cw00
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thoughts? im still considering it but finding it hard to justify the average £8k-£9k a year cost. pretty crazy how just a few years ago people were paying as little as a £1k-3k
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university - £20k+ is it worth it?
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Mutts Nuts
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- Oct 30, 2011
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If you end up with a carreer as a Vet or a Dentist or similar yes,if you end up out of work with an Engineering degree or similar then no.If you can`t work that one out god help you
JJB
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What do you want to do? it will help people formulate an answer.
Beach Hut
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Junior (19) decided it wasn't worth £20K so an apprentice with AITC
patchamalbion
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what subject?
and do you like tits, beer bongs and pot noodles?
and do you like tits, beer bongs and pot noodles?
spongy
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All depends on how old you are and what you want to do mate.
I have friends who went to university where as I didn't.
Yes I was earning money and they werent, but now 12 years later they are doing considerably better than I am.
If I could go back in time I would go to uni. Better job prospects once you have a degree and better pay to go with it.
It's definitely an employers market out there and the more strings you have in your bow the better off you'll be.
I have friends who went to university where as I didn't.
Yes I was earning money and they werent, but now 12 years later they are doing considerably better than I am.
If I could go back in time I would go to uni. Better job prospects once you have a degree and better pay to go with it.
It's definitely an employers market out there and the more strings you have in your bow the better off you'll be.
beorhthelm
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- Jul 21, 2003
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what are you going to study and where? what do you intend to do once your graduated?
of course £20k is worth it if you get a degree from a Russell Group uni, or you want to get into a graduate scheme that pays £30k+ after a couple of years, or enter a profession that requires a degree. on the other hand if you want to get a Media or Computing Studies degree from Jumped Up City University, or want to just see what happens in 3 years time, then no its not worth it at all.
or put another way, if you make it worth it, it will be. Uni isnt for 3 years dossing and putting off the real world anymore.
of course £20k is worth it if you get a degree from a Russell Group uni, or you want to get into a graduate scheme that pays £30k+ after a couple of years, or enter a profession that requires a degree. on the other hand if you want to get a Media or Computing Studies degree from Jumped Up City University, or want to just see what happens in 3 years time, then no its not worth it at all.
or put another way, if you make it worth it, it will be. Uni isnt for 3 years dossing and putting off the real world anymore.
Bad Ash
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What course would you do if you did go and what career do you want (with or without a degree)?
patchamalbion
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some in my first year halls didnt....it's safe to say i didnt spend much time with them!
I bloody miss uni
cloud
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Get a job and do a distance learning degree, eg Open Uni, but there are a lot of other ones as well eg http://www.cheshire.mmu.ac.uk/exspsci/
It will cost a lot less than 20k that way as you won't be taking out a loan for accommodation and living expenses, in fact you could probably pay for it straight out of your earnings.
It will cost a lot less than 20k that way as you won't be taking out a loan for accommodation and living expenses, in fact you could probably pay for it straight out of your earnings.
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clapham_gull
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- Aug 20, 2003
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Another option is do it later, part time when you are working.
I recently graduated from Birkbeck (London University) with a Masters, but most of the students there are doing BAs and the like.
I recently graduated from Birkbeck (London University) with a Masters, but most of the students there are doing BAs and the like.
cloud
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Either you can do it in your own time, eg evenings, or you can do it part-time. I think they're quite flexible. When I looked into doing something similar recently they said you can go at whatever pace you want, as long as it's completed before a certain time.
It partly depends on what you mean by Is it worth it? If you mean will my degree make enough money for me to outweigh the cost, then it partly depends on what course you're going to do and what job you want.
But you shouldn't just look at a degree as a job qualification (important though that is), you should also do it because you enjoy the subject, because you want to stretch yourself, learn how to think critically and test your ideas and philosophies up against others. Plus all the beer and dancing of course.
But you shouldn't just look at a degree as a job qualification (important though that is), you should also do it because you enjoy the subject, because you want to stretch yourself, learn how to think critically and test your ideas and philosophies up against others. Plus all the beer and dancing of course.
Bad Ash
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It's not quite that simple, for certain careers you must have a degree (e.g. law, medicine, vet, etc.) and in many others it is certainly seen as desirable. So you eally need to know what career you'd like to go into. I'm a bit of a hypocrite though, since I didn't even consider what career I wanted until a couple of years after I'd graduated.