ANYONE KNOW HOW ABOUT REDOING A UNIVERSITY DEGREE

During my time at university I didn't really receive the support that I should have had especially concerning the issue of Social Isolation and Social Communication difficulties that in a highly interconnected person centered world is a problem that far too many Autism sufferers struggle with. I wasnt diagnosed until 2 years into university and now I am trapped on benefits with physical disabilities developing also as I have characteristics of a condition called Marfans syndrome.
 
Well the consequence of not having received the support required was that I became disengaged from academic study and graduated with a simple BA Degree that was far below a bankable standard as to say possessing such a degree has prevented me from accessing further study such as a Master's degree qualification at many universities across the country. It has also prevented me from accessing civil service entry level occupations where a good quality degree is a necessity and many private sector employers have also discriminated on the grounds that the degree qualification is not of the acceptable standard. I find myself on UK Government social security benefits for disabled people because having a degree has prevented me from accessing unskilled work because of "Over Qualification" and higher level work because of the need for a 2:2 or above Honours Degree.
I didnt receive extra time in exams 
Or specialist equipment
How does one go about starting again with the support ready from day 1 
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  • Hi

    My daughter is just finishing uni so I've seen first hand what some people there have done - they've ended up failing completely - so have wasted 3 years and £50k.      But it's worse than that - in those 3 years, they could have earned £20k/year in minimum wage jobs - so in total, they are £110,000 down on where they could have been - and now they are 3 (or 4) years older with nothing on their CV.      Also, the £50k part is gaining interest at over 5% - that's compounded too!

    What would be the economic impact of doing more education?     Would you be running up more debt and wasting more years to get more-or-less the same qualification?         How old would you be when you finish and would that age and no experience be more negatives for you?

    I think you have to ask yourself what job you actually want and work backwards from there.      Would you be better off doing a completely different subject if you say you can't find work after gaining the qualifications you have?    Would you be better off doing some BTecs at a local college to flesh out your CV?

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  • Hi

    My daughter is just finishing uni so I've seen first hand what some people there have done - they've ended up failing completely - so have wasted 3 years and £50k.      But it's worse than that - in those 3 years, they could have earned £20k/year in minimum wage jobs - so in total, they are £110,000 down on where they could have been - and now they are 3 (or 4) years older with nothing on their CV.      Also, the £50k part is gaining interest at over 5% - that's compounded too!

    What would be the economic impact of doing more education?     Would you be running up more debt and wasting more years to get more-or-less the same qualification?         How old would you be when you finish and would that age and no experience be more negatives for you?

    I think you have to ask yourself what job you actually want and work backwards from there.      Would you be better off doing a completely different subject if you say you can't find work after gaining the qualifications you have?    Would you be better off doing some BTecs at a local college to flesh out your CV?

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