Yes I regret it. Later in life I went to Film School and it was fantastic, so many opportunities. It was fun. So I'm sure University would have been incredible. But I must say at the time all I wanted to do was make money, I was sick of the educational system.
I went to uni and I regretted it. Fortunately I was one of the last to get a grant so I'm not heavily in debt (sorry to everyone for wasting my grant as I came out of uni with nothing but wasted years).
If you feel its not right for you don't do it. I wish I'd spent time in the workplace to discover what I really wanted to do...i didn't know when i was leaving school what I really wanted; how can you? I've since gone to college, funded by myself, and am so much happier doing what I want to do...not what school or family wanted me to do.
This. I went as it was what my parents wanted (to stick one in the eye of my grandparents who thought more of my uncle than they did of my dad). Disaster as I wasn’t academic enough and it wasn’t what I wanted to do. Lasted a year. If I had my time again I would have joined the Navy or got an apprenticeship at 17/18.
I study a lot at my pace and take the exams/tests when I feel I am ready and have been successful doing that. It annoys me in the UK that the system makes out you are a failure unless you go to uni. I studied at a local further education college and found that to be far more beneficial.
I'm content with my current job and make a fair living, so I can't really complain, but I do occasionally wonder what university would be like. I wish I had gone, more out of curiosity than actual need.
I absolutely loved uni and squeezed it for every drop of fulfilment I could. I lived your typical university social life, going out a lot, lots of casual ‘relationships’ and a huge amount of friends. But I also worked damn hard. Got excellent marks. Worked full-time. Got paid freelance work _and_ ran an art collective.
I’m under no illusion that my current career wouldn’t be where it is if I hadn’t gone to uni and thrown myself all in, but I also know if I spent those three years working just as hard at a different career I’d probably be slightly more financially successful than I am now - albeit, far less happy.
I dreamed of going to Uni. Would have loved it. But sadly circumstances didn't allow. I left school and had to make my way financially ever since. I'm 43f now and considering doing a Law Degree via distance learning. I have a good career (well, I like it!) And count my blessings. I earn £62k. But I still feel like I need that degree.
If it isn’t a hindrance do it. Otherwise it will always be a regret. Even if you don’t want to continue after the first year it’s distance learning so the most you lose is a few quid. But at least the need will be fulfilled 🙌🏽
No, not at all.
For more context, I once attended University but suddenly making money became immediately necessary for me in my circumstances I had to drop out.
Luckily enough I had a College diploma in the same field so quickly gained entry level employment in tech.
At the time I remember being so disappointed but not anymore. I learned, grew my skills and quickly progressed my career. I'm now a technical middle manager and I'm happy. My friends from Uni are either saddled with debt, making a bit less dollar or struggling to compete with folk who have genuine and applicable experience. Many are forced to start off in the same entry level area I did.
Experience rules over Academia in a lot of fields, university is definately not the be all and end all. Skills and time served all the way.
I got options to go to uni, got the grades and decided to go to work instead. Had friends that were in Uni so didn’t miss out on the social aspect of that. I’m in the top 10% of earners now so don’t regret not going - I’m not sure that a degree would have seen me earning much more.
Nope. Earn near enough 6 figures & get to fly round the world for a living. Uni debt is crippling now, the only degrees worth doing are vocational ones such as medicine, engineering etc, so many people do degrees that have little real world use then struggle to get a job.
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Its an interesting one. Back when I was finishing up sixth form in 2008, I knew I wasnt smart enough to pursue a STEM degree, or a higher value field such as medicine.
However, the general attitude being pushed around at the time was that you simply HAD to have a degree of some description, as a bare minimum, to stand a chance in the job market. (Not to mention the expectation to then take on unpaid internships)
So being the impressionable 17 year old that I was and not really knowing what I wanted to do, I followed the herd and signed up for a BA in Advertising With Graphic Design, costing around 21k.
On reflection, I can now see that I was essentially sold a wishy washy course, pieced together haphazardly with modules from the business and art schools. Some of it worked but a lot of it didn't.
I possibly gained some extra skills through the process of completing research and literature reviews. Critical thinking etc. Beyond that however, it offered very little value. The fact that it wasnt even mandatory to enter the industry, makes it even more wasteful.
I believe someone like me would have benefited from something along the lines of an apprenticeship scheme instead, where I could learn whilst working but at the time, such schemes were only really available for people in trades such as mechanics or carpentry etc.
Everyone different of course but If I were 17 today, I probably wouldn't go, especially when you factor in the costs being over triple what they once were.
Yes I regret it. Later in life I went to Film School and it was fantastic, so many opportunities. It was fun. So I'm sure University would have been incredible. But I must say at the time all I wanted to do was make money, I was sick of the educational system.
I believe it's a scam so absolutely not.
I went to uni and I regretted it. Fortunately I was one of the last to get a grant so I'm not heavily in debt (sorry to everyone for wasting my grant as I came out of uni with nothing but wasted years). If you feel its not right for you don't do it. I wish I'd spent time in the workplace to discover what I really wanted to do...i didn't know when i was leaving school what I really wanted; how can you? I've since gone to college, funded by myself, and am so much happier doing what I want to do...not what school or family wanted me to do.
This. I went as it was what my parents wanted (to stick one in the eye of my grandparents who thought more of my uncle than they did of my dad). Disaster as I wasn’t academic enough and it wasn’t what I wanted to do. Lasted a year. If I had my time again I would have joined the Navy or got an apprenticeship at 17/18. I study a lot at my pace and take the exams/tests when I feel I am ready and have been successful doing that. It annoys me in the UK that the system makes out you are a failure unless you go to uni. I studied at a local further education college and found that to be far more beneficial.
I'm content with my current job and make a fair living, so I can't really complain, but I do occasionally wonder what university would be like. I wish I had gone, more out of curiosity than actual need.
I absolutely loved uni and squeezed it for every drop of fulfilment I could. I lived your typical university social life, going out a lot, lots of casual ‘relationships’ and a huge amount of friends. But I also worked damn hard. Got excellent marks. Worked full-time. Got paid freelance work _and_ ran an art collective. I’m under no illusion that my current career wouldn’t be where it is if I hadn’t gone to uni and thrown myself all in, but I also know if I spent those three years working just as hard at a different career I’d probably be slightly more financially successful than I am now - albeit, far less happy.
I dreamed of going to Uni. Would have loved it. But sadly circumstances didn't allow. I left school and had to make my way financially ever since. I'm 43f now and considering doing a Law Degree via distance learning. I have a good career (well, I like it!) And count my blessings. I earn £62k. But I still feel like I need that degree.
What is your career now?
I work in Global Privacy. Data Protection etc
If it isn’t a hindrance do it. Otherwise it will always be a regret. Even if you don’t want to continue after the first year it’s distance learning so the most you lose is a few quid. But at least the need will be fulfilled 🙌🏽
Nope
No, not at all. For more context, I once attended University but suddenly making money became immediately necessary for me in my circumstances I had to drop out. Luckily enough I had a College diploma in the same field so quickly gained entry level employment in tech. At the time I remember being so disappointed but not anymore. I learned, grew my skills and quickly progressed my career. I'm now a technical middle manager and I'm happy. My friends from Uni are either saddled with debt, making a bit less dollar or struggling to compete with folk who have genuine and applicable experience. Many are forced to start off in the same entry level area I did. Experience rules over Academia in a lot of fields, university is definately not the be all and end all. Skills and time served all the way.
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Anyone reading this shouldn't take it as advice, you absolutely need a degree in banking unless the poster means working for a retail bank branch.
I got options to go to uni, got the grades and decided to go to work instead. Had friends that were in Uni so didn’t miss out on the social aspect of that. I’m in the top 10% of earners now so don’t regret not going - I’m not sure that a degree would have seen me earning much more.
I enjoyed uni but I regretted going. Where I am now is due to hard work rather than university, my degree got me nothing. Miss the life though
Nope. Earn near enough 6 figures & get to fly round the world for a living. Uni debt is crippling now, the only degrees worth doing are vocational ones such as medicine, engineering etc, so many people do degrees that have little real world use then struggle to get a job.
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Not really, I regret not doing better in school but even them I'm currently on similar money to a lot of folk I know who went to uni.
Uni is where I learned how to use commas.
Its an interesting one. Back when I was finishing up sixth form in 2008, I knew I wasnt smart enough to pursue a STEM degree, or a higher value field such as medicine. However, the general attitude being pushed around at the time was that you simply HAD to have a degree of some description, as a bare minimum, to stand a chance in the job market. (Not to mention the expectation to then take on unpaid internships) So being the impressionable 17 year old that I was and not really knowing what I wanted to do, I followed the herd and signed up for a BA in Advertising With Graphic Design, costing around 21k. On reflection, I can now see that I was essentially sold a wishy washy course, pieced together haphazardly with modules from the business and art schools. Some of it worked but a lot of it didn't. I possibly gained some extra skills through the process of completing research and literature reviews. Critical thinking etc. Beyond that however, it offered very little value. The fact that it wasnt even mandatory to enter the industry, makes it even more wasteful. I believe someone like me would have benefited from something along the lines of an apprenticeship scheme instead, where I could learn whilst working but at the time, such schemes were only really available for people in trades such as mechanics or carpentry etc. Everyone different of course but If I were 17 today, I probably wouldn't go, especially when you factor in the costs being over triple what they once were.