Caporegime
You say that but at least in my school both were taught by the same teacher so I would just lose complete interest in all of it. Whereas Maths and Science were at least for me enjoyable.
Would you go to University?
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You say that but at least in my school both were taught by the same teacher so I would just lose complete interest in all of it. Whereas Maths and Science were at least for me enjoyable.
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I went to uni. But then immediately retrained in something I could’ve done without going to uni (AAT and then ACCA). But I met my partner at uni so yes, I don’t regret going even if the student loan deductions now sting.
Would I have got the trainee job that paid me to do AAT without a degree? Possibly not.
Would I have got the trainee job that paid me to do AAT without a degree? Possibly not.
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Not sure why you'd want a trainee job to do AAT if you have a degree - surely it's better to get on a grad scheme and do ACA.
I never went to Uni. I didn't have the GCSES for it.
I was probably smart enough to go, but I could never concentrate at school, smoked to much of the devils lettuce, including on the way to exams, went to a school with teachers that couldn't handle the class l and always wanted to do something else other than what was being taught or my homework.
I found out a couple of years ago (about 36 years old) that I have ADHD, so that explains that.
So there would have been no chance of me making it through Uni with a degree. I have done ok though, and built a pretty decent career in a fairly well paid job.
I was probably smart enough to go, but I could never concentrate at school, smoked to much of the devils lettuce, including on the way to exams, went to a school with teachers that couldn't handle the class l and always wanted to do something else other than what was being taught or my homework.
I found out a couple of years ago (about 36 years old) that I have ADHD, so that explains that.
So there would have been no chance of me making it through Uni with a degree. I have done ok though, and built a pretty decent career in a fairly well paid job.
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I started at college doing a computer science course and quickly realised the info they were giving us was deeply out of date and the programming tools we were using were not used in industry (because real ones cost money and colleges like to use free ones), so I quit college and got a job at an IT firm. A few years later and a couple of job changes and at 20 I was hired to be team leader for a group of graduates who were just starting the "graduate program" of training, needless to say I was on more than them and they had student debts to pay off where as I'd had all my training paid for by the companies I'd worked for, which was in the actual tools companies were using instead of being all theoretical on outdated stuff.
I don't regret not going to uni at all.
My first job was basically menial, scanning documents, but as it was an IT based company whenever someone didn't know how to do something I stuck my hand up and said I could, when I couldn't, and just found out how to do it so I could skip out on what I was supposed to be doing to learn something new. Within a year I had enough knowledge to pretend at my next interview and so on.
Now I'm 45 and basically retired and living off investments.
I think if you have something really specific you want to do where you know the degree is needed then obviously that's the way you need to go (doctor, lawyer etc) but for the vast majority of careers you can learn enough off your own bat that uni becomes a massive waste of time and money.
I don't regret not going to uni at all.
My first job was basically menial, scanning documents, but as it was an IT based company whenever someone didn't know how to do something I stuck my hand up and said I could, when I couldn't, and just found out how to do it so I could skip out on what I was supposed to be doing to learn something new. Within a year I had enough knowledge to pretend at my next interview and so on.
Now I'm 45 and basically retired and living off investments.
I think if you have something really specific you want to do where you know the degree is needed then obviously that's the way you need to go (doctor, lawyer etc) but for the vast majority of careers you can learn enough off your own bat that uni becomes a massive waste of time and money.
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What investments have you made that you can live off at 45?
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Just let the kids do what they want to do. They'll be awesome regardless of what you did or where you schooled*
* unless you went to the other place.
* unless you went to the other place.
You can't get into Uni with just level 2 (GCSEs) - you need level 3 (A-Levels/T-Levels/BTECs etc)
I didn't even do A levels, just wasn't on the cards for me.
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I have zero A Levels or Btecs and have a degree. I did have to do a foundation degree though.
Did you do foundation degree or a foundation year (they are very different)?
A foundation degree (i.e. Fd.Sc) is two years and terminates at level 5. You have to have some kind of L3 qual (can be an 'access to HE' course) to enrol.
A foundation year can be started without an L3 and gives you an L3 qual (Fd.Dip HES - Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies) at the end before starting a degree.
Certain uni's will accept significant industry experience in lieu of a recognised L3 qual for muture learners, but they still try and push you to onto an 'access to HE' course - usually an intensive 6 weeks over the summer prior to starting Uni.
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Foundation degree, 2 years then topped it up.
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I ended up 12k in debt for a degree that I ended up not even needing (and knew this when I took the course)
I was at uni to have a good time and it was the best time of my life, id happily live those 3 years on repeat and get into debt over it all over again.
I was at uni to have a good time and it was the best time of my life, id happily live those 3 years on repeat and get into debt over it all over again.
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So you didn't do an access to HE course or anything prior? No six week induction?
If not, would you mind sharing the uni as that's quite unusual.
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I did a computer science degree and hated it. Basically just got it done and wanted to move on and do something completely unrelated when I finished. I wouldn't say I regretted it, but I should have chosen a completely different degree subject. Ended up with a career in financial services.
I only ended up with around £13k of debt though and it's all paid off now, so it wasn't too bad in that regard.
As someone else pointed out earlier in the thread, the people who earn a lot probably would have found a way to do it without going to university just because they are the more capable types anyway. A lot of people who earn a lot of money work in careers or businesses that didn't require university to get into like sales, or via nepotism.
I only ended up with around £13k of debt though and it's all paid off now, so it wasn't too bad in that regard.
As someone else pointed out earlier in the thread, the people who earn a lot probably would have found a way to do it without going to university just because they are the more capable types anyway. A lot of people who earn a lot of money work in careers or businesses that didn't require university to get into like sales, or via nepotism.
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Only 12k? Lucky you.
Yikes, what the hell did you do for 3 years ? endless lines of cocaine lol ?
That's like American style student debt
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After GCSE's i did a couple of level 3 IT courses at college. Not worth enough to get onto a real degree but they allowed me on the foundation degree.