If you went to uni do you regret it ?

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Or are you glad you did ?

No regrets because the cost was minimal and therefore the cost-to-benefit ratio was excellent. It’s wouldn’t be as good for prospective students now.

Absolutely loved it - hugely fun and for me personally directly related to my career in life. Loved the content

I don't regret it at all. Prior to having kids I was in an interesting, well paid career and that wouldn't have been possible without a degree. This was back in the 90s when it was free. If I was young now, I'd still do it, even with all the debt. I'd probably be more strategic in terms of which degree I did though and work harder to get into the best uni I could (I coasted through senior school).

No regrets. My career requires an advanced degree. I use the hard and soft skills I learned every day.

The connections I made in graduate school also got me my first job.

No regrets here either as it allowed me to to a professional qualification at masters level and move into my career

self supporting student who graduated in 2005 I do agree with some points mentioned - my debt was £16k and I worked although my degree p/t

I have two now at uni and it’s leading them to careers they want but the amount of debt is eye watering

we need to expand the degree apprenticeship route

Yes - it was pointless. I did give up on it as I hated it before I moved to the UK. (Should say I did hold another qualification at the time). I'd be exactly where I am without (in IT nobody really cares). I did complete my degree in the UK though as a mature student and alongside full-time work. Why? If I ever move back to my home country they're obsessed with qualifications so it was a tick box exercise.

No not at all.
Used to advance my career.
Made great friends
Learned to live independently in a city.
Escaped a toxic family life.
Gained a reflectivity of thought that I don't think I could have got any other way.
Debts now paid

I regret it. Didn’t enjoy it but in the 90’s you just stuck it out and didn’t complain. It was a waste of 4 years and if I had my time again I wouldn’t do it.

I loved it in that I made lifelong friends and had fun. It turns out the degree itself has been less than useless (don't need it for my chosen career) but I don't regret the experience at all and enjoyed the learning part - I was at the tail end of time before they put the fees up to 9k though. I think I'd regret it more if I'd paid three times the price.

I've tried hard not to regret it because it was or should have been an important leap from living at home to learning to live like an adult. But it did my career no good, I needn't have gone, I came out a lot poorer than I went in even though I was fortunate to be going in the days of grants but start of student loans, and the pastoral care was non-existant.

If I hadn't have gone my career should have stayed on track and I'd have better network connections, I'd not have ended up in such debt, and the young man who caused so many issues which was a massive distraction to the run up to exams I'd never have met so the college need not have ignored a woman being harrassed by him.

Still I did a lot of growing up managing rent/bills, studying, part time jobs, and navigating adult relationships so for that I don't regret it

I went in the middle 1980s. It was well before student loans and tuition fees so I didn't leave with any student debt unless you count a small overdraft.

I had a good time for the most part and I don't regret it. However, I was glad it was over when the end of my final year came. I was just ready to be done with academia and wanted to start working.

If I hadn't gone then I wouldn't have met my DH or had our three DDs. They were the best things to come out of it though my degree (Modern Languages) hardly benefitted me really and hasn't been used much since.

No because I met my DH and have had a career where I needed my degree.

But currently not using it and still £14k in debt

I don’t regret it at all. My career wouldn’t have been possible without it.

The two jobs I enjoyed most were working on a switchboard and working in a gift shop. I am much much happier in routine jobs that aren’t mentally taxing. Maybe if I had stayed working in a shop I would have opened one of my own instead of constantly getting burnt out with the roles i ended up in. So I don’t regret my degree, but I wish I had stuck with low stress jobs.

Same to be honest. I'm in a senior "Head of..." role and manage a team. It's caused me to be pretty anxious for my entire life.

I like jobs where I'm doing things with my hands. Stacking shelves, sweeping, cleaning, cashing up the till, taking deliveries.

I like the money, but I was pushed in a direction (by my mum, school and university) that hasn't been a great fit for me.

Glad I did it, there were times I was frustrated (I did 3 degrees - architecture, so long time at uni)
and it was hard (I became disabled during my first degree) and sometimes I wish I’d picked a better paid career but I couldn’t do what I do without it.
Although it can be a frustrating career when it goes right it’s fabulous and those moments make all the hard work worthwhile. Uni mainly taught me the research, reasoning and communication skills and I’ve been working in the technical skills ever since (there’s always new stuff to learn), lots of what I did at uni felt a bit pointless at the time but with hindsight those skills have helped me become the architect I am today
I also made lifelong friends at uni and met my husband. So no regrets

I was a home student but it was still a worthwhile experience in terms of meeting different people, the subjects learned and the discipline needed to finish.

I think though, it shouldn't be sold as a guarantee to a big job and salary. It's only one gateway, there are others.

Solicitor, so no.

No, I loved it. I was at a great university in a place I enjoyed living. Loved my course, made loads of friends, several of whom I'm still in touch with over 40 years later. Did lots of other activities which I wouldn't otherwise have done.

My career has been loosely linked to my subject, it was definitely a plus for getting my first job and therefore valuable experience.

Having said that, it was free, I left with no debts and started work less than a week later. Not sure I would recommend it now which is a shame.

I've never met anyone that regrets going to Uni. I certainly don't.

Best four years of my life.

No, I've had a really varied career which provides a nice life for me and my kids. I do feel a bit pigeonholed by my PhD to be honest, loved it and it has opened a lot of doors but I'm struggling to find a new job in this market. I'd like to change what I do slightly and I am sure my PhD isn't helping.

I've got one at uni and one on the verge of going. It is the right choice for both of them, one has always wanted to be a uni lecturer (family of lecturers) and the other one wouldn't be able to do the job they want to do without a university education.

I just hope that there are jobs for all of our young people when they've finished.

My degree hasn't benefitted my career in any way. I also regret moving far away, which led to MH challenges. My degree was arts based and didn't feel useful while I was studying, which was an unmotivating experience.

I would go again, but different location, and different subject, with the benefit of hindsight.

No regrets about any of my degrees (one of which was just for fun). You need a doctorate to get in to my profession anyway. And I loved the student life.

I don't regret it at all, I loved my undergrad, didn't love my masters as much but it was constant slog and I was extremely skint for that one (no student loan paid for with a career developmentbank loan).

I still have life long friends and wouldn't get past the side in my job without a degree minimum.

I do think it's dependent on course though I did a STEM subject which although tough going at times was easier post graduate world compared to my friends with art or drama degrees