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Was it worth going to University?

Mads

Given the state of the student loan system, especially from 2012-13 / Plan 2 / £9k (I can only sympathise). I went to university in England from 04-07. I completed a foundation & honours degree in Sports Science. Why? I loved it more than anything else in my life at the time. I turned a passionate hobby into a career, it didn't last long. Degrees I'm certain got me through the door in past interviews. If I had my time again I wouldn't go to university, I would hope to do an apprenticeship or join our armed forces. 

I'm curious about your experiences? 

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  • I found the simple fact of having a degree opened doors to many jobs for me in IT (my degree was in Applied Physics) and oddly enough I was not asked to show my degree certificate until 30 years after I graduated in spite of working for lots of companies.

    I found uni to be a great place to broaden your horizons and discover new things but not much of it related to the subject I studied.

    Given the same opportunity again I would have become an apprentice in a skilled trade instead as I found having money to spend was much more useful in my life than living as an impovorished student and the satisfaction of creating something with my hands much greater than the learning I achieved.

    My uni was all paid for by the state and I worked on all my holidays to pay for accommodation / food etc but now it seems much less sustainable.

    Back when I went there was only 5% of school leavers going to uni (and a further 10% to college) - now it seems to be over 50% which means a 10 fold increase and subsequent oversupply of graduates for work requirements,

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  • I found the simple fact of having a degree opened doors to many jobs for me in IT (my degree was in Applied Physics) and oddly enough I was not asked to show my degree certificate until 30 years after I graduated in spite of working for lots of companies.

    I found uni to be a great place to broaden your horizons and discover new things but not much of it related to the subject I studied.

    Given the same opportunity again I would have become an apprentice in a skilled trade instead as I found having money to spend was much more useful in my life than living as an impovorished student and the satisfaction of creating something with my hands much greater than the learning I achieved.

    My uni was all paid for by the state and I worked on all my holidays to pay for accommodation / food etc but now it seems much less sustainable.

    Back when I went there was only 5% of school leavers going to uni (and a further 10% to college) - now it seems to be over 50% which means a 10 fold increase and subsequent oversupply of graduates for work requirements,

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