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Originally Posted by Nicholls  For those of you not familiar with it, my first opportunity to leave will be at the end of next year when my GCSEs finish. From then I can theoretically leave whenever I want but the only reason I would continue is to go to university and to be honest if I did not go to Cambridge or Oxford I doubt I would consider it a worthwhile endeavour. To go to one of those universities you need very high grades, which I am sure I am capable of getting. You also need a selection of extra curricular activities and other stuff which I can also get.
This is what is considered a "normal" path through life, of course from there you get a degree and then go and get a job. The trouble is a do not plan on getting a job (self-employment for me), so the degree to me is worth almost nothing. However I do think I would enjoy the experience of going to university which is why I am thinking of going. |
I was in the same position as you going in. I had no intention of being someone's employee long term, but I ended up with a full scholarship to a great university, so I went for the social experience, and am set to graduate in about 6 months. Looking back on it, I'm greatful for the social opportunities I've had, but it might have been worth taking a year off beforehand, going in with a more set plan of what I wanted to do academically. If attending uni won't leave you with immense debt, I'd say go for it, and if you've been set on working in one of the professions all your life, do it.
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