[Kizzy]

How did I know the debate would flip to benefits? Not even graduates can remain on job seekers allowance indefinitely, so the illusion that there's hoards of people clutching a degree sat on benefits is a nonsense.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

How did I know the debate would flip to benefits? Not even graduates can remain on job seekers allowance indefinitely, so the illusion that there's hoards of people clutching a degree sat on benefits is a nonsense.

Now now Kizzy, anyroad you smell of air freshener

[Kizzy]

I'd rather that than bullplop LT

[Livia]

I thought the whole idea of getting a degree was to get a career in the area of your choosing and of your talents. If people get a degree then don't work for years, why is that not allowed to be included in the discussion, I wonder? Seems pretty relevant to me.

[Kizzy]

It was included in the discussion, except that example isn't representative of students as a whole, the discussion is being led in a particular direction, I don't believe students enter into a degree with the intention to not use that degree.

[the truth]

don't rush to uni, either work a few years or travel a bit before deciding..geta feel for working and a better understanding of yourself and your passions etc which in turn leads to your career and chosen degree...then pick a degree that leads specifically to a career....do not bother with sociology or some vague nonsense and pls do not study a degree in david beckham, yes it does actually exist. theres nothing in it just like that vapid boring walking billboard of a man

[Z]

I wish I'd gone travelling, worked a little bit and THEN thought about going to uni; it just feels like I wasted 5 years that could have been better spent elsewhere. I don't regret going to uni and I love all the friends I made and the things I learned but I do wish somebody had sat me down when I was 16 and told me to look past what my school was drilling into my head every day and see the bigger picture.

[Marsh.]

I went off and worked for 3 years before going to uni.

But that's because originally I didn't want a degree and then after a while realised a degree was the best option for the career path I wanted.