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uni is rubbish
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probly should go in students, but i want replys 
anyone else starting to have doubts about uni? i'm not sure if it is for me and am thinking about other prospects.
and i'm fallin behind only one term in
sigh....
anyone else starting to have doubts about uni? i'm not sure if it is for me and am thinking about other prospects.
and i'm fallin behind only one term in
sigh....
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a lot of people don't like to talk to others about their worries and want to apear calm and confident when really they're not. just enjoy it, if you're first year all you need to worry about is passing and having lots of fun fun fun
gerra a job ont bins.
Think about it properly, like.
And it's difficult isn't it? The whole way of learning is different to what ive been used to and thats not helped - and the freedom too doesn't help for getting work done when you really should do especially when the pub etc is sooo much more tempting.
Stick at it though molo at least for this year if its possible. Some people in my tutor group left after a few weeks and their really regretting it now - so think long and hard before you do decide anything.
I'm sure there are loads more than that.
It's never occured to me that I might not go to university.
And you'll regret it when you realise you can only get so far in life. Degree-less, you're excluded from the top jobs - you might have the abilities and the experience, but employers want qualifications, too.
Even medicine, law, et al aren't guaranteed jobs. Hell, especially law. It's not a waste of money in the slightest, it's an investment in your future that very, very few people ever regret. In fact, I've not met anyone who has regretted uni. It's a social experience as much as an educational one - the first year is totally pressureless, and even Final years (except at the very top unis) isn't exactly going to kill you.
And finally, where's the hard way of living? I mean, going out three nights a week, being around your friends 24/7, freedom to do what the hell you want...so long as you hand in your work, no one cares. Seems pretty easy to me.
Still, it's not for everyone, and the biggest return on your invesment only comes if you go to a top uni with a good reputation.
yeah, i'm still going to end up with a degree in something, but considering i'm still after going into the fashion world, that degree would have helped me enormously, especially in finding contacts.
it's not something to take lightly.
having said that, you can be very successful without a degree, my brother is. and there's nothing stopping you going back in a year or two or even ten.
so i'd say think really, really carefully about it, but if you decide you really don't like it, it's not the end of the world.
oh god...i so agree! Uni is rubbish. Ive been having doubts since 1st year, and now im away to start term 2 of 3rd year
I dont think there is point in me quitting now, but i would say if youre not far on in your degree/course then get out, have a rethink, and do something else. Or even go back to uni next year or whenever.
ooh...now that IS smart :thumb: I wish i had taken a year or so out....not necessarily to cruise the world, but just to decide what i wanted to do. Properly. Not do something my guidence teacher thought would be a good idea :no:
thank you please
When's "later in life"? Taking a gap year or even two is okay, but if you leave it too long you'll be so much older than everyone else. It's a social experience as much as anything, and if you're so much older than everyone else, it kinda takes the fun out of it.
It's not a decision on the rest of your life. It's a decision on the next three years. If you wanna become something that requires a specific degree, chances are you'll already know about it. Architects and doctors have the longest courses, but it's also an ambition they grow up with. There's nothing wrong with doing a degree just for the sake of having a degree - it's living a bit of life and getting experience, just as much as getting a job or travelling is.
But I hope the ambition to achieve and do well does rear its head at some point. I've no doubt you're intelligent, but you've got an odd take on uni.
nope, doesn't guarantee you a job. but with a degree you stand a much much higher chance of getting one.
exactly, not going to uni doesn't mean your not gonna be a high earner. but having a degree makes it much much easier
when you finish uni, it doesn't mean you have to get a job straight away, just like leaving school/college doesn't mean you have to get a job straight away. when i finish uni i fully intend to spend a good year or two traveling and having a laugh then settling down.
plus what turle said :yes:
If u could of taken my friends with me i'd be loving it
You cant carry your mates everywhere you go and its easier to make friends at uni than other places so get your arse out there.
Why are you not sleeping? Are they making loads of noise? Are you not tired?
Bopz
Its a big thing to throw away though, talk to as many people as poss then get some advice. You might well end up quitting, but dont take the decision likely.
Oh and i thought graduates were having a harder time than ever finding jobs now?
Got my reults today, got tottaly screwed, got to decide wat to do.
Drop out, or carry on for a few years doing more work...
Bopz
Yeh ive made a few good friends but the rest of the people on my floor are people i dont like being near. Im the quiet sort and they are really noisy and are up till the early hours in the room next door to me so i have no chance of sleeping much most nights.
So its not really a matter of not having got out there and made friends its just i want to swap the ones i dont like for my friends at home
And im also homesick. Miss all my pets!
Get my results next week too aargh.
god...halls are a nightmare. The room i had was right next to a squeeky main door, so there was always someone going through. Also, my neighbour would go out at night leaving his music on full blast. Rarr...fair play (i guess) he was in the room, but he fucking wasnt :mad: Anyways...i see what you are saying, but its good that you have made some good friends. Stick with it until you can move out in summer...im sure it will get better then
That makes me out to sound really sad, but hey. Still, there are lots of perks of being at uni, the course seems to be a relatively small factor in some people's decisions! For starters it does give you a head start when applying for jobs once you graduate - no guaranteed employment, but on the whole a graduate is more desirable than a school or college leaver.
Also, uni is a character forming experience. Your horizons are broadened, you meet all kinds of people and make some pretty good friends - and the social life at uni is fantastic! Wherever you are (with the possible exception of St Andrew's...) there's loads going on so you can never be bored. Also you get really long summer holidays to get work experience or just to arse around.
So basically, I think uni's a great idea! You really need to have the motivation of enjoying your course and having a goal at the end of it though, or you are going to just think it's pointless.
That's pretty much the only reason I'm doing the whole uni thing. I was never going to go and now look at me...
...I'm still here
And I'm loving it - great fun. I've kinda screwed this year very slightly by not doing any coursework but it's still great fun!
Looking forward to getting a place with a couple of freinds next year too
About the social life, I would have to say that it isn't so good if you're commuting, so I didn't have as much motivation to stick with the course as many people.
I would very willingly do a degree for a free (though I'm not sure now whether I really want to be an accountant). It's just that fucking about with debt puts me off big time. Also, my dad felt he had to pay for the tuition fees and he looked so miserable when I asked him to fill in the direct debit form, I'd feel guilty if I did badly at it. That's the thing, you can't even guarantee if you're going to get a good degree; I heard of one guy who had done a degree for three years then failed; he did a retake then still failed. So four years wasted!
Must admit the search for work that has followed has not got far, but I have only been looking for four months. I notice mainly that employers seem to be obsessed with experience. Not sure how much difference a degree would make unless it's quite a specialist one?
Yeh, but sometimes it depends how much work you put in. I'm not saying he didn't work hard; but....
:chin: