Hamish
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Registered: 4th Apr 05
Location: Ashtead, Surrey Drives: 100bhp Mint with Hole
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Originally posted by corsa - gus
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Originally posted by Ojc
Uni is a waste of time unless you want to be one of the following
Doctor
Lawyer
Teacher
All the other wishy washy courses are an excuse for the lazy wankers to arse around for another 5 to 10 years.
I did Quantity surveying at uni and if I didn't have a degree I wouldn't have a job. I worked whilst going to uni for the last two years of my degree which helped me in my uni work as I had a better understanding of the course.
I believe your above statement to be utter pish.
was that day release or full time?
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Jill
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Registered: 8th Jun 01
Location: Aylesbury, BUCKS
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Originally posted by Theham85
Who here have been to University or are currently at University.
If so;
1. What are you studying?
2. Has it helped you get the job you want?
3. In hindsight would you have gone to University?
1) Did my BSc (hons) in Animal Science
2) Yes it definitely helped me get the job I am in now without a doubt
3) Yes I would do it all over again, possibly a more specialised BSc though in the industry I am working in now as I've had to do loads of extra studying to get my degree acceptable to the IBMS.
JILL 
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Mase
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Registered: 16th Sep 01
Location: Derbyshire
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1. What are you studying?
MEng Mechanical Engineering
2. Has it helped you get the job you want?
Yes, I wouldn't have been able to get the job I've got lined up unless I did a degree.
3. In hindsight would you have gone to University?
Without a doubt, if I hadn't have come to uni I would have a much harder job on my hands to gain Chartered Engineer status. This course satisfies the acedemic aspect.
I have to say though that the experience I gained when I did a placement year has helped me a huge amount, and I agree that there is no subsitute for experience and actually getting out there and doing the job, but I think uni has equipped me with a great deal of knowledge to help in gaining that experience and allowing me to progress much quicker through the company.
Mase
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Tiesto
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: Hinckley, Leicestershire
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Never went to Uni, straight from A-Levels into a job. But i find the graduates we get in ask for a stupid amount of money and they only know things in theory not what they will actually look like in reality. Thats where i find the experience ive gained through not going through Uni has helped me, though the company is to pay for a Degree course for me, on day release, which i found the best way for me to get the necessary qualifications for chartership.
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l15ter
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Registered: 1st Feb 08
Location: Berkshire
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Tiesto has a good point, all my mates at uni think there going to walk out of uni into a job thats at least 30k without really looking
i went to surrey uni to do motorsport, didnt like it, wasnt really to do with motorsport, so left, and now im better off.
but the thing that got me was that were people who had come from doing the a levels, and knew fuck all about cars, most have never stripped and engine, asked one guy if he could change a drive shaft, he didnt even knew what is was.
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