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[Rich Pullen]

I'm in my final year, so all being well I'll be graduating soon. I get kinda pissed off when I look back at three years of hard work at the LSE, and realise I could have got the same qualification by doing absolutely nothing for three years at other unis. It's been a good experience, I'll just be pissed off if I get a 2:2 and get overlooked for jobs for some twat who's sneaked a 2:1 from some poly I've never heard of without so much as raising a finger!

I've always been told that 2:2 from an establishment like LSE will always be preferred to a 2:1 from a Poly. One of the reasons I went to Newcastle for my Masters was because it wasn't a Poly. It's a snobby old game this uni lark.

[nevillew]

They still exist, me and Dave are on the same one- we do two placements of 6 months each rather than one though.

Sensible choice in my opinion, but the quality of the placement is important. I think degrees should be 2 years + possibly one year working, although I can see that's not viable with the employment situation as it is just now

[dphunt88]

I'm in my final year studying geography at Plymouth Uni. Had a year off before I went though and went down under to watch England lose the Ashes 5-0 amongst other things.

I was supposed to be doing a 'sandwich' year in the planning department of Swindon Council this year but it all fell through in March when they had to let go of a fair few employees! Don't know why I expected anything else with Swindon Council!

Agree on the importance of gaining life skills. Money management is the key one for me.  

[Peter Venkman]

BSc in Applied Computer Science at Reading Uni gained in 89 and Shortened BSc (Honours) Computing and its Practice at the OU just recently finished.

Does me fuck all good but kept me off the streets for a while.

As Juddie says you learn more relevant skills in 1 month in the real world workplace than in 3 years at Uni.

[donkey]

I drank beer and watched two relegations and a promotion whilst studying History and Politics at Coventry.  Uni is all about living away from home, the skills you learn, less so the qualification.

[sonicyouth]

i didn't, i'm fick

[Spy]

Speaking as someone who went to uni, I'm sure you don't need to go to uni to learn about "life skills" or "living away from home".

If you move out of home and rent a place supporting yourself with a job rather than living off a loan (or parents) then surely that is more valid than living in halls and student houses.

Only thing about uni socially is you get to meet/live with quite a lot of people. But you can have a decent sized social circle without going to uni.

[santasdead]

I've always been told that 2:2 from an establishment like LSE will always be preferred to a 2:1 from a Poly. One of the reasons I went to Newcastle for my Masters was because it wasn't a Poly. It's a snobby old game this uni lark.

That would be discrimination. A degree is a degree, they're all worth the same, no matter what institution - its european education law (or something like that).

Besides, because courses vary widely, some universities will give the graduate specific skills needed in the wider world, whilst others will just throw knowledge at you and expect you to be able to apply these in the workplace.

I'm in my final year, and i'm pretty pleased with the skills and knowledge i have gained in my time at an ex-polytecnic - some "proper" uni's don't even teach the shit i've been taught for the same subject areas. Obviously syullabus' are different from place to place, but most of what i've got at a polytecnic is overlooked elsewhere.

[Samdy Gray]

I didn't go and I'm still cleverer than the lot of you.

[Reg Smeeton]

That would be discrimination. A degree is a degree, they're all worth the same, no matter what institution - its european education law (or something like that).

Besides, because courses vary widely, some universities will give the graduate specific skills needed in the wider world, whilst others will just throw knowledge at you and expect you to be able to apply these in the workplace.

I'm in my final year, and i'm pretty pleased with the skills and knowledge i have gained in my time at an ex-polytecnic - some "proper" uni's don't even teach the shit i've been taught for the same subject areas. Obviously syullabus' are different from place to place, but most of what i've got at a polytecnic is overlooked elsewhere.

There's something reassuring about a student of a former polytechnic, not being able to spell the word, or syllabus (pl syllabuses or syllabi).

[Rich Pullen]

That would be discrimination. A degree is a degree, they're all worth the same, no matter what institution - its european education law (or something like that).

Besides, because courses vary widely, some universities will give the graduate specific skills needed in the wider world, whilst others will just throw knowledge at you and expect you to be able to apply these in the workplace.

I'm in my final year, and i'm pretty pleased with the skills and knowledge i have gained in my time at an ex-polytecnic - some "proper" uni's don't even teach the shit i've been taught for the same subject areas. Obviously syullabus' are different from place to place, but most of what i've got at a polytecnic is overlooked elsewhere.

I've got a degree from a former poly - we can look through all of the legal stuff but a 2:2 from Oxford University has better value over a 2:1 or First from say the University of Plymouth every time.

[Gelbfüßler]

No, started it whilst on site, did a couple of years, but current company is too specialist to complete it....probably should have to give me better options in the future, but too far gone now I think.

What's your story?

Did a Bachelor's degree (Civ Eng) with a year out working for a water company in Germany. Decided not to continue onto an MSc at the end of it because I'd really had enough of 12 hour days in the library (in the weeks before dissertation had to be submitted) by that point and really wanted to get some practical experience and get into the industry while I still had some interest in it.

Been working for a Consultant since graduating (2 years), and found out that in order to become chartered I need an ICE approved masters, which would mean going back to school - really can't be dealing with that right now.

In any case, it seems like you get chartered by proving you can give presentations, go to meetings, talk to people, 'manage' people etc rather than actually knowing what you're doing technically.

[Harold Shipmans Glasses]

im doin a english degree at bristhole

[Div]

im doin a english degree at bristhole

How does that work, do you all sit around in a circle and read a line each; then explain what each paragraph means by re-wording it?

I thought i did that at GCSE. Never mind, could always be homeless i suppose.

[Harold Shipmans Glasses]

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