Is a degree worth anything nowadays?
 

Do you think there's still value in teenagers and young adults (or mature students!) getting a degree?

no

the minute they started making up unis and colleges the arse fell out of the kudos

"Oh I have a first class degree in Media Studies at the University of Castlemilk"

"aye right hen, huv you ever worked in a shop before? coz if ye huvny ye can do one and take yer degree way ye"

I imagine they'd make for decent drink coasters.

Depends on which career. I'm going into teaching so it's necessary for me to get a degree. But some, you could probably do without I suppose.

University of Bedfordshire
University of Central Lancashire
University of Cumbria
Edge Hill University
University of Essex
Glyndŵr University
Leeds Beckett University
Liverpool Hope University
University of Portsmouth
etc

:umm2:

Of course there is, it shows you can dedicate yourself to 3yrs of study and have the skills set to apply yourself in theory and in practice.

Do you have a degree LT?

rude :hmph:

But no I'm sat in the library right now procrastinating on an essay that's due Tuesday and that I have no motivation to do (along with another 3000 word piece) and I'm wondering just what is the point

So this thread is probably badly timed :laugh:

My daughter graduates from Lancaster uni shortly and she almost gave up 100 times :laugh: Keep at it jack, 3000 words is nothing it's 2 sides of A4... piece of pis ;)

(hope that's some motivation)

yes

I don't mean in rescuing flies from whisky... :laugh:

Maybe later on in Life.

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But Now we need Grafters
not fecking Lazy Students


Feel The Force

:inamood:

i have a hons degree in Geography from a well established and highly respected Scottish Uni by the sea

(obviously from a time when that meant something)

yes, 10 hours a week?

disgusting when when need to stimulate the economy:nono:

Jack Go with Your Heart

Not exactly vocational then, what's wrong with others getting degrees in their area of interest at the the universities you listed?

Yes, in my view.
However, I was swayed recently by what another member said as to heading straight to Uni and not really thinking more about what degree to go for.

I went to straight to Uni and got all I hoped for,I am aware too however that for some, more time between finishing education then going to Uni can be a good thing.

The important thing for me and I would say possibly for others is to go for a degree because you want to after analysing and thinking about all other options open as well.

because they join the workplace 3 or 4 years after their peers with 3/4 years less experience and then have peers who are stupider as bosses

get a job, use your intelligence to get promoted and get up the ladder quicker

when you retire you can get drunk, watch pointless and wank into the sink

I think that's a very outmoded view, the opportunities for young people are increasingly limited without.

in what industry?

The geographical industry :hehe:

:fist:

I am an expert in cross sectional data analysis and climatology

Obviously some degree courses are more useful than others, and equally attending certain Universities will give you better prospects than attending others, but overall I reckon it's still worth the time and money if you put enough effort in and make those three years count. Yes it's not easy to get a job afterwards, but it would likely be a lot harder to move into a decent skilled career with good promotion prospects without one these days.

Depends what you want to do. Obviously for lawyers and that its all essential. But in general, degrees are useless and I do think a lot of people go to uni just for the lifestyle rather than giving a damn about education :joker:

Only if you continue studying. In terms of job getting, employers favor vocational/career school more.

At least that´s how it is out here.