want to do, uni is a waste of money and time really, especially with degrees meaning a lot lot less than they did a decade ago.

[luce]

Im doing GCSE, 2 years A level, Uni (training to be a doctor) then go out to Africa to work for a bit then come back and settle down

[Barmi]

Good luck Lukey, that sounds like a really good future. (Loving the work in Africa especially!)

I'm doing a foundation degree course with the open university, which looks pretty good from all the documents, guides and booklets I've read through. Not too expensive either. It's more of a personal challenge than a means to get a job, but I will use it to get one after the course is over

Go for it! I did an OU finance course on the side at college, and it really is a good way to learn. Requires a lot of self motivation, but working in the OU is flexible and rewarding. Good luck!

That's all very well and good luck to you, but it does depend on actually getting a placement in training or in whatever job you're looking to do after uni. Graduate salaries are great yeah... for those who get the jobs. Most of the time that's based on contacts and who you know not what you've got to offer, and that's the sad truth of most high earning careers. Also if you're not 100% certain of what you want to do, uni is a waste of money and time really, especially with degrees meaning a lot lot less than they did a decade ago.

Then I'm pretty suckered because I don't know anyone. No, serious. State school kid, whose secondary school was a state school which is now closing, and whose college was a perfectly run of the mill college. Don't know anybody in high places. Will that stop me from trying for a high-flying job? No. The majority of mainstream jobs nowadays are based on merit. All I need is a good 2:1.

If you don't have any idea of what you might like in the future, then of course it's a waste of time. Wait until you decide what you want to do, then go forth and act. But for anyone who puts the effort in on their degree course, I would never say it is a waste of money, nor would I devalue their degree and say it doesn't mean anything.

Can you explain why "degrees [mean] a lot less than they did a decade ago"? Seriously, I'm intrigued.

[Virgin Mary]

Essentially degrees are impractical unless the job is very specialised, e.g. science where you need specific textbook knowledge. But most people need one nowadays because more and more people are getting degrees meaning there is more educational competition and saying you went to university on your CV has less prestige.

[Holofoil]

I'm going next year, i don't think money's a restriction, the amount of loans and grants about nowadays. And it's really not difficult to get into a uni, some are the requirements are very low.

That was the case until the Credit Crunch... Our generation will find it seriously hard to borrow money because of what's happening...

[Loqo]

yes you can go. u dont necessarily need money. theres always loans. and err if you ask me, i dont know coz itll depend on my mood lmao

I think loans is the last thing people want to be taken at the moment, especially if your 19, 20. But yeh, Of course you can go to University, if you have the right qualifications for the right thing then yes.

[Bun]

and whose college was a perfectly run of the mill college

smallest sixth form in the country :8.

[Barmi]

smallest sixth form in the country :8.

But will it really be that small with your new building coming? And is it truly a sixth form now, given the merger?

And how are you Dan? Will you be coming down in two weeks as well? There are some good clothes shops!!

[Bun]

But will it really be that small with your new building coming? And is it truly a sixth form now, given the merger?

And how are you Dan? Will you be coming down in two weeks as well? There are some good clothes shops!!

I don't know to the first bit.



And of course I'm coming down, I almost miss you . It's funny, I was thinking about the shops ...

[lastbreath]

That's all very well and good luck to you, but it does depend on actually getting a placement in training or in whatever job you're looking to do after uni. Graduate salaries are great yeah... for those who get the jobs. Most of the time that's based on contacts and who you know not what you've got to offer, and that's the sad truth of most high earning careers. Also if you're not 100% certain of what you want to do, uni is a waste of money and time really, especially with degrees meaning a lot lot less than they did a decade ago.

i have guarenteed job placement with the bbc or sky with my course