in a nut shell... can I still go to uni? - is it a good idea?

R B Customs said:
Wow, that's extremly helpful. I'm so thrilled that your post-counts are now plus one.

Thanks again to the people who have taken the time to read and contribute.

the uni has just called me back, had a good chat with one of the guys there who is going to email me the course leaders details so I can talk to him for more info. :)
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Happy days.
 
Prophetic said:
I'm merely letting this good old chap know that i'm happy for him. :rolleyes:
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No, you're antagonising people when there's no need. I've seen you do it in a few threads now. Either pack it in or go find another forum.

Same goes for your mate. Bloody tag-team.

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drunkenmaster said:
The whole UCAS, competitive, exams results things is more than anything to "entice" more students to apply so they get higher numbers, other than a handful of uni's like oxbridge and a few others as a mature student as long as you don't sound retarded you should be able to find a place without any problem.
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I think just being a mature student helps a lot.

A large portion of undergrads are most likely there because its probably the right thing to do, their parents went, their mates went, the teachers at school have encouraged them to go to uni etc... a lot of them will mess about in the 1st year, less so in the 2nd year and then work their ass off at the last minute to scrape a 2.1 or 2.2 in their last year. Quite a few will also drop out along the way.

Mature students tend to have worked for a bit, decided that their 9-5 job is really really **** and are now highly motivated to do something about it - if they can work 9-5 doing something very dull then they can certainly work those hours studying something they are interested in. Basically unis do like mature students as they will tend to do well and will stick with the course.
 
dowie said:
I think just being a mature student helps a lot.

A large portion of undergrads are most likely there because its probably the right thing to do, their parents went, their mates went, the teachers at school have encouraged them to go to uni etc... a lot of them will mess about in the 1st year, less so in the 2nd year and then work their ass off at the last minute to scrape a 2.1 or 2.2 in their last year. Quite a few will also drop out along the way.

Mature students tend to have worked for a bit, decided that their 9-5 job is really really **** and are now highly motivated to do something about it - if they can work 9-5 doing something very dull then they can certainly work those hours studying something they are interested in. Basically unis do like mature students as they will tend to do well and will stick with the course.
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you know, this sounds so true!

A lot of my friends at school went to uni and I could tell that they were doing it just because their mates were. yea, It's a bonus if you happen to be friends with someone who is going tot he uni you are - but why follow them?

a lot of my mats are not enjoying what they are doing by the sounds of it. a very large amount of people went off to do 'computer forensics' just because it 'sounded cool' and now hate it!

I do have a genuine, deep down interest in this SFX course though It had not occure to me because I did not know it existed. onl came accross it while browsing the UCAS site.


thanks :)
 
jonarob said:
I'm just gonna jump into this thread without reading anything and offer one piece of advice. If you're going to uni, make sure you do a course applicable to a career you want to actually do! Then you'll be set. Don't do a degree for the sake of doing one. I got my degree in Journalism (2:1), and then a Master's in Creative Writing. I've since decided I don't want to be a journo because they earn peanuts, and my degree hasn't helped one bit with finding a job in a more lucrative field. Decide what you want to do, and do the right course.
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Actually that is also quite a good argument against doing a course specifically aimed at a particular career. I.e you've done a more specialized course then changed your mind. Perhaps a more generic course such as History would have been better as it would have left your options open.

I'd say have a rough idea of what you want to do then leave your options open - i.e. someone who wanted to work in banking a year ago and decided to do a more general maths/stats MSc is now probably better placed to find a well paying job elsewhere than someone who decided to do say financial engineering.
 
dowie said:
Actually that is also quite a good argument against doing a course specifically aimed at a particular career. I.e you've done a more specialized course then changed your mind. Perhaps a more generic course such as History would have been better as it would have left your options open.

I'd say have a rough idea of what you want to do then leave your options open - i.e. someone who wanted to work in banking a year ago and decided to do a more general maths/stats MSc is now probably better placed to find a well paying job elsewhere than someone who decided to do say financial engineering.
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That's a very interesting point! BUT, most of the well paid jobs require a specific degree so far as I can see! But yeah, good call :)
 
I'm also 21 and in a very similar position, I wasn't ready for uni at 17/18, so I've been working for a couple of years and now I feel that I'm ready and if I want to go, I should go now. I just don't know if it'll be worth the big debt considering I would be far from guaranteed a job at the end of the course. Hard decision.
 
Just to throw it out there, it might be worth waiting a little while as I doubt Labour will be voted back in come the next elections, therefore fees might be a little different.
 
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