I've never been to the Oxford campus ( I live in the North of England ) But it certainly appealed to me. When i was choosing my place of further education, I decided upon somewhere local, somewhere i could easily commute and stay close to my family at the same time. I got the grades to go pretty much anywhere i wanted at college, But I choose what suits me best, not anyone else. At the end of the day, a degree is a degree. Sure, jobs eat up the fact you got your degree at Oxford as apose to Leeds, but It doesn't necessarily mean that person knows any better.
Qualifications mean shit these days. I always hear my dad ranting onto me about how important my degree is, yet...It's a load of bollocks. As Igno stated a few posts above, Jobs keep an eye out for numerous things, but if you can impress them with a loaded CV and some cool dedication, you'd be favoured over the guy with a bachelors. It's the experience that gets you places, not a piece of paper.
Take my ex-boss for example. He dropped out of school at 16 ( not recommended ) started working at a shopping store known as Spar. After 2 years he was manager. After that he opened his own internet cafe along with a PC repair business to go with it. GCSE qualifications and the guy's on at least 100K a year. Get your mind in gear and you can do anything you want.
I'm not saying don't get a degree, Hell no...It's advised you do carry on into further education. But don't think that a degree will guarantee you a place at the job you've always dreamed of. EVERYONE gets a degree these days, so they aren't as gleaming in an interview as they would have been 20-30 years ago. If you have a degree, experience that relates to the subject in hand, your own personal side to things then you're on your way. It's a competetive world out there today, Education is affordable, We all have equal opportunities to make things happen...It's just a case of getting off your arse and doing so. You'll fucking regret it if you don't.
My god, This is my longest post ever on .ORG
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