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crump wrote:

Mr. Hassard wrote:

Sounds good mate. It's good to have a plan. I hope it all works out for you mate.

Cheers.

What do you plan on doing?

You're welcome!

As for me, I plan on doing a BTEC in Sport Sciences in September, then hopefully onto University and I'll see what happens after that.

Lux wrote:I wish I left school at 16 tbh.

Why is that mate?

Good luck Hassard

Firing up FIFA Street.

Don't know why, I'm just going to get angry.

Mr. Hassard wrote:

Lux wrote:I wish I left school at 16 tbh.

Why is that mate?

Because for me A Levels was shit. I only went to college because I didn't know what I wanted to do. I'd say by the time I was 12 I was completely bored with school. I was good at subjects... I think I could have done well had the approach been more varied for different people. I found barely any motivation..and I simply did not do homework and barely did coursework.

I have worked for a year or so now...and it definitely works much better for me. I wish I went onto an apprenticeship at 16..by now I would be set . Unfortunately I went onto a shit IT apprenticeship course which was absolutely farcical. Learnt not much at all...no practical at all...and I've been put into the most dire work placement ever (hence why I'm on these forums...as I have no work ). So I'm now looking for a new job...got some leads but I have had many before, only to be told the same "not enough experience" bullshit.

That is what I would have liked to get out of school. Employers want you to have experience. Being a book nerd in school, college or uni does not get you that...it doesn't necessarily prepare you for real life. All we ever did in school (except for D&T, Cooking and Textiles....) was pretty much theory. Barely any emphasis on how to apply yourself in the workplace and learn stuff that's actually important. As good as I was at it...being great at maths has not done me much good (except for the grade...). Pretty much like I said at school...."What's the point of learning Maths unless you're going to teach it?". Save for the obvious basics....most of the advanced shit I learnt will never be useful in real life.

I still don't really know what I want to do..but sitting around in class doesn't help that's for sure. Games...computers...customer services...I'll probably end up skipping from job to job getting experience until I get one that's both enjoyable and pays well. Don't particularly care what it is

Lux hit the nail on the head, some guy at work was at University, now he's out he's worked in Marks and Spencers and McDonalds

I don't really agree with University's tbh.

My mate reckons he'll get a better chance of getting into the Police force after he's finished a Uni course over me doing 4 years in the Military Police.

Watching the UK top 20 on Viva, chart music is terrible. Some of the songs on there make me want to cut my leg off with a rusty spoon.

School's out forever.

Today was my last ever day at Uni.

Chart music is disgusting.

Part of me is glad that I spent more time making a fuck load of friends/meeting the right people at school/college than I did into putting any effort into studying. Wasn't for them I would probably just be a scrub working at McDonalds, would never have got the same opportunities that I have so far either.

Don't like University either but I figured I might as well give it a go. It's not even hard (teachers "hint" at the 5 topics that will come up in each exam, pick 3 to master, easy A pass) it's just that I can't be fucked.

ScottyBoy_1989 wrote:Today was my last ever day at Uni.

Well done.

What did you study?

ScottyBoy_1989 wrote:Today was my last ever day at Uni.

Got exams? Doing the graduation thing too?

I'm done with lectures for this year, got an essay and an exam coming though.

Marvin wrote:Part of me is glad that I spent more time making a fuck load of friends/meeting the right people at school/college than I did into putting any effort into studying. Wasn't for them I would probably just be a scrub working at McDonalds, would never have got the same opportunities that I have so far either.

Don't like University either but I figured I might as well give it a go. It's not even hard it's just that I can't be fucked.

I'm a massive believer of three things:

Anything is possible if you try hard enough.

It's not what you know it's who you know.

Experience beats any qualifications.

Calculated what your overall degree is going to be yet, Scott?

Marvin wrote:it's just that I can't be fucked.

^

But what you said about knowing people is true. Like half of the jobs available are not advertised...so without a friend or randomly applying and getting lucky...those are jobs you won't get.

Most of the job opportunities I have gotten are through other people I know.....unfortunately for me I only know a few people in the IT industry...only one was in a position to get me a job...and that didn't work out somehow despite looking like it would (from now on until I sign papers I refuse to get my hopes up ).

crump wrote:Lux hit the nail on the head, some guy at work was at University, now he's out he's worked in Marks and Spencers and McDonalds

I don't really agree with University's tbh.

My mate reckons he'll get a better chance of getting into the Police force after he's finished a Uni course over me doing 4 years in the Military Police.

It depends. Sometimes uni is necessary...if you want to be a lawyer or a doctor etc. To get into the police...in this current climate you're more likely. Obviously in the police force they have office programs...and you need a certain level of education (with good grades) to get into those...otherwise you start from scratch. But these days to get into the police you need to be doing voluntary for a year or two....though perhaps military police would also get you in..I don't know much about it. I doubt that uni would give him a better chance....there are actually some police courses at uni but they're totally shit .

But yes...I have seen quite a few people come out of uni and be no better off for it. Many are older people with a degree and I end up doing the same job as them. So when I think about wasting 2 years in college..I at least feel good about not going uni with all that debt .

I do regret not being able to live more freely and party though...uni is great for that and you meet friends for life...and potentially people who can help you later on.

crump wrote:

ScottyBoy_1989 wrote:Today was my last ever day at Uni.

Well done.

What did you study?

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Zzonked wrote:

ScottyBoy_1989 wrote:Today was my last ever day at Uni.

Got exams? Doing the graduation thing too?

I'm done with lectures for this year, got an essay and an exam coming though.

Nope, finished for good. Handed in my project today.

Dunno about graduation, lol ... meh. Never been keen on the idea, but might just do it for lols. If not, I'll just get my thing through post.

Yeah true, my mate is going to Uni soon and he wants to be a doctor but he's going to get into he reckons £100k debt.

I couldn't go the rest of my life like that I'd cry.

crump wrote:Yeah true, my mate is going to Uni soon and he wants to be a doctor but he's going to get into he reckons £100k debt.

I couldn't go the rest of my life like that I'd cry.

Well if you get a good job you won't have to wait your whole life

crump wrote:Yeah true, my mate is going to Uni soon and he wants to be a doctor but he's going to get into he reckons £100k debt.

I couldn't go the rest of my life like that I'd cry.

Becoming a doctor takes years....I was done years ago...no way could I go to uni for like 8 years

The debt is high.....but you get good benefits and paid strong money.

crump wrote:

Marvin wrote:Part of me is glad that I spent more time making a fuck load of friends/meeting the right people at school/college than I did into putting any effort into studying. Wasn't for them I would probably just be a scrub working at McDonalds, would never have got the same opportunities that I have so far either.

Don't like University either but I figured I might as well give it a go. It's not even hard it's just that I can't be fucked.

I'm a massive believer of three things:

Anything is possible if you try hard enough.

It's not what you know it's who you know.

Experience beats any qualifications.

Pretty much.

My sister spent like 7 years to become a lawyer, didn't get shit when she qualified. Worked for one company but it was something like an apprenticeship and they weren't even paying her proper lawyer salary, didn't treat her that well either. She now does some invoice filing for a gas company, £1200 a month. Make matters worse her lawyer qualification/permit/whatever has to be renewed in a few years time, if she fails that then the 7 years see spent really would have been a total waste of time.

Lux wrote:

Marvin wrote:it's just that I can't be fucked.

^

But what you said about knowing people is true. Like half of the jobs available are not advertised...so without a friend or randomly applying and getting lucky...those are jobs you won't get.

Most of the job opportunities I have gotten are through other people I know.....unfortunately for me I only know a few people in the IT industry...only one was in a position to get me a job...and that didn't work out somehow despite looking like it would (from now on until I sign papers I refuse to get my hopes up ).

Probably part of the reason why I can't be fucked with Uni, regardless of if I get a good degree or not I'm still going to be working in my desired career anyway.

Debt really isn't that big a deal. SF really don't care when you pay them back, as long as you do pay them and not try to brush it off.

crump wrote:Yeah true, my mate is going to Uni soon and he wants to be a doctor but he's going to get into he reckons £100k debt.

I couldn't go the rest of my life like that I'd cry.

You probably earn that back in a year being a doctor anyway.

Marvin wrote:Debt really isn't that big a deal. SF really don't care when you pay them back, as long as you do pay them and not try to brush it off.

Go abroad and wait until it expires

I don't want to go to Uni, really I kinda have to though

If you earn £21k a year you only have to pay like, £7 a month.

That's the reason for broken Britain.

Who funds this SF shit?

The only education that is important in life is school. You learn the basic stuff there and the ability to teach yourself anything you want.

L. wrote:I don't want to go to Uni, really I kinda have to though

I don't want to either, education's fucking shite.

And I'll just finish Uni and still say "I don't know what I want to do".

Tough shit guys, I have my last exam today then I'm done this year.

lmao scrubs on the chase are all defeated apart for one guy