Quote by jack5Do not live in halls. They are shit and filled with shit people.
Co-signed.
And again. I have a few mates from halls but they were generally other people who found the idea of drinking piss and assorted 'banter' repellant too. Halls are a total rip off compared with private housing too
Sent my application off a few weeks ago to study Psychology. My real interests lie in Politics and Modern History but there just isn't a career path after those and unfortunately that has to be considered when applying for university now. Plus, if I get into my main choice (Sheffield), I get to do another subject at the same time which will be Politics. I've applied to Sheffield, Leicester, York, Reading and Hallam and had 3 offers and an interview (only haven't heard back from York). The way my family is, I always knew I was going to uni, both my parents went and both have worked extensively in higher education so it was only the natural course to take. I'm looking forward to uni life but more about getting away from what i'm used to and experiencing a new world.
I went to Liverpool John Moores from 1993 - 1997, had the time of my life. I know that a few of my mates regret going straight into work rather the higher education, purely because of the experience they missed, not because of the jobs they hold now.
I did Construction Technology and Management, as I didn't have the grades nor fancy the 7 year course that Architecture demanded. I've done ok since, and certainly wouldn't hold my current position without the 'boost' that holding that degree gave me when first searching for a job.
Similar to Spence; I've just applied to Uni to study Real Estate at either Hallam, Reading, Nottingham Trent, Birmingham city and Kingston (London). Only really want to go to Hallam to be honest as I'm there for the lifestyle change and to get a half decent degree!
Have various 1-1's with tutors, connexions experts at Sixth Form about Uni. Connexions are looking into it for me which is minted, I want to study Business, but in the Media industry so their trying to find a suitable course for me. Proper helpful, would ideally like to go to Manchester or Salford Uni. Will end up going to which ever Uni offers the course I want to do in all likeliness.
Some say they've seen Angels - I've seen United - That's enough
Had 8 years at home with the kids then when the youngest went to school I realised I was way, way out of the loop and the only jobs I'd get were shit ones.
Applied to Salford, got in as a mature student aged 32, started the induction week then got offered some decent, regular freelance work and deferred. Would/should have started this September just gone but sacked it because I've still got work on my plate. Wouldn't rule it out in the future but as of now I'm busy enough and touched lucky with work at the last minute.
Never appealed as an 18 year old for various reasons.
I graduated this year. Half way through my Diploma.
I would recommend Uni to everyone. The first 2 years (of 4 year degree) were an absolute piss-take. Basically went to about one tenth of lectures, completely took the piss up untill the month before exams and became a hermit to pass all exams. Only need to pass exams at that stage - no honours subjects, so they don't contribute to your overal degree mark. So the first two years were spent taking a lot of drugs and scoring a lot of filthy student clunge. Third and fourth year counts towards what degree you get at the end, so knuckled down a bit. Diploma is really fucking tough. Studying an under-grad degree here is free. Diploma cost £6.5K, but I got half of that funded due to decent grades. Also now secured the job I was after, so start next year. Saying that, a lot of my Unifriends are really struggling to get a job.
Quote by Garreth Had that yesterday, ipod was on full volume whilst we were trying to watch and analyse Fight Club (was a decent lecture that) mature masculinities sorted it out
you doing film studies? we did aliens, the fullmonty, and my two faves passport to pimlico and the lavender hill mob. christ that was a good course. [/quote]
No mate criminology the lecture was around masculinity and crime, anti consumerism and anti capitilism. I'll never watch a film in the same way again.[/quote]
In my 4th and final year now. Didn't appeal to me at all coming out of school so I went at 21. I go to a shit college and never really got into that student scene, which where I am is full of tossers. Best thing I got out of it so far was spending a year in Germany as part of my course, met some great people from all over Europe there, including my mrs. I have to say I do regret not putting a bit into school work, getting into a decent Uni and having a proper go at the student life I experienced abroad. Can't wait to finish and be rid of the workload and get out of the the parents gaff, which at 24 is a load of shit.
Use it for jack workwise exept when i study something for work. Must admit the skill i learned at uni i use the most is deffo othe correct way to study/reading.
I learn stuff way faster now than before I studied at uni
They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time.
Quote by OFFHandI too am thinking off going as i touch 40, time for a change and would love to try my hand at something different.
its brilliant when you're a bit older. i pissed about through school and would have done the same if i went at 20. but i really enjoyed learning new stuff and discussing it. first year doesnt count so you only need a pass to get to the 2nd year, so its an absolute doddle. unless youre doing maths or something
i did a distant learning degree in social work. meant i had to go there once evry 6weeks for a week.
I think its more for young opeople if you want to enjoy the social side of it. i was 35 when i did it so just avoided the mases and the nerdy student night spots! stuck to 2 guys for most of the time!
A lot depends on what course u r doing, what friends you make etc...which determines if u enjoy it or not. eitherway you are doing well to get a uni education these days anyway so u should be thankful
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Had that yesterday, ipod was on full volume whilst we were trying to watch and analyse Fight Club (was a decent lecture that) mature masculinities sorted it out 
the lecture was around masculinity and crime, anti consumerism and anti capitilism. I'll never watch a film in the same way again.[/quote]
