If you went to uni do you regret it ?

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Or are you glad you did ?

Nope, I don’t regret it. I definitely would not be where I am in life if I had never gotten a degree. I even got a master’s and a PhD (at great expense for the master’s). I had a 20 year career that would not have been possible otherwise, did a lot of really interesting things, got to travel and work abroad and it contributed to the financial security we have now. I’m looking to retrain and leave my previous career now, but I had a good run, which would not have been possible without a university level education.

Completely glad that I did. But I went when there were no fees. I didn’t get into any kind of debt. But my job would not have been possible without a degree and I met my husband at the place I work and so pretty much very happy I went even though the subject didn’t turn out to be my dream subject. It has served me well.

I don’t regret it at all, I had a great time. travelled, grew up and learned some french. But that was 40 years ago and it was free. Would I do it now? Probably not, so many graduates, so much debt and so few jobs around..

I regret my choice of degree and choice of university but not going to university itself. At the point I first graduated some of the people I worked with were pursuing open university degrees because the lack of formal qualification was making it hard for them to move up the ladder.

I have not regretted the degrees I got for free or the ones I've paid for. And i had an absolutely shit time at one place. This'll sound wanky, as a woman of colour I'm utterly appreciative that I have access to it. In general in life I take something positive from the situations I've been in. So that crappy uni experience? Well I realised I'm a city girl and diversity of the student population is important to me.

I’ve never regretted it, it’s given me a great career. I also had some of the best times in my life at uni and I met my partner and my friends who are still my friends over 20 years later.

I am glad i did although all my friends from home who didn't go to uni have ended up buying property and i can't afford still. Probably more due to me having kids young and ending up a single mum tbh.
It was well worth it for the fun and experience as well as giving me a helping step into my career.

No I don't regret it, but I graduated in 2006 and only left with £17k of debt.

Fees were £1250, and I took out a maximum student loan each year of about £4k. There were masses of decent jobs for students to do (both part time during term time, and then full time during the summer). And then masses of jobs available after graduation.

I wouldn't advise a young person to go now.

I went to university in the 70s and had a ball. No student debt and an actual grant because education in those days was valued by the government. I made good friends, learned much, learned how to learn and met my (now ex) husband.

Glad I did it. No regrets.

No but I went as a mature student and to work in my field you have to have a degree in this set subject.

No regrets at all, and I have students debt.
i also could not have got on in my chosen career without my degree and masters.
i earn about £58k wte and whilst i know its not high by MN standards, I don’t know how i could earn that amount without a profession.

I can’t really regret it because it means I am doing the job that I do which I mostly enjoy. But I didn’t enjoy university life a single bit and just endured it as a means to an end.

No regrets. I had a great time and my degree (not from a top university) underpinned my career. I’m glad my DC chose to go to uni.

No. My job requires a degree.

Not at all but I went in the days and grants and before tuition fees!

I’m glad I moved away from home and lived in halls, met news friends etc but I do regret my choice of subject. Career wise it hasn’t benefited me at all but I made amazing friends who I’m still close to almost 15 years later
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I need a degree to do my job. But I also went with no fees and a full grant so maybe now I would just choose a different career path. I have encouraged my kids to only go if they need a degree. One has chosen not to, might in the future, second is definitely going assuming she follows chosen career (still 16 so may change)

No regrets at all.

had the time of my life and my job requires a degree.

I can't regret it because I met DH there and I think that having a degree did help me get some jobs BUT I didn't really enjoy the experience and I probably would have been better to try and get a job
However, it was years ago when it was all free and also it was the only real option for academic kids like I was then so I don't know what else I would have done
My parents, teachers and friends would all have been very surprised if I hadn't gone and I think expectations played a large part in me going. There was actually a course I really wanted to do at Plymouth Poly but that wasn't seen as an option unfortunately

No, I don't regret the one that was free, my BA or the one I've paid for, my MA. I had a brilliant time at uni when I was younger and my MA which I studied via Distance Learning has enriched me intellectually (though didn't lead to a specific job)

Yes I regret it. It didn’t get me anywhere. And almost all of my friends make more money than I do and they don’t have degrees. It was wasted time, potential and money (huge student loans)

No regrets, but I was the very last non-fee paying year in the UK. And I did something niche and vocational at a university which one of the best in the world for it at the time, but not Russell group or at all popular otherwise.

DC is heading to university in September and it's a whole different ball game these days.

I don’t regret it at all. But it didn’t cost me anything. I’m glad both my DC decided to leave school and work. DS has just bought his first house at 20 while his friends are at uni doing degrees in Sports Science and Business Studies. They’ll leave with a mountain of debt and no career path.

I think degrees should be for people who need it for their career, not just because they didn’t know what else to do after school.

I was a nurse.
Left to do a full time degree as I was only 21 when I qualified, gained a first class degree and went back to nursing. I never did it to further any career anyway, just to prove that I could. This was 1990’s so cost me nothing.
Best years of my life.