Yes, went to Uni of Bristol to do Mech Eng which was enough to put me off ever doing it as a profession
Had a great time, spent lots of time doing sport (and that was where I really got into mtbing), met my wife, made some great friends and grew up a lot.
That said, I do often wonder whether I’d have actually been better off professionally just going straight into a job from school and working my way up. I reckon that I’d have moved up most companies reasonably quickly and after a few years in many jobs (eg the ones where you don’t need a specific degree to do it), what degree you did or didn’t do is irrelevant. As it was, I went to a school where everyone just expected to go to uni ( I’m pretty sure that everyone did ) and the same for my family so it wasn’t really something that I consdered at the time.
With the costs that are now applied in increasing amounts, I’d serious consider whether uni is right for many who otherwise it would have made sense to go.
I agree with Clubber (last paragraph). I didn’t go to Uni although I went to a good private school where pretty much everyone did. I was a lazy barsteward at school and scraped two A levels. Got a job while I decided what I wanted to do with my life (still deciding…), decided I liked earning money so never looked at going into further education.
It’s never held me back (though I’ve never had particularly high aspirations) and I earn more than a fair few friends / peers with good degrees (not suggesting at all that is the be all and end all).
I know if I had have gone I’d have spent x years p*ssed out of my brains and come out with no / a poor degree, hence no regrets.
When my kids get to Uni age, if they want to go I’ll certainly support them in doing so, but equally I will encourage then to look at getting into a decent company in a junior role as a school leaver with decent A levels, I’m fairly certain that with the way uni fees are going that may be the smart option.
