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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Why be so dismissive? Truth has a point. Too many kids are pushed into
inferior Uni's by teachers and parents by the skin of their teeth with non impressive grades. Many study for pretty useless degrees because at the end of it all there will be dozens of applicants for every job out there. It shouldn't be something one does 'because everyone does it or is expected to'.

Statistics show that more than half go on to work in careers that don't need those pieces of paper. They can't find work at all in the area they invested at least 4 years in.
Only the academically able should enter Uni, fees should apply to those that can afford to pay and grants should be available to those that can't. Inferior Uni's need to get their act together and stop exploiting young people.
Uni should absolutely not be for everyone and anyone, imo. It's far from the be all and end all for many and it certainly shouldn't be a 'free for all' at the expense of far more essential services.