Think I'm going to fail Uni

Scott1990 said:
Does anyone know If I have to pay SAAS back my tuition fees once i've graduated??
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What you pay back depends on when you started university but for myself I pay back a student loan only, generally if you're a Scottish student then you will only pay back for the loan but as I say it may depend when you started.
 
Im in the position where im worried i won't get in, slacked big time in College during my A-Levels, wish i hadn't but what is done is done. No idea what i will do if i don't get in.
 
I recently dropped out to work because I need the money to pay for my flat only " just " found a job, while I was there ended up having to do resits which were a pain not because I didn't do the work but because some of it I guess wasn't as good as it could have been or didn't understand certain things. I don't have any regrets at the moment also I was left with little choice ... wether il ever go back to it or maybe do evening classes at college " I want to/was studying business " I dont know but might have to if ive any shot at getting the kind of career I really want.
 
Uni wasn't for me, neither was College for that matter. Decided (I think wisely) that going to Uni would probably have meant bad news for me and I likely would have been in a similar situation as the OP.

I instead got a job and have been working fulltime for the last few years. I feel so much better not having to deal with homework/coursework and exams, I had a nightmare the other week that I was going to fail my college year. I woke up and was like "woo, I don't even go to college!" :D
 
Wont be issued results until next week, I believe. The coursework I was doing at the time was given a recommended pass, though. Still not sure whether I'll be eligible for continuing to third year.
 
I really hated my undergrad degree. It just really wasn't for me at all so I understand where you're at OP. You just need to find something which you enjoy or love because that will give you the impetus to go on and apply yourself to it 100%

There are a lot of flamers, but then again whatever makes them feel better right? Haters gonna hate and all that.
 
I'm finishing my Master's dissertation at the moment (an advanced Computing Science MSc), very stressful and whatnot, but gotta keep flogging yourself sometimes. Take small breaks, but then get back to it - sacrifice any other commitment to get it done.

I already have job offers, and they are just the sort of things I love to do. So it is worth it ultimately.

btw Shifty, your art work is excellent, surely there is someone out there who is willing to take you on?
 
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How you managing dissertations and normal life around it? Say job, friends, hobbys etc... Do you have to put it all on hold, apart from job till the dissertation is done?
 
willhub said:
How you managing dissertations and normal life around it? Say job, friends, hobbys etc... Do you have to put it all on hold, apart from job till the dissertation is done?
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Absolutely everything on hold, more or less without exception. The job I have accepted (as a software engineer with a well known American multinational s/w company) does not start until I graduate.

Incidentally, I'm of the opinion you shouldn't have a job at the same time as going to uni. I managed to live on the loans etc, comfortably enough - although without any outrageous partying or socialising.
 
Well I reckon I could get by in uni doing work and socialising without a job and maintaining my cycling hobby, but I felt getting a job is important, my work experience on my CV is not great if I'm being honest and have a feeling it will have a catastrophic impact on my ability to get jobs despite if I eventually have a BSc in Business Information Technology, but I was also thinking I don't know if I could get through uni and cope with a job at the same time.
 
Uni wasn't for me. Didn't like it at all. Quit after 2 terms.

Went on the dole, which is an utterly ghastly experience.

Worked out what my priorities were.

Re-applied for Uni (same uni, same course), and utterly enjoyed every second of it.

Try taking a year out and do some travelling/giro-collecting/shelf stacking, it didn't take me long to figure out what I actually wanted to do with my life.

:)
 
willhub said:
Well I reckon I could get by in uni doing work and socialising without a job and maintaining my cycling hobby, but I felt getting a job is important, my work experience on my CV is not great if I'm being honest and have a feeling it will have a catastrophic impact on my ability to get jobs despite if I eventually have a BSc in Business Information Technology, but I was also thinking I don't know if I could get through uni and cope with a job at the same time.
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I had virtually no interesting experience on my CV, but with most graduate programmes they don't expect a massive amount. Yes it can be important, but in my opinion getting a high classification undergraduate degree and possibly a Masters is a significantly higher priority than work experience.

For instance a 2:2 with work experience versus 1st with little work experience, I think many employers would appreciate the first more. In many circumstances a lot of job applications are only available to people with a 2:1 or higher at the moment, if you look around!

Feel free to ask for anything, been at uni for 3 year undergraduate and almost finished my masters year now.
 
willhub said:
How you managing dissertations and normal life around it? Say job, friends, hobbys etc... Do you have to put it all on hold, apart from job till the dissertation is done?
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Oh... just noticed the job part. I'm a full time MA student without part time work, so really couldn't tell you about that.




Quite easily really. You just work the same hours on it as you would with a normal job. Do all of your research and reading. You can read anywhere in the world so there's no harm doing some abroad or wherever. Most important thing is to get it all done.

I've not worked on this over weekends or in the evening, much like my housemates daily jobs.
 
dustofnations said:
I had virtually no interesting experience on my CV, but with most graduate programmes they don't expect a massive amount. Yes it can be important, but in my opinion getting a high classification undergraduate degree and possibly a Masters is a significantly higher priority than work experience.

For instance a 2:2 with work experience versus 1st with little work experience, I think many employers would appreciate the first more. In many circumstances a lot of job applications are only available to people with a 2:1 or higher at the moment, if you look around!

Feel free to ask for anything, been at uni for 3 year undergraduate and almost finished my masters year now.
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Not sure I'd entirely agree with you. Partly because of factors such as course and university. Also some jobs are interested in a certain skillset and character type that will fit in. Sometimes those 1st classes will have all the brains, but may not be necessarily what they're looking for.

Generally speaking, it's very important now to get a 2:1.
 
Voltar said:
Not sure I'd entirely agree with you. Partly because of factors such as course and university. Also some jobs are interested in a certain skillset and character type that will fit in. Sometimes those 1st classes will have all the brains, but may not be necessarily what they're looking for.

Generally speaking, it's very important now to get a 2:1.
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Indeed, but as you say, there is a great importance on getting at least a 2:1 if you want to grab some of the highest flying jobs. I was speaking to a recruiter that said they threw out applications that were not 2:1 or above without even looking at the rest of it.

Of course that is not a global situation, it is highly dependent on your character, whether the employer is reasonable enough to give you an interview etc. However in terms of maximising your chances, I'd say 2:1+ attainment is preferential to work experience in many situations (in my sector, at least).

There will be many exceptions to that, it most definitely isn't a rule.

edit: what are you studying, out of interest :)
 
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