Do you have a good job because of your university education

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like the government says people do?

Fangache -when did you graduate? My debt was only £800!

I wish. Only been studying since last month, took out standard student loan (no OD's or credit cards) and I already owe £1400.

Boo.

I'm like you Eaney (I dodn't drop out but..) I have worked in the civil service for years and started at the bottom grade while I took a year out to work out what to do. 13 years later I am still there and earning more than what my degree would have got me!!

god yes, but I went to college a LOOOONG time ago. left with £1500 debt. I even had a grant - THAT'S how old I am.
of course I wasted it all because now I am a SAHM and a terrible drain on the country's resources.

tut tut buffy - as long as you realise that you are!!

buffy - see my boden coat thread!

Sorry for hijack!

Not wasted Buffy, just locked away in the cupboard and brought out once a year like the Christmas tablecloth!

yes indeed, in fact, here you go:

hanging my head in shame

already posted GDG...
yes, occasionally I get out my degree certificate and have a >>wistful sigh

My degree opened the door to my job with a blue chip company and onto the fast track graduate programme.

I'm retired now, but it was a good job at the time

This of course was many years ago when only a small percentage of people had degrees -- don't know what it's like today.

GDG - 1998, but I didn't get any grants or other funding and my Dad refused to fund me as apparently Uni just costs him money.

Had to get 3 loans and a large overdraft.

iota how old are you?

I graduated in 95 and I didn't get a grant either. Dad did fund me but I worked as well on the weekends so only got a loan out in my final year so I could give up my job approaching finals.

in my 40's

and you'r retired?

Sounds like an excellent job

well zippy - -I term myself retired as I am now SAHM to boys of 6 and 4 -- haven't got my pension...yet

Yes, I'm an auditor. A degree is a basic qualification before you can even start training.

GDG - Oh I worked too!

My degree certainly didn't help me as degree qualifications are not valued in the industry in which I work (not so in other European countries). Experience is valued much more highly. WHen I started work I was paid as a junior even though since I had been at Uni I was older than most juniors. It was only when I could prove myself through being able to do the job well that I was no longer looked down on. The degree did help because since I was used to studying I managed to gain professional qualifications much more quickly than others who were not used to studying and exams.

I was lucky enough to go to university mainly because it was the quickest way to be independent. Now I can barely spell the title of my degree and can remember nothing about it at all. As someone said earlier the studying was minor . I loved the rest of it- drinking,partying, sleeping around ( not as much as I should have done looking back ) being young. I would want my kids to have the same experiences but not if it means incurring vast amount of debt and coming out with a useless degree.

Yes. But I did Chemical engineering and graduated aeons ago.
Not so good trying to get a decent engineering job on a part time basis.

I've been to three universities (dropped out of one) and about to go to a fourth.

Presently arsing about at home earning nothing.

I did my degree as a mature student (aged 30 to 33) and found once I'd graduated that "graduate jobs" wanted 21 year olds

Ended up back doing the same job I did from 16 to 23.

It's not quite so easy to be flexible with 4 kids and a mortgage.