nc7r Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 I did sixth form (Business, Graphic Design and Economics) and got BBC for grades.At Uni now, doing Business. Sheffield hallam to be exact. Really enjoying it although first year is a bit of a joke. I need to go to Uni and get on with some work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakers O'Toole Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 I wish i'd have gone and got a job after my A-Levels. I think so far Uni has been a waste of my time. I'm breezing my course but i'd rather be working 9-5 than doing 7 hours a week in Uni. I don't know why they didn't smush my 3 year course into 1.5 years. It would have been much better and i wouldn't have wasted so much money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nc7r Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 I hate uni work.Ignorance is bliss. I've actually got f**king loads. I work about 20 hours at apple a week and have done less and less university time. I'm a really bad student. Oh dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-Finger-er Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 I guess things are a bit different here with the oil. if you did come out of uni with a degree in something to do with engineering you could walk into a 40k a year job no problem as long as you didn't mind working offshore.meh, i can honestly say of all my older friends with jobs etc that have been to uni, theres a grand total of zero earning £40k a year, well actually theres one, but him going to uni had nothing to do with getting the job (as he jumped on labouring for a scaffolding firm over the summer when he was back from uni, went back doing that full time to get some cash when he quit uni, and hes now making ~£50k a year, but thats got bugger all to do with his degree)A goal of a 25-30k starting salary is very optimistic these days, and very few people get it. i know plenty of people whove come out of uni, and got ok(ish) jobs working for councils or whatever, which they only got because of their degree,but there making less than what i make. and as for the working offshore bit, any idiot who went and worked for pirtek or BML fluid power or the like, on a 2 year apprenticeship, whod come out as a hydraulic engineer, could do the same.and also your saying you can get £40k a year in oil, if your working offshore, wernt you offered a job on like similar money to that, with a company car allowance, when you left school i seem to remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanPoet Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 I guess things are a bit different here with the oil. if you did come out of uni with a degree in something to do with engineering you could walk into a 40k a year job no problem as long as you didn't mind working offshore.I'm talking on average, not a specific degree. So I'm including those people who "study" things like Film Studies and expect to get a "dead good" salary at the end... but yeah, on a whole, a graduate would have to be very optimistic to think they're going to get £22k+ (outside London, and even then...)Uni is not the route to riches. Fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Don't give up college !I havn't read the whole thread but no matter what anyones saying, stay on and get some form of certification ! not only that but you can get SO MUCH gash at college Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavyn. Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 meh, i can honestly say of all my older friends with jobs etc that have been to uni, theres a grand total of zero earning £40k a year, well actually theres one, but him going to uni had nothing to do with getting the job (as he jumped on labouring for a scaffolding firm over the summer when he was back from uni, went back doing that full time to get some cash when he quit uni, and hes now making ~£50k a year, but thats got bugger all to do with his degree)A goal of a 25-30k starting salary is very optimistic these days, and very few people get it. i know plenty of people whove come out of uni, and got ok(ish) jobs working for councils or whatever, which they only got because of their degree,but there making less than what i make. and as for the working offshore bit, any idiot who went and worked for pirtek or BML fluid power or the like, on a 2 year apprenticeship, whod come out as a hydraulic engineer, could do the same.and also your saying you can get £40k a year in oil, if your working offshore, wernt you offered a job on like similar money to that, with a company car allowance, when you left school i seem to remember.yeah but it was diving and i didn't fancy spending half my life in a tank for 48k per year after 2 years training. I don't think I could hack offshore It's sheer boredom. I think maybe thats the difference up here, you can just go out and earn mega money if you have a degree because oil companies are constantly taking on people. Just about anyone with half a brain can earn 40k offshore BUT the work is horrendous and usually there is no pension and no other advantages so your better off with 20k onshore other than the fact that you work 2 weeks on then have 2 weeks to sit at home playing with yourself. I think thats why i said plan it right in my first post, because really if you want to make large amounts of money more than likely you have to do something you don't really enjoy. Usually a lot of the people who have engineering degree's up here will go offshore on a huge amount of money for the first 10-15 years, make their money. then settle for a nice easy office job for the rest of their life. anyway if i don't get offered a place in college then i'll be heading (hopefully) for a modern apprenticeship possibly with someone like BT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Jones Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 At the moment im only 16 and i got offered a job in an accounting firm for when im 18 where i would be earning £23k a year. Now once i have done my A-levels (media, economics, maths and photography). I need to get back to them about it to see if the job is still open. If not then i have been offered a job in wallingford in a photography studio.So it doesnt matter if you go to college or not just as long as you keep your options open you should be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Went down Connextions today with a friend. Got a course ready for September . Well happy because it's just what i want to do.Structual Engineering, Im proper looking forward to it, Im just nervous, Gonna' be going to a college on my own, don't know anyone there or anything. Start with the Introductory first diploma thing, that lasts one year, then move onto the more advanced course which lasts two years, then head off to uni to learn all the top stuff.Gonna' be awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Went down Connextions today with a friend. Got a course ready for September . Well happy because it's just what i want to do.Structual Engineering, Im proper looking forward to it, Im just nervous, Gonna' be going to a college on my own, don't know anyone there or anything. Start with the Introductory first diploma thing, that lasts one year, then move onto the more advanced course which lasts two years, then head off to uni to learn all the top stuff.Gonna' be awesome Nice one Danny, I really hope you enjoy it dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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