not sure i can do with being skint for another 3 years...
2006-06-09 00:03:27 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I'd recommend going to uni, and if you can working part-time to give you some cash. Weekend work is pretty easy to come by - I worked in a call centre for the 6 years I studied.
The danger if you work rather than go straight to uni is that you get used to the money and never want to go to uni! Also, if you go to uni and get a good degree your career prospects are much better, and your earning potential much higher.
I personally think the short term sacrifice of being short on cash is worth it in the long run.
2006-06-09 00:25:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Assuming you're in the UK here, you won't be skint if you go to uni and if you do go to uni you should get at least a weekend job as well.
I managed to save £6000 whilst I was at uni and get a 2:1 degree. I had to save up to do my MA which is much more intensive so it's difficult to work as well. Your student loan will go further than you think if you are careful and don't drink it all and banks offer interest free overdrafts to keep you afloat.
However, uni is not for everyone. Some people prefer work and have different priorities. But if money is the only thing stopping you I would say go and do a degree, it will lead you to higher qualifications and eventually a professional career.
2006-06-09 11:52:53 · answer #2 · answered by Fluorescent 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to devise a carear plan.
There is nothing magical about the traditional degree. The days when a graduate would assume that they could leave uni and automatically walk into a good job are long over.
For some jobs a degree is essential or highly advantageous. But for many carears (more than some people think), getting three years relevant job experience and some part time qualifications, will be better than a degree - especially a non-relevant degree.
There are, of course, other advantages of uni - such as the social life, and doing a degree in a subject that really interests you, but these have to be offset against the cost.
2006-06-09 08:51:52 · answer #3 · answered by kevyn_uk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen to the good advice you're being given by everyone already. Go to Uni. Unless you can defer for a year or two, but are you just putting off the inevitable?
I did the working route & am finding that it can be quite tricky to get the opportunities I'd like simply because I didn't go to uni. It's not even as if the course you study will definitely be conected to your chosen career. Just having a degree gives you something in itself.
On the other hand - unless you are really commited to studying, maybe you should take some time out.
What course do you want to study? Why?
What ever you choose to do, be lucky & happy. One last thing: never turn down an opportunity that you are offered. Try it & if it all goes wrong, then at least you tried.
A&S
2006-06-09 07:16:44 · answer #4 · answered by Adam&Steve 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uni, every time. Not only do you have a *brilliant* time, you also make yourself more employable at the end.
Any financial advantage you get from starting work earlier is lost within a couple of years of leaving Uni, so go for it, have fun, get a decent degree and make the most of it.
It's the best time of your life.
2006-06-09 07:22:40 · answer #5 · answered by Dinnerlady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I'd need a bit more info here. If you're saying you want to go to uni to do art history or philosophy, then I'd say, get to work or do a training course that's going to give proper skills that will count in the working world - techincal or IT or management - otherwise a degree won't count for much if you don't have the skills.
2006-06-09 07:08:58 · answer #6 · answered by Bapboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're going to have to work until the day you die. Why not put it off a few years longer and go to college? It's a $h!tload of fun, you'll meet people and network, and you'll get a higher salaried job aligned with the interests you discovered you had in college, and it'll make working till the day you die that much more palatable.
2006-06-09 07:51:55 · answer #7 · answered by ishotvoltron 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
university. going straight into a job is limiting yourself. and if that job falls through, you have no back up plan.
plus, you will miss out on so many opportunities if you skip out on uni: studying abroad, intramurals, parties, taking random classes, learning about something that actually interests you,being unattached (in terms of heavy commitments).
uni definitely.
2006-06-09 07:10:41 · answer #8 · answered by luckyduck74 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to decide what you want to become?What is your ambition?Whether you are satisfied with a small job with your present qualification or a better job after University education?You have to discuss with your parents?If you can see carreer guidance/educational guidance from from a guiding agency.University Education will be beneficial in the long run.
2006-06-09 07:12:37 · answer #9 · answered by leowin1948 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the long run Uni is worth. Money comes and goes but knowledge, a degree will get u far. Seriously......
2006-06-11 05:50:17 · answer #10 · answered by smile 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋