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foaminatthedeck 
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 Topic: Amateur GBR SailorsPosted: 05 Sep 07 at 7:13pm |
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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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Merlinboy
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Posted: 05 Sep 07 at 9:36pm |
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You don't need a degree in life! |
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Villan
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Joined: 26 Nov 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1768 |
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Posted: 05 Sep 07 at 9:44pm |
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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. Edited by Villan |
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stuarthop
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Posted: 06 Sep 07 at 12:14am |
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Likewise, uni isn't that important... experiance is far more so, especially in industry
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Stefan Lloyd
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Posted: 06 Sep 07 at 6:05am |
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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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Merlinboy
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Posted: 06 Sep 07 at 8:34am |
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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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mckecfra
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Joined: 12 Sep 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 12 |
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Posted: 12 Sep 07 at 10:17pm |
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alot of people dont get the reconsion they deserver, people that cant get the time to go to big events.. i find this my self i cant get down to where there is big events and even if i could it would be probs 1-2 regattas a year.
there should be more selection of places that big events come to, on the moray firth theres no where to race and even if there was no 1 would notics |
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tack'ho
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Posted: 13 Sep 07 at 9:18am |
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I'm guessing you wouldn't have been going to Uni to study English! Your right in some respects, Uni was always supposed to be the pinacle of academic achievement and around 15% of people attended. There's very little point in 50% of people having degrees if the only 15-20% of jobs are 'graduate jobs'. However since everybody seems to be getting a degree if you choose not to get one I think you need to be able to offer something else to a potential employee. ps. Don't get me started on the lack of science and engineering graduates. |
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I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e!
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elmo
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Posted: 13 Sep 07 at 1:49pm |
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Lack of graduates? Then why is it so hard for science graduates to get a decently paid (or any job?) even when they have a phd? I think most science graduates are awaiting the day this shortfall kicks in and they are in demand and get paid properly! |
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Scooby_simon
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Depends what you want to do.
Working in The City, most job specs start "Degree educated"..... |
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