anyone going to univeristy sep. 09?

[ratherdeadthanred]

Try to learn how to spell Huddersfield before filling your UCAS form.

pmsl

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

if so, where have you applied for ?

Oh, and avoid Dundee. New York is the city that never sleeps; Dundee is the city that never washes.

I went to Dundee Uni for a year. Any more and my liver would have given out. It was in a pretty bad way by Easter! Great place to be a student. We used to have "Drink a pub dry" nights where coach-loads of us would descend on some quiet unsuspecting pub in the middle of nowhere. And then there were those delightful Scottish young ladies.

Anyway, my daughter's going and has applied to Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham and a couple of others.

 

[svensex]

Try to learn how to spell Huddersfield before filling your UCAS form.

hahaha

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Try to learn how to spell Huddersfield before filling your UCAS form.

and university!

 

[Stuart]

TW07 , my missus went to huddersfield uni doing degrees in sociology and psychology . she passed both with distinction . if you've got any questions about the uni or the courses then send me a PM . no doubt she'll pass on some decent advice .

 

[pearcey71]

start at manchester uni in a few weeks time. Got a couple of windows to brick up and a slate to replace

 

[Ponka]

Try and go for something that you are genuinely interested in, not what you think will get you rich. If you're doing a subject you like, chances are there will be lots of other similar people who have the same interests as you, if you go for the money you'll be surrounded by bitching wankers who'll screw anyone over if they reckon they'd be better off for it.

Then if you're lucky you might get a job you actually enjoy, not too many of those around. If you enjoy your job then who gives a fuck if you can't afford 79.5 inch plasma TV's, a 12 bedroom house and a Merc, those kind of thing are comforts for people who have a shit work life.

I disagree with this.. the world is full of people with useless degrees in things like marine biology when they live in the middle of salford whats the point... now they all work in call centres not using the three years of education they probably owe £18,000 for... I went to uni with a career in mind, did something that might not be the most interesting thing in the world but now i'm assured of a good career and a future for my kids.... more important to me than doing something that i love everyday... chances are just becasue you do a degree in something you like doesn't mean you're gonna get a job doing it too.. in fact its very unlikely...

 

[denislawsbackheel]

useless degrees in things like marine biology

probably going to become very important soon! Come on expert then what's your degree in that you've got a career for the next 40 years in?

 

[Ponka]

I'm a quantity surveyor and thankfully don't go anywhere near housebuilding....

I never said i was an expert in anything but i just think going to uni just with a remit to have a good time is the wrong option to take.. You're also there to learn...

Thats not to say i didn't get absolutely plastered every week btw...

 

[pee dubya]

Try and go for something that you are genuinely interested in, not what you think will get you rich. If you're doing a subject you like, chances are there will be lots of other similar people who have the same interests as you, if you go for the money you'll be surrounded by bitching wankers who'll screw anyone over if they reckon they'd be better off for it.

Then if you're lucky you might get a job you actually enjoy, not too many of those around. If you enjoy your job then who gives a fuck if you can't afford 79.5 inch plasma TV's, a 12 bedroom house and a Merc, those kind of thing are comforts for people who have a shit work life.

I disagree with this.. the world is full of people with useless degrees in things like marine biology when they live in the middle of salford whats the point... now they all work in call centres not using the three years of education they probably owe £18,000 for... I went to uni with a career in mind, did something that might not be the most interesting thing in the world but now i'm assured of a good career and a future for my kids.... more important to me than doing something that i love everyday... chances are just becasue you do a degree in something you like doesn't mean you're gonna get a job doing it too.. in fact its very unlikely...

I'd love to hear why you believe marine biology is useless. If you're determined and driven enough then there's a very good chance you'll get a job you'll enjoy. Just speaking for myself, i can't think of too much worse (within reason) than commiting 40-50 years of my life to a profession that's mind-numbingly dull, no matter how well it pays. I know that if my job was shit, i'd be a miserable, tired and bitter bastard when i got home at night aswell. It's difficult once you clock off to forget the fact that the next morning you have to get up and carry on with the same monotonous pish that you've spent the whole of your working life doing, i'm sure we've all seen how it wears people down. If i have kids i'd prefer them to grow up in a home where their father isn't in a fucked off mood all the time, even if it meant they couldn't get the newest games console or watch Sky tv all day.