What's the reason you study?
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*Raises hand*
When I started I thought it was due to being interested in the subject matter. I've only just realised that it was actually because I had no idea what else to do and it seemed the most interesting/easy option. I'm getting out, fast.
I got to my mid-20s and still didn't have any formal qualifications beyond A-levels so I signed up to the OU, choosing their entry-level course Discovering Science so I could see what subject I would want to focus on and also just to kickstart the process of "getting a degree". Since then, instead of taking one of their named options, I've just been cherry-picking courses that interest me so I guess my main motivator is no longer the degree itself (and the practical benefits it will bring) so much as seeking ever more knowledge to take on board.
The next step in my studies is more geared towards boosting my employability though as I hope to progress to a part-time master's degree that will enable me to obtain membership of one of two institutions.
The next step in my studies is more geared towards boosting my employability though as I hope to progress to a part-time master's degree that will enable me to obtain membership of one of two institutions.
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I went to uni a bit late at 21 after working for 3 years and realising that jobs for the uneducated masses are rubbish and hard work. Now i have a nice 9-5 office job with a 6 monthly pay review, Christmas off and most importantly respect for what i do
Being a fitness instructor I'm always booked on some course or other.
I like learning new things because it keeps my teaching fresh and gives me new ideas. It also keeps me excited about the industry and updates me with all the latest research and health and safety regulations.
I like learning new things because it keeps my teaching fresh and gives me new ideas. It also keeps me excited about the industry and updates me with all the latest research and health and safety regulations.
Lots of reasons really. I have a huge passion for what I do, which makes the study really interesting and a pleasure to do. The added bonuses are that it has got me a good and well paid job.
However I also spent 5 years at uni doing a degree I didn't enjoy much. When I decided to do it, it seemed like a good idea at the time. I thought I would find it interesting and it would give me a good basis for a career. However I found out (too late really) that it wasn't the degree for me. I stuck it out and managed to get an honours degree out of it (even if it was a 3rd!) I then was lucky enough to be able to start my passion as a career.
However I also spent 5 years at uni doing a degree I didn't enjoy much. When I decided to do it, it seemed like a good idea at the time. I thought I would find it interesting and it would give me a good basis for a career. However I found out (too late really) that it wasn't the degree for me. I stuck it out and managed to get an honours degree out of it (even if it was a 3rd!) I then was lucky enough to be able to start my passion as a career.
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It used to be to get to the career i want, and in a lot of ways, it still is. But sometimes these days I do it because i like to, and when it is a subject you are interested in, it doesn't feel like study, its no different than reading the sports pages.
I'd say 1& 3, but it's mostly 3.
I've never been a full time student outside of compulsory education and to be honest with the exception of Physical Education I absolutley hated school and every minute there dragged
I've been on a fair few different courses with different employers and apart from the gunnery courses in the Royal Navy I not felt a spark of ethusiasm for any of them. While I don't mind the job I've got, the courses I've attended I've not really enjoyed and found that I resented the studying I did for those courses/qualifications.
At the moment I'm in a position where I get paid ok, and when I leave work it's forgotten until I get back there the following morning. So thats pretty much ok with me
Out of interest, those that are/have studied for subjects for the enjoyment of it, what were those subjects? As I've yet to find or hear of a subject that sounds interesting to me.
I've never been a full time student outside of compulsory education and to be honest with the exception of Physical Education I absolutley hated school and every minute there dragged
I've been on a fair few different courses with different employers and apart from the gunnery courses in the Royal Navy I not felt a spark of ethusiasm for any of them. While I don't mind the job I've got, the courses I've attended I've not really enjoyed and found that I resented the studying I did for those courses/qualifications.
At the moment I'm in a position where I get paid ok, and when I leave work it's forgotten until I get back there the following morning. So thats pretty much ok with me
Out of interest, those that are/have studied for subjects for the enjoyment of it, what were those subjects? As I've yet to find or hear of a subject that sounds interesting to me.
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The irony is I have a degree in Mathematics (combined hons with Economics) and am contemplating studying some sort of comp sci parttime via the OU