Was it worth going to University?

For me - who has been a few times, I would say on balance yes.

Study was tricky for me - undiagnosed AuDHD meant for interesting experiences.  Super successful in some units - barely scraping thro in others...

Timing a nightmare!

Naturally stuff that I could go monotropic in - fab.  Stuff that I could build understanding in from the bottom up - fab.  Stuff I was just expected to take for granted as the top down picture - nah...

getting told I had to read this whole load of books from cover to cover, that just wasn't the way I could solve the puzzle - still isn't

for me study was kindof both study and apprenticeship as I did eventually crack the code for reasonable success in healthcare - where clinical placements offered an opportunity to work out what he heck the academic stuff was meant to mean in practice.  So I came out prepared to work - hehe well sort of!  (still undiagnosed so most of my time running in survival mode from the complexities of the workplace mostly...)

Now, if they said to me "here's a library" off you go.  Here's a couple of loose pointers.  Spend as much time as you like here and let your learning guide you where to go next" well that might have been a different outcome.

Large language models are excellent now (Ok like everyone else I am probably short on the fact checking some times) for helping with learning.

I wonder what the current university experience is like given the huge changes that have happened there.

I remember having to read and cross check 30 odd papers for evidence research.

And combine that with critically review for meta-analysis.  Absolutely shed loads of work!!!

that's loads easier today...  and so analysis is easier to make I reckon

equally presentation - getting the right number of words , lining up the points to make in a way that meets audeince needs.

All told reckon that learning is about learning how to learn and about how to share it - ideally doing this all the way along.  Hmm... that's top down and bottom up at the same time.  How counter culture!

best wishes

For me - who has been a few times, I would say on balance yes.

Study was tricky for me - undiagnosed AuDHD meant for interesting experiences.  Super successful in some units - barely scraping thro in others...

Timing a nightmare!

Naturally stuff that I could go monotropic in - fab.  Stuff that I could build understanding in from the bottom up - fab.  Stuff I was just expected to take for granted as the top down picture - nah...

getting told I had to read this whole load of books from cover to cover, that just wasn't the way I could solve the puzzle - still isn't

for me study was kindof both study and apprenticeship as I did eventually crack the code for reasonable success in healthcare - where clinical placements offered an opportunity to work out what he heck the academic stuff was meant to mean in practice.  So I came out prepared to work - hehe well sort of!  (still undiagnosed so most of my time running in survival mode from the complexities of the workplace mostly...)

Now, if they said to me "here's a library" off you go.  Here's a couple of loose pointers.  Spend as much time as you like here and let your learning guide you where to go next" well that might have been a different outcome.

Large language models are excellent now (Ok like everyone else I am probably short on the fact checking some times) for helping with learning.

I wonder what the current university experience is like given the huge changes that have happened there.

I remember having to read and cross check 30 odd papers for evidence research.

And combine that with critically review for meta-analysis.  Absolutely shed loads of work!!!

that's loads easier today...  and so analysis is easier to make I reckon

equally presentation - getting the right number of words , lining up the points to make in a way that meets audeince needs.

All told reckon that learning is about learning how to learn and about how to share it - ideally doing this all the way along.  Hmm... that's top down and bottom up at the same time.  How counter culture!

best wishes