Do you regret going to University?

[buttons]

I wouldn't say I regret it because I never went there to get anything out of it other than to learn. Although my degree isn't one you can expect to get a job out of (Social Science degree) and nor did I need one for the job I'm currently doing, I'm happy I did it and had the chance to do it. Not just that but I like the fact I can say I have a degree and it's a personal achievement to me.


wbu

[j0rd]

yes and no

can't say i enjoyed the degree itself but proper enjoyed the social side of it
kinda regret it when friends who didn't go are in high paid jobs, with huge saving and owe nothing!

[FlyingJesus]

Nope what the honk else would I do with my time it's not like working is an option

[Inseriousity.]

I was unemployed for a year and it sucked. Having a degree definitely hindered me in a town full of apprenticeships and low graduate employment. I could've probably got one of those easily but I was unable to because of my degree. On the dark days when it felt like getting a job was so far out of reach, I did regret it.

Funnily enough the job I'm doing now is not officially a degree-level job but I wouldn't have been offered it if I didn't have one (I was even headhunted for it lol).

I enjoyed the intellectual challenge. While I don't miss the essays (im not that crazy), I did enjoy the debate and intellectual curiousity that academics have - yes im a nerd. I'd love to be paid just to think things lmaoooo

[-:Undertaker:-]

I despised university mainly because the place I went was so boring. Then again, I detest students with the false niceness and dirty habits. I also found the place to be very close minded and certainly not what I expected it to be. Loved school, loved sixth form... university was the worst time of my life.

I think i'd have enjoyed it had I gone to a big city like Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds..... wouldn't have been so friggin bored 24/7. God it was bad.

[Matthew]

I'm not at uni in the traditional sense, my time is split somewhat equally between uni and work and my firm pays for my degree, accommodation etc (and indeed still pays me a salary whilst I'm at uni) so the fact I'll graduate debt free and indeed having made money makes it difficult to regret my decision. The only slight regret I have is that I think I'm missing out on a true uni experience, though the year after next I will be at uni for a full year like a normal student so I guess I will eventually get a proper uni experience too.

So idk, there's a lot of positives for my choice so it's hard to have regrets

[Phil]

Yes and no.

Sometimes I regret doing my first course which is childcare because now I feel like I'm going to be finishing college really old and I just wanna get my life started! But at the same time, if I didn't do my Childcare course I wouldn't be where I am now.

[abc]

University isn't just about the education. Self development, networking and social side of things are just as important as the education. My first two years I found it a waste of time but that was my fault. My final two years were polar opposites. I met hundreds of people, joined so many societies, networked with professionals, traveled like crazy and they were two amazing years. Years I would repeat any day. And these things do matter. My first two years I got an average of 2.1. My final year I got straight firsts with the highest mark in my university.

Just shows how putting that extra effort can not only help you develop as a person but can hugely affect your final mark too.

So in conclusion to a very simple question, the more active you are, the less likely (i believe anyway) you are to regret going to university.

[Kyle]

I agree with Saurav - university is an excellent platform for those who can figure out how to use it properly and make the most out of their time there. A lot of people seem to go to university to do the same as they did at school or college, drinking to excess and doing what's necessary to fulfill their grade targets. There's so much more to university than that and there is so much more to learn about life than how to pass an exam. I don't regret going to university (granted I haven't finished - that opinion may well still change ) and don't think those who do regret it will have made the most of the opportunity.

[buttons]

I was unemployed for a year and it sucked. Having a degree definitely hindered me in a town full of apprenticeships and low graduate employment. I could've probably got one of those easily but I was unable to because of my degree. On the dark days when it felt like getting a job was so far out of reach, I did regret it.

Funnily enough the job I'm doing now is not officially a degree-level job but I wouldn't have been offered it if I didn't have one (I was even headhunted for it lol).

I enjoyed the intellectual challenge. While I don't miss the essays (im not that crazy), I did enjoy the debate and intellectual curiousity that academics have - yes im a nerd. I'd love to be paid just to think things lmaoooo

same here, whilst you only need an SVQ for my job, they were really interested in my degree and asked me how it would help with my application. we also spent like 10 minutes talking about my dissertation results. i don't think i would have got this job without the KNOWLEDGE i learnt from the degree, i didn't necessarily get the position because of the actual degree.

if i was stuck at this restaurant for the rest of my life working for minimum wage, THEN i would regret doing my degree.