OK, I feel like I might get some slack for writing this blog post, but please understand these are just my opinions, and everyone is entitled to their own opinions right?
Lets start of with the question you're probably all thinking at this point "Did Laura go to uni?"
No I didn't, I did do my A levels and was actually talked out of going to uni by my parents! It does upset me sometimes when I have told people that, most parents would be
proud if their daughter or son decided to study more, not mine. I mean my parents did have their reasons, they didn't go to uni themselves and so they're not all about being majorly academic. They both work full time and manage to afford to live. I guess they don't know me well enough. They don't know how much I wanted to take psychology, and learn to write so that I could write a novel or write for a magazine. Now some of you may be thinking, "What's stopping you Laura, you can still go to uni now, don't let your parents stop you" This statement is right.
This is where I come to my next point -
is uni actually really worth it?
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I currently work full time and earn an good enough wage. The job and company I work for has a mixture of people working for them. Some left school at the age of 16, some did their A levels like me and quite a few of them have uni degrees!! All those people that have studied for years, and ranked up a huge loan are doing the same job as me. Now I guess it takes time to find your job in your required field, but these days I believe that unless you want to be a doctor, a dentist, a lawyer or some degree required field, you could be wasting your time. I am trained well with computers, I took extra qualifications as well as doing double IT in my A levels, yet I couldn't get a computer job because I lacked experience (being only 18 at the time). I have known people for years that cannot get a job because of experience and that's what I believe makes you stand out to the next candidate. I believe everyone's paths are different, maybe you want or have been to uni for the experience. I am sure that's one of the main reasons I wanted to go. So if you're asking is uni really worth it?, well for me it probably is a mixed yes and no, and for you, that's for YOU only to decide.
At the moment I'm semi happy with my job, sometimes I hate it, sometimes I like it. I get to use computers and I know I'm good at my job. I know that if I wanted to study that bad there are online uni courses that I could take. If you're not sure about uni, there's always going back at a later date. You can go when you're 25, 26,27. You don't have to go when you're 18. My only advice would be choose wisely what subject you take because if you can't use all that hard work in a job in later life, it will have been a waste of time.
I have mentioned before, but this blog is a way for me to write as well as be more imaginative. My path is my own, I've seen where other peoples blogs take them and it just motivates me to carry on. Everyone has to start somewhere. I am not following my dreams as much as I could do because I'm
scared, yep I said it! I have been put down for doing things outside my comfort zone before and I will only do the safe things. My advice would be, if you're young make the most of it because you can try different things and not be like "that's my job for the rest of my life"
What are your dreams for the future, and what do you think about uni?!
Love Laura xxx
