What to do at University?

Justin said:
Aerospace Engineering.
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Good call. I did Aero, but currently working in whats left of Automotive. But the OP has to have some sort of interest in stuff like that ? Were you a Lego child :p Also what A-levels are you doing?

The range of degrees being discussed in this thread is perplexing
 
mglover070588 said:
Yes I do have idea you do you?:p

Are you doing a silly degree by any chance that will net you with a 12-13k salary?
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He's doing a MA in Business. I've got a BA in Business and a BSc in Physics, only one appears on my CV and guess which one I earn a living using?

Anyone who says BAs are useless doesn't really know what they are talking about. Most of the folks I know who are big earners (six, seven and eight figure salaries) have BAs, not Scs or Engs, but then that's influenced by the fact I don't mix in scientific or engineering circles.

I've been ignoring this thread because I didn't want to come across as willy waving, but some of the advice given here is just downright dumb and based only on individuals own IT departments or own career choices. Pick a course you think you will enjoy and be good at, but be influenced by whether you think it will be useful in the future. It doesn't really matter if it's a BA, BSc or anything else.
 
acccc said:
Accountancy - "The art of recording, classifying, and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money, transactions and events which are, in part at least, of financial character, and interpreting the results thereof."

Is that supposed to be fun? :p
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That ain't what modern accountants do, we've got software to do that :p
 
Mad old tory said:
That ain't what modern accountants do, we've got software to do that :p
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Haha true.

mglover070588 said:
Yes I do have idea you do you?:p

Are you doing a silly degree by any chance that will net you with a 12-13k salary?
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You can't class all BA degrees as crap. It really depends on the subject. BA Accounting is going to get you a much better job than £12k a year. One example: A Big Four in the North pays £20k a year (£27k in London). If you can get in to an investment consultancy that's another £10 in the North and £15k in London. I would have got a Mercer job if I had A Level maths :( I done all the hard work and then some in my first year of my degree!
 
[DOD]Asprilla;12984176 said:
He's doing a MA in Business. I've got a BA in Business and a BSc in Physics, only one appears on my CV and guess which one I earn a living using?

Anyone who says BAs are useless doesn't really know what they are talking about. Most of the folks I know who are big earners (six, seven and eight figure salaries) have BAs, not Scs or Engs, but then that's influenced by the fact I don't mix in scientific or engineering circles.

I've been ignoring this thread because I didn't want to come across as willy waving, but some of the advice given here is just downright dumb and based only on individuals own IT departments or own career choices. Pick a course you think you will enjoy and be good at, but be influenced by whether you think it will be useful in the future. It doesn't really matter if it's a BA, BSc or anything else.
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Best post in the thread. I've only just graduated but have been lucky enough to get a good job straight away. What have I learnt from the process?

Well, a degree in a decent subject helps. Doesn't have to be engineering or maths or anything super super tough but recognisable is the key. History is good, economics is good, politics, english etc etc. Employers want to be able to see that your degree has been challenging and worthwhile. Not rocket science really, they want intelligent people and a decent degree is a good sign of intelligence. Your actual university and grade are obviously pretty damn important too, aim as high as you can university wise and make sure you get a 2:1 to make your life much easier.

Most important thing imo isn't your degree or university or subject though, it's YOU. What have you done that makes you better than all the other people out there with 2:1s from decent unis? Get involved, get a job at uni, join a sports club, get a position of responsibility of some sort. That will make things far easier in terms of jobs and prospects afterwards! I still swear blind that being a captain of one of the cricket captains at uni was the deciding factor in me getting my job as I was able to show I could handle responsibility, lead people and had people skills. I didn't mention that we lost all of our matches but that's beside the point :p!
 
You can't just decide to do a Art or Engineering degree. You need to be the type of person who is going to be able to actually get a degree at the end. I certainly could never get an Art degree no matter how hard I worked.

You need to decide on one that ties in with what you are good at.
 
Concorde Rules said:
^^

What im doing :D
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Me too.
Aerospace is brilliant, I love it.

Jonnycoupe said:
Good call. I did Aero, but currently working in whats left of Automotive. But the OP has to have some sort of interest in stuff like that ? Were you a Lego child :p Also what A-levels are you doing?

The range of degrees being discussed in this thread is perplexing
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'Lego child' :D good analogy.

I grew up on Lego and Meccano, I was bound to be an engineer :)
 
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You can't really go wrong with a traditional degree from a respectable university.

I'm now studying law, but I don't regret doing my BSc Biology one bit, it was incredibly interesting and because it was from a good university law recruiters seem to be reasonably impressed.

If you want money, Dentistry is going to earn you megabucks.
 
Chemistry, its what all the cool kids are doing these days... generally wait until someon sets themselves on fire whilst being hungover and not on the ball.

Good course, well respected and you get to play with explosives/drugs/x-rays/whatever other cool and or dangerous material you may feel like. Pretty easy to get a well paid job at the the end or to get a job in anything you feel like.
 
Some frankly bizarre replies on this thread.

The main thing, as others have stated, is to do something that you will enjoy. If you don't, you won't finish and you may as well have not bothered. I started studying Physics because I thought it 'was the right course to do' - it wasn't, and I switched to mech./manf. engineering after my second year.
Most people I know who finished University have jobs that aren't related to their degrees in any way. I now work as a Unix Systems Admin. Go figure.

2p.
 
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