05-25-2013, 04:40 PM
I would 100% completely advise everyone to NOT go to Uni. I've done great in education and made the most of what I have, enough to get into Computer Science for University, and it hasn't been worth it. The Uni is top notch and so are the tutors, but the course itselfs it's so far from what I wanted(and I'm a second year). The problem being that I haven't taken away much. I learned how to program before I even considered Uni and have been working on projects for years. I enjoyed FoC(Foundations of Computations) and CSA (Computer Systems Architecture) but there is so much you can learn by yourself outside of University that it's not necessary to get a degree in order to get to your future career. I've had plenty of first hand experience by talking to companies myself than spending 3 years in a lab hoping that it'll all pay off meaning, that "experience" from Uni is a part of the course you have to pay for when there's nothing from stopping you creating your own portfolio and talking to companies.
The problem with degrees now is that the economy doesn't call for them. I know plenty of people who have computer science degrees that haven't given them anything in return(even big people like TotalBiscuit and SpoonyOne) along with personal friends or stories from other people. This goes for other degrees like maths/chemistry etc (no-bullshit degrees like Bible Studies, Art or.....bartending(no joke)).
For anyone younger than me who wants to go to Uni and live in the U.K, then I would say 100% don't. The main point being that the fees for Uni are bullshit/robbery. I was the last year to go to Uni in which the course was up £9000 for the 3 years. Now it's up to £9000 per year which isn't worth it. If I were to wait 1 year then go to Uni, my course fees would've risen by over 50% of the previous year which is bullshit. Even for those who have finished University, they now have jobs but never have any money to do what they want. I would never recommend Uni at this point, especially if you're younger than me(/considering going to Uni after 2012). At the end of the day, you're going to get a degree in whatever but still have nothing from it. If you're still interested then do one year and if you don't like it, quit as quickly as you can and start your own projects.
The problem with degrees now is that the economy doesn't call for them. I know plenty of people who have computer science degrees that haven't given them anything in return(even big people like TotalBiscuit and SpoonyOne) along with personal friends or stories from other people. This goes for other degrees like maths/chemistry etc (no-bullshit degrees like Bible Studies, Art or.....bartending(no joke)).
For anyone younger than me who wants to go to Uni and live in the U.K, then I would say 100% don't. The main point being that the fees for Uni are bullshit/robbery. I was the last year to go to Uni in which the course was up £9000 for the 3 years. Now it's up to £9000 per year which isn't worth it. If I were to wait 1 year then go to Uni, my course fees would've risen by over 50% of the previous year which is bullshit. Even for those who have finished University, they now have jobs but never have any money to do what they want. I would never recommend Uni at this point, especially if you're younger than me(/considering going to Uni after 2012). At the end of the day, you're going to get a degree in whatever but still have nothing from it. If you're still interested then do one year and if you don't like it, quit as quickly as you can and start your own projects.