How many of you have degrees and in what?
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I have just completed my degree in Computer Science and I reckon it was worth it as the amount of interest I am getting from Recruitment agencies has exploded
Also I feel so much better about myself having achieved it.
So yes it is more than worth it especially if you want to get on today
Also I feel so much better about myself having achieved it.
So yes it is more than worth it especially if you want to get on today
vixpy1 said:
Nope... and nope, unless you need one for a specific vocation, Ie.. Doctor, Scientist.. etc
Perhaps the single most useful piece of advice you could have regarding eduacation in your entire life! I wish someone had given me that advice when I started my degree.
Combover
>> Edited by combover on Tuesday 17th January 22:22
BSc in Software Engineering.
Colelcted part time some years after I found my way into the IT biz via some .gov training scheme (£50 a week starter:O).
It didnt help me at the time, already an established developer but has since helped me with my move to NZ, found it tough going as a part timer , especialy the less relevant sections and doing a stack of work (group work , typicaly by myself) that'd be the same as 50 others and put straight into the bin. Dissitation was fun tho. worth it in the end.
Colelcted part time some years after I found my way into the IT biz via some .gov training scheme (£50 a week starter:O).
It didnt help me at the time, already an established developer but has since helped me with my move to NZ, found it tough going as a part timer , especialy the less relevant sections and doing a stack of work (group work , typicaly by myself) that'd be the same as 50 others and put straight into the bin. Dissitation was fun tho. worth it in the end.
yes. BSc (hons) Environmental Science and tech.
I felt life was empty without achieving it. Before I was bullied into it by my parents. Left after a disastrous college foray to join up. left after 4 years and did it on my own initiative. hard work, failed lots of exams which needed resitting and extra work, poor, never intended to persue it but felt I had achieved something where I had failed in school etc. hasn't done me any good except make me feel better about myself. Might come in usefull one day, perhaps.
Each to their own.
db
ps I would stick it out. otherwise you -may- feel like a 'drop out' for years to come.
also, the world doesn't revolve around Uni. i looked elsewhere for stuff. travel, work in the hols etc.
I felt life was empty without achieving it. Before I was bullied into it by my parents. Left after a disastrous college foray to join up. left after 4 years and did it on my own initiative. hard work, failed lots of exams which needed resitting and extra work, poor, never intended to persue it but felt I had achieved something where I had failed in school etc. hasn't done me any good except make me feel better about myself. Might come in usefull one day, perhaps.
Each to their own.
db
ps I would stick it out. otherwise you -may- feel like a 'drop out' for years to come.
also, the world doesn't revolve around Uni. i looked elsewhere for stuff. travel, work in the hols etc.
Desmond in Applied Physics and Electronics, Durham, 1987.
Master of Engineering (Microelectronics) Durham, 1988.
Which was lucky, given that I was purely a social member
of the University 1984-1988. At least, that's all I can
remember. For some of that time, I used to live in a
great big castle.....I think.
Master of Engineering (Microelectronics) Durham, 1988.
Which was lucky, given that I was purely a social member
of the University 1984-1988. At least, that's all I can
remember. For some of that time, I used to live in a
great big castle.....I think.
Doing Business Economics at Exeter at the moment. If you don't have a specific aim in life, and you are capable of going to a good university and studying a half worth while subject then i think it is worth it. The biggest things i've learnt at university havn't been what the course is on but other life lessons, plus i've had moments/days i'll look back on for the rest of my life which wouldn't have happened had i not been here. It's also a good way to gain independance, whereas a lot of my friends who didn't go to university can't afford to move out - this to me is quite important.
I was completely pissed off this time last year, as far as i was concerned i was paying an arm and a leg to learn nothing and hang around with complete
wits. This year i'm concentrating on having the time of my life, making the most of having no major commitments, meeting people i wouldn't otherwise meet and most of all enjoying the vast swathes of free time you have as a student. 
They'll probably be a million replys on this thread telling you to be a plumber, but my dad's a tradesman and i'd rather not be scraping shit out of pipes for a living thanks
Cheers,
Rob.
PS It was someone on here who actually told me 'you'll not enjoy your first year, you'll enjoy your second year, and by the third year you won't want to leave'. So far, spot on.
I was completely pissed off this time last year, as far as i was concerned i was paying an arm and a leg to learn nothing and hang around with complete
wits. This year i'm concentrating on having the time of my life, making the most of having no major commitments, meeting people i wouldn't otherwise meet and most of all enjoying the vast swathes of free time you have as a student. They'll probably be a million replys on this thread telling you to be a plumber, but my dad's a tradesman and i'd rather not be scraping shit out of pipes for a living thanks
Cheers,
Rob.
PS It was someone on here who actually told me 'you'll not enjoy your first year, you'll enjoy your second year, and by the third year you won't want to leave'. So far, spot on.
cross-eyed-twit said:
yes. BSc (hons) Environmental Science and tech.
I felt life was empty without achieving it. Before I was bullied into it by my parents. Left after a disastrous college foray to join up. left after 4 years and did it on my own initiative. hard work, failed lots of exams which needed resitting and extra work, poor, never intended to persue it but felt I had achieved something where I had failed in school etc. hasn't done me any good except make me feel better about myself. Might come in usefull one day, perhaps.
Each to their own.
db
ps I would stick it out. otherwise you -may- feel like a 'drop out' for years to come.
also, the world doesn't revolve around Uni. i looked elsewhere for stuff. travel, work in the hols etc.
Already dropped out once! Just don't feel fulfilled or pushed at all. Spend most of my time bored and have taken up a stupid amount of hobbies to make it worthwhile. As for work I could earn 18k a year doing a crap menial job at a phone companies HQ which I could do with my eyes shut - just made me wander if I could do anything a little more challenging (and get more money) and work up from there - everyone else in the department had varying degrees and it didn't seem to get them any further than me sans degree.
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