Is going to uni worth it ?

[w11tho]

Maths is one of the hardest where ever you go. The reason I found further maths very hard was because I was getting 1 lesson a week on it and it was being taught to a 16 year old. Now I'm 20 and in uni and despite learning much more advanced concepts I do not find it too hard.

I don't believe all mathematics courses are uniformly "hard". You're testament to the fact that some maths courses aren't particularly difficult!

Anyway, probably straying off topic!

 

[Sash]

I'm just about to register with Open University to do a BSc in Computer and Business Studies (if my company sponsor's me!) if they don't I'll be doing Computing with a focus on software development. The course altogether is about £6k and will probably take me about 6 or 7 years depending on how much I study (aiming for about 20 hours+ a week) as it is a part time degree.

I'm expecting pain and a lot of caffeine to help me through this as I will be still working my main job and a part time Saturday job to pay the bills!

 

[Lima]

I'm studying law, but I'm not going to be a solicitor or barrister... is that pointless? According to you, yes... but it's not as though I just sit there and learn entire statute books!

It'll help prepare me for entry into all sorts of areas, imo. In a few days I start a course on "international taxation in practice", where I'll be going to Ernst & Young, KPMG, Deloitte, and PwC... that's an awesome opportunity, which I wouldn't have got, if I wasn't at uni.

I'll be doing various courses on aspects of international law, which will be useful if I go into the civil service (which is a distinct possibility).

I'm looking at doing courses in (international) commercial arbitration, which could be useful if I go into numerous fields.

Etc.

But, on top of that, the experience of uni will prepare me for work in general.

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That's just from my perspective, but I'm sure someone who studies classics (somewhere good) will be prepared for work in many ways you're just not appreciating.



That's just lol. Do a harder course? Or, as you say you're "doing alright"... try and push for a better classification?

You sir, are contradicting yourself.

You've started a flame at a perfectly logical post from 8igdave for no reason. Solicitors and Barristers are not the only jobs related to law....Incase you didn't realise ALL of the courses and company visits you have listed as great opportunities for potential career paths are legal related. So all you have done here is agree with 8igdaves comment in the first place as it certainly looks like you will try and go into some sort of legal career based on your law degree. It's not as if you're studying geography and want to get a job as an accountant.

As for Uni preparing you for any job you end up with and in life in general.....that is an absolute load of ********.

I work full time in a stressful job and I've got 6 months left of a part time degree. So far I've found it stupidly easy, even with balancing my job on top of studies. A-levels were MUCH harder. My degree is based on my job which i have been doing for the last 5 years and 90% of what I'm learning on my course is a load of rubbish that isn't even relevent to my job. When you get out of the Uni mind set and into the real 'working' world you realise what a load of nonsense and how out of date most of the stuff you've learnt at Uni really is.

 

[Dave]

But, you chose Leeds, over it, for maths?

Probably slightly more to it than that though if it was an undergrad degree (I've missed the last page and a bit so could be wrong here) - for example, I applied (and was accepted to) Imperial and UCL for my undergrad studies in Chem Eng, but I turned them down to go to Sheffield. Fortunately the reputation of the department and Sheffield (not so much the rankings any more, its had a reshuffle over the last few years) and the faculty connections meant that it opens many doors to its graduates, both in industry and in academia. I may even be collaborating with one of my old lecturers briefly next year

(although blatantly the only reason to collaborate with Shef Uni is for pop tarts and Corp vodka )

 

[CREATIVE!11]

What the hell? I studied computer science, I'm Ph.D A.I candidate from a top 10 university . I come from family mostly composed of engineers. My dad is a mechanical engineer, my brother is an electronic engineer.

What I hate is most of people on this forum are egoistic. They deem themselves better than someone who went to a university 10 places down, or crapping on humanities. Really what they are doing is self-justifying own choice, then mocking someone elses choice. It really is a Superiority complex.

If someone wants to study art. SCREW YOU, ITS THEIR CHOICE. Its an independent choice, not collective. Don't go around making them feel like crap. Intelligence often implies ability to place yourself in someone elses shoes. If there anything like me they would have studied there favourite subject anyway, but don't make them feel guilty or gutter of humanity for choosing art, its possibly there dream, tread softly.

Now place yourself, in there shoes. You've been practising art since you were 10, you have mastered painting at a relativity young age. You display almost savant like skills, but you aren't really that good at anything else, perhaps you can't get good grades at anything else, maybe your time is completely consumed by it which why you are at a lower university. You could never really imagine doing anything else, its there life with a strong emotional connection.

Then you see idiot on forum going "ARTZ FOR TARDZ LOL LOL LOL, GET A TRADE!!! JOIN THE ARMY!!!!".

Yeah I'd want to hurt them to. You are essentially denying them there talent.

Talent that might end up making them very successful or with a company like saatchi and saatchi, as a director. While your choice will end up with them being well off, but nothing special plumber. I'd like to see the midlife crisis from that one!

I didn't choose computer science, because its hard. I choose because I love it, its the same with other members of the family. Did you simply choose engineering for financial gain? Which is odd, since most boys really enjoy engineering. I do.

This,

It's kind of pathetic to see such childish ego's battling it out.

Kind of funny too... you meet these people and I do genuinely just laugh at them.