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    Posted: 06 Sep 07 at 8:34am
That can be said for people with degrees i have friends which left uni 5 years ago, and struggled to get decent jobs, a degree isnt what it used to be.  Remeber you can get degrees in some sh*te subjects now!  I started work after doing my a-levels, i could of got in to uni but decided i would only go for the wrong reasons (booze and women)  While some of my mates where spending 3-4 years at uni studying, i got a job got paid etc. worked myself to where i am now.  The funny thing is some of my ffriends that went to unis and got PROPER degrees are still earning LOADS less then i am!
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"experiance is far more important"

Well yes, but these days in a lot of lines of work you are unlikely to get that first job in order to gain the experience without a degree.

Thirty years ago 10% of people went to uni and the vast majority of jobs were available to people without degrees. The situation today is rather different given that around 50% of people are entering the job market with degrees.

 

 
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Likewise, uni isn't that important... experiance is far more so, especially in industry

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I'd go to Uni if someone was paying me to sail.

Just think, the longer you can keep getting money from them, the better!

For you anyway

I didn't bother with Uni, but to be honest, I dont think I will. Not even if I was payed to go. I'm doing a decent full time job, and am getting a head start over all those who are wasting time / money going to Uni.


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Originally posted by Jon Emmett

but what happens if you sail full time and do not "make it" and you do not have a degree etc to fall back on ?

 

You don't need a degree in life!
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Getting a degree is not like school you can go at any time I had nearly a five year gap, during which time I was mostly sailing (sadly not quite at Olimpic level) between school and uni and I don't think that it did me too much harm. Not sure that I added much to the topic but the idea that uni is just for 18 year old dose kind of get on my nerves.
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but what happens if you sail full time and do not "make it" and you do not have a degree etc to fall back on ?
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i'll sail full time if someone pays me, and i wouldnt waste anytime with any of this going to Uni rubbish!
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Hmmm.

Mark Powell was sailing full time (when he was 8th at the Worlds), he is now off to Scotland to do a PHD.

Nick Thompson was sailing full time this year (his results have certainly improved) but is going back to do three months at Uni.



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Originally posted by jeffers

I thought Giles Scott was partially funded.....

He does recieve funding but Is by no means full time and doesn't make a living from sailing so I dont count him as currently a proffesional sailor. 

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