Should i further my student education and go to University?
Why should you further your student education and go to University?
It is a very compelling argument. Why should you further your student education and go to University and get yourself £30,000 – £35000 pounds in debt when you could be working and earning that amount in the same time period?
Below are some tips that I hope would help you make your decision as to whether or not to take your student education further.
The skills that you will develop while working for a higher education qualification will prove invaluable in later life, no matter what you choose to do. Basically every course offer international exchanges and workplace placements, providing invaluable employment experience.
Graduate unemployment is around half that of non-graduates.
Tutors, student groups and new friends provide an excellent support network for the time you are going to spend at university and afterwards. They say the friends you make at University are the ones you make for life!
Students benefit from a huge range of discounts on everything from travel and cinema tickets to magazine subscriptions and entrance fees. Handy if you want to keep down your expenses! (Which you will do!)
Graduates get a wider choice of jobs in their chosen career with a higher education qualification. Also graduates tend to get fast-tracked into positions such as management, whereas without a higher education qualification, you will need to work your way up the career ladder.
If you have a higher education qualification, you are likely to earn around 50 per cent more on average than those without one. (Bonus!)
It gives you a chance to move to a new city, away from your parents and have some freedom and independence, which is both exciting and scary at the same time!
And most importantly… It’s fun! There are loads of clubs, societies, and parties going on if you get yourself really involved. The years spent at university are a time when great friendships are forged too, usually your friends for life!
I hope these tips will help you make your decision on whether to further your student education.
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