Eh . . . ?Originally Posted by Mike T
Eh . . . ?
Poacher turned game-keeper
To be specific, a lot of what I learnt as a medical student I never used as a doctor - some complex details of biochemistry for example; that knowledge has been more useful to me as a runner than it was as a doctor.
And I learnt a lot of surgery as a student but never used it and forgot most of it - but when a patient developed a surgical problem at least I had an idea of the extent of my ignorance - there was this large space in my memory that had once been quite full - I knew what I did not know.
just out of interest where's the source of these stats as I'd like to share them with college students?
thanks
Here you go Sir
http://www.hellou.co.uk/2014/03/2014...bseekers-3313/
Nothing new here really. None of my family had ever gone further than O level in the education system so just getting to Uni was an achievement. Without guidance, I sleep-walked into a sports science degree despite getting 3 A's and a B at A level.
I knew after the first year that I wouldn't be getting a job related to sports science; you pretty much need a PhD to land a fairly low-paid job and I didn't have the wherewithal to do that much studying.
However, the skills I learnt were crucial to what I now do:
- Statistics
- Psychology
- Presentation skills
- Objective evaluation
- Analysing numbers
Would I do the same again, 10 years on? Absolutely no chance. Tuition fees had just been introduced when I was studying but they were only £1,050 a year and I didn't have to pay anyway because of my parents' financial situation.
With tuition fees now much higher, I would caution anyone against going to University unless they are being sponsored by an employer. Chances are that you could learn it better on the job and, if you really want to make money, they don't teach it at university anyway!
You also lessen the risk of becoming highly specialised in one particular area. I'm talking about the professionals who appear wealthy on the surface but perpetually live 3 months away from bankruptcy, surviving on the goodwill of their employer who they're making rich.
Last edited by TheHeathens; 01-11-2014 at 12:46 AM.
Yes, but how else do you join the Bullingdon club?
That's shocking and sad. It makes you wonder what they'd turn to, in order to make ends meet.
ah, advanced colouring in!
It was my best subject at GCSE, but I ditched it for science. Cheaper car insurance if you're a research scientist, no brainer...
Nic Barber. Downhill Dandy
I agree with pretty much all of this. I did a chemistry degree, which on the face of it is quite good, teaches logical and methodical thinking. However if you want a job in chemistry, which frankly pay poorly, most of the skills I have learnt came from going to work. If the universities taught a bit more of what you needed to know rather than what those who were prepared to lecture knew about, the average undergraduate would stand a much better chance of getting a job more quickly. Practical skills are the name of the game.
I missed it when I first read it but bravo Noel.
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