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Why go to University?

Most undergraduate degrees are three years long but it could take 4 if you do a placement year; so why would you want to be in education for 3 or 4 more years? Read on and we might be able to explain...

Independence

Although you can stay at home and study at an institution near you, a lot of students chose to move away from home which is a huge challenge and a fantastic experience. It is a good start to living independently. You can go home for holidays and weekends and you can always move back home afterwards!

Experience

Many people come to university to experience 'university life'. You get to meet a huge range of people from a wide variety of places. You can join a range of societies - even some pretty interesting ones like Abseiling and Scuba diving!

Choices

There are many universities and hundreds of courses to choose from and hopefully you have a course in mind that you may like to study. If you enjoy the subject and find it interesting, university allows you to explore and expand your knowledge for three years, normally with the use of fantastic facilities and experts in that subject who teach you. The range of subjects is amazing, with over 50,000 courses available to study at higher education and over 350 places you can study.

Social Life

You get to socialise and take advantage of some fantastic facilities right on your doorstep! Never again will entertainment be so cheap and you'll meet people who might possibly end up being your friends for life.

Jobs

Graduates are much more likely to get a job, particularly at a 'professional' level. When they are working, graduates earn about a third more money than non-graduates. If you want to work in certain areas like medicine, teaching or law, you'll need a degree in the subject before you start.

You don't have to go to university straight after college - some people decide to take a gap year to travel or to work either voluntarily to get experience or paid to save some money. Some wait even longer, going to university as a 'mature student' after years of doing something else. It's never too late!