Exam Results

[LC]

All the usual stuff in the news / media today, over 30 years since I got my results, seems like yesterday.

Well done to those who got the grades they wanted but when you see them being interviewed and they are going on about the course they are planning to do at Uni I end up saying to myself good luck to them as some seem to be doing completely stupid courses with little job prospects on the other side.

[Armagh18]

All the usual stuff in the news / media today, over 30 years since I got my results, seems like yesterday.

Well done to those who got the grades they wanted but when you see them being interviewed and they are going on about the course they are planning to do at Uni I end up saying to myself good luck to them as some seem to be doing completely stupid courses with little job prospects on the other side.

Wouldn't begrudge anyone the the uni experience even if the degree is a load of dung. You're a long time working.

[Sportacus]

All the usual stuff in the news / media today, over 30 years since I got my results, seems like yesterday.

Well done to those who got the grades they wanted but when you see them being interviewed and they are going on about the course they are planning to do at Uni I end up saying to myself good luck to them as some seem to be doing completely stupid courses with little job prospects on the other side.

Wouldn't begrudge anyone the the uni experience even if the degree is a load of dung. You're a long time working.

Would agree with that, great days.  And if you've got a bit about you when you go out into the world of work you'll be fine down the line. A dangerous day for some though, bit of panic set in if the grades aren't what was hoped for and maybe snatch at a course rather than be left behind.  You're just a money commodity to the Uni's these days

[square_ball]

Wouldn't begrudge anyone the the uni experience even if the degree is a load of dung. You're a long time working.

Aye best days of your life. As you say you wouldn't begrudge them it. Who wouldn't want to experience another freshers week?

[Tony Baloney]

All the usual stuff in the news / media today, over 30 years since I got my results, seems like yesterday.

Well done to those who got the grades they wanted but when you see them being interviewed and they are going on about the course they are planning to do at Uni I end up saying to myself good luck to them as some seem to be doing completely stupid courses with little job prospects on the other side.

Wouldn't begrudge anyone the the uni experience even if the degree is a load of dung. You're a long time working.

100%. The young fella broke up with the girlfriend the night before starting uni last year. Said it was the best move he ever made 

[JimStynes]

All the usual stuff in the news / media today, over 30 years since I got my results, seems like yesterday.

Well done to those who got the grades they wanted but when you see them being interviewed and they are going on about the course they are planning to do at Uni I end up saying to myself good luck to them as some seem to be doing completely stupid courses with little job prospects on the other side.

Wouldn't begrudge anyone the the uni experience even if the degree is a load of dung. You're a long time working.

Generally everyone seems to do alright in the end. All evens itself out. But Jesus the craic and mates you make along the way in uni are brilliant. Lived in some absolute kips in holylands all the same 😂 . Great days and great memories.

A week in the Holylands would kill me now.

[Armagh18]

All the usual stuff in the news / media today, over 30 years since I got my results, seems like yesterday.

Well done to those who got the grades they wanted but when you see them being interviewed and they are going on about the course they are planning to do at Uni I end up saying to myself good luck to them as some seem to be doing completely stupid courses with little job prospects on the other side.

Wouldn't begrudge anyone the the uni experience even if the degree is a load of dung. You're a long time working.

Would agree with that, great days.  And if you've got a bit about you when you go out into the world of work you'll be fine down the line. A dangerous day for some though, bit of panic set in if the grades aren't what was hoped for and maybe snatch at a course rather than be left behind.  You're just a money commodity to the Uni's these days

Absolutely. At the end of the day they're only kids, if they don't go to uni it's not the end of the world and if they do go and find it's not for them then theres plenty of other options. I'm sure we all know plenty of people who have done extremely well for themselves without a degree

[ONeill]

That's exactly it. Go to Uni/Tech and enjoy your early 20s. Some might stick it out; some might not. And it probably won't matter.

[Baile Brigín 2]

All the usual stuff in the news / media today, over 30 years since I got my results, seems like yesterday.

Well done to those who got the grades they wanted but when you see them being interviewed and they are going on about the course they are planning to do at Uni I end up saying to myself good luck to them as some seem to be doing completely stupid courses with little job prospects on the other side.

University isn't just about technical qualifications for work.

[Milltown Row2]

Sure it's great craic...

Do a course that you know has limited prospects of actually following in a role within that 'sector'. Generate serious debt, plus financial burden on your parents, stress on yourself throughout because you maybe picked the wrong course but stick it out cause you know you might let people down leaving or changing

I'm definitely in the camp of doing a college degree course that is and will lead you into a role within the field of work you wanted

Doing it just to have the craic and experience, friendships but never following through on the area of your course is bollox..

Completely speaking from experience btw

I definitely blame parents (including myself) that allowing them to be 'free' to enjoy, you're only young once blah blah I think will have knock on effects when those sectors are looking people that had been projected to work and fill these roles.

Apprenticeships allow for free qualifications

Apprenticeships, traditionally in the manual labour market are being matched by the professional side, still getting a degree at the end with experience of being in the job.

It's like people who never went to college never had a good time

[screenexile]

I'm similar MR2 I wouldn't be advocating for my kids to go to Uni unless it's something they were actively interested in that was vocational like medicine/law/accounting/physio/slt etc.

When I went it was "go do something in computers" and I ended up doing half business half IT and was proficient in neither when I got a proper job. I didn't need a degree to do the job I have now.


I absolutely enjoyed my time at Uni and had a blast but a 10 hour a week course and coming out with £30-40k odd debt is a waste of everyone's time!!

[tiempo]

I absolutely enjoyed my time at Uni and had a blast but a 10 hour a week course and coming out with £30-40k odd debt is a waste of everyone's time!!

As you say, unless related directly to a job that you are fully invested in/vocational, its an expensive folly for 2 or 3 years out of life

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

I absolutely enjoyed my time at Uni and had a blast but a 10 hour a week course and coming out with £30-40k odd debt is a waste of everyone's time!!

As you say, unless related directly to a job that you are fully invested in/vocational, its an expensive folly for 2 or 3 years out of life

Middle-aged conservative thinking certainly has its place. So does 18 year old, you get one shot at this shite thinking.
We're deadly people for wanting to die with a shitload of money to pass on to the next cnut. And then he does the same. Fcuk that.

[JimStynes]

18 years old picking courses and deciding what you want to do for the rest of your life. I'd say a small enough percentage would work out that way. And sure a lot of the time 18 year olds will do what they want anyway as they know better than their parents.

These apprenticeships are a good job to be fair. My nephew got one with a construction firm. He will be coming out with no debt and a head start with his career. But he will miss all the craic and life skills you learn from carrying on in a student house.

As I said, I don't know how you could decide at 18 years old what you want to do for your career. I'd of course be encouraging my lad to pick something worthwhile and something that will lead into a good job etc. but I'll also be encouraging him to do at least a few years in the middle of the craic. Then do the whole travelling carryon round Australia or somewhere and avoiding serious work for as long as he can. I know I learned more from doing those things than any uni degree.

[ONeill]

Life can be short and brutish.

Enjoy that time in life. And if you're not sure of the pathway, go for it anyway. You've been sitting in a classroom since the age of 4.