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Daily Discussion Thread: 🐈‍⬛🍳🧠🗾 Sunday, October 27, 2024 (aussie.zone)

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[–] wscholermann@aussie.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I'm not convinced these days it does give you a leg up to be honest except in professions where it's mandatory.

And while you might delay the grind, you may very well have to grind longer to pay off the debt incurred.

In short, folks should not be fooled into thinking Uni is some kind of golden ticket.

[–] indisin@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Completely agreed that it's not a golden ticket, it's only useful if it's a benchmark to entry kind of degree. You're not walking in to a hedge fund without one and zero experience unless you have connections. Degree and zero experience will work. Uni also helps build connections and foster independence (read: when hiring I don't want to hire a child, I want an adult with opinions).

Also the cost can be mitigated, e.g. go study in Scotland and return even more independent and free thinking.

Masters and PhD though IMO are purely if you're passionate about something that can't be learnt on the job and have time/money to burn.

[–] wscholermann@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The hedge fund example would fall under "degree mandatory" for the profession. Although this is not written in stone anywhere, in practice based on what you are saying it's effectively mandatory.

The Scottish system for free tuition is not available for most in Australia as you must satisfy three conditions:

UK national or have 'settled status', with no restrictions on how long you can stay.
Normally live in Scotland on course start date, short periods away for work, education or holidays are OK.
Living in the UK for 3 years before the course start date.