[Tom]

Originally Posted by MTVN

I agree that it's shouldnt be seen as obligatory to go to University. You end up with a load of people desperately trying to scrape any grades at A-Level just so they can get in somewhere, and then 3 years down the line they're unemployed with a sh*t load of debt.

However, statistically graduates do get paid a lot more over the course of their lives than non-graduates do. If you want to end up in a high-end job than you will, in the majority of cases, need a degree to get there.

Degrees aren't the best option for everyone, but they're not worthless

As I said the worth of a degree comes down to what you do with it. If you go into something related to your degree then thats where you go further, but if you go and do a degree then work in retail then its a bit of a waste. Too many people just end up doing what they did at college (Sociology, Law etc) where to get a half decent job out of it you need to do post grad courses whereas if you do something different like Sports Rehabilitation then you can go straight into a job

One of the reasons the stats you cite show graduates going into higher paid jobs is because of those who are genuinely there for careers and have high aspirations