Vote :lol:....i'm unsure if i should go to uni or not. I'm not sure if the experiance would be right for me.

Not sure if anyone's been on here, or if your currently there. Share your thoughts please

Ian

I'm afraid that's a decision only you can make. :lol: Not very helpful I know, but bear in mind that it's not written that you have to go straight from college. You can always leave it for a bit and then go. Uni isn't right for everyone. I went because people convinced me that it was the best thing for me but my experience, admittedly due to extenuating circumstances, was abysmal yet my mate had a ball!! It's a personal choice and a personal experience ......

I'll say one thing -- Uni isn't necessarily the key to a good future. You have to bear in mind that there are a HELL of a lot of Graduates out there these days and not necessarily enough Graduate jobs for them. Whatever you do, don't let your college advisers tell you that it's the only way -- I did that and look where I wound up. I would've done better going straight into the workplace!! :lol:

It's an experience, yes, but it's not something you need to dive into straight away. Ask college about deferring (I think that was the word!!!) a year and see how you feel afterwards. In twelve months you may get to a point where you decide you don't need it, or likewise that you do, but I'm afraid, end of the day, it's something only you can decide. ;)

Why does it have to be so complicated :lol: But you are right, the teachers do go "you need a degree in life" lol

Did you complete your couse Han? and if you didn't did you still have to pay for the time you had been there?

It is complicated, and it's full of what-ifs.

It was a slightly different system and circumstances when I was there (bear in mind we're talking nearly a decade!! ;)). The first course I started straight out of college I struggled with and gave it up after the first year, but then I went straight onto another course. My fees did get paid for the time I was there, but they were paid at the beginning of each year not all up front for the entire 3-year course which I understand is how it works now??

If you're not sure Ian don't rush into it. My friend Mike went to uni at 19 after a year out working, so it shouldn't be a problem for you to give it some thought before rushing into it. But please don't let your teachers scare you into going. It's not like access to HE is restricted these days. You can go any time -- we had people in their late 40's and 50's on our course. Your UCAS points always count -- they don't just disappear because you haven't used them!! ;) Ask college about leaving it a year and, if you decided to go that way, how you would go about applying. And don't let Mum and Dad convince you if you don't want to either!!

Explore all your options whether that be employment or HE. Admittedly if you don't head off to uni you may have to start a bit lower down on the employment ladder but a lot of employers prefer practical experience above a degree as it's practical application rather than 'book learning'. Practical experience also means that if you did decide to go to Uni, you might (note the word 'might'!!!) not have to do some of the subjects because you've covered them in your working life. I'm not sure how IT courses work, but some degrees take account of what you've done in your professional life -- and even if you didn't get to miss them, you'd know it already so probably sail through it!! ;)

Of course there are the cheap nights out and cheaper booze that you get as a student, but it's still expensive whether you stay at home or you live in student accommodation. From my own experience I wish I'd done things differently and not been pressured from all sides to go off to uni, because my experience showed me that. But my experience is personal to me, yours may turn out differently.

I can only say what I've already said to you, in that you are the only one who knows what's best for you ...... other people only think they know what's best for you. :) I don't think there's any harm in applying anyway because you don't have to take up the place, but I would seriously discuss it with your guidance-type person.

I think Leslie is at uni at the mo' so she might give you a different viewpoint. When do you have to make your decision by?? It's been a while!! :lol:

Thanks Han i'm justing asking loads of people how they got on and if it was worth it. Some people have said they did there degree and then when they left to get a job there was no jobs that required that degree lol, i have to decided before the end of October.