Do you feel your degree was "worth it"?

I am 23 and I started university at 21, I am in my second year. There is a lot of social aspects of university but not sure on the party scene as I don't go out clubbing! I hope my degree comes in handy as I don't want to clean toilets for the rest of my life (yes, shamefully, that is what I do! Student life eh...).

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Time off full time work is what most people dream of, after a few years of the 9-5 drudge. Make the most of it! I managed to drag uni out for nearly seven years and it was paradise compared to the preceding 20+ of soul-corroding day jobs.

If you add my student debt (£20k, which is pretty small beer by today's standards) to my lost earnings (£45k a year) that's well over a quarter of a million quid that my degree, Masters and unfinished PhD have cost me. I'm poor as a particularly broke church mouse. And every time I met up with the people who still work at my old employer, they're jealous of me and I'm bloody grateful to have escaped.

I used to hate my life and job, which gave me a chronic illness. Now I love my life - never been happier. Was my degree "worth it"? To me, yes. Every single penny. But it's very much an individual thing.

Simply put, a professional degree related directly to a job - definitely; a generalist degree which doesn't directly relate to a job, I'm not so sure. Though it feels good to be improving yourself regardless I suppose.
What course would you be considering?

Management at somewhere like Warwick. It's definitely not "necessary" but would improve my job prospects.

I also want to go for the university experience, but am not sure if I could have this anyway as a 24 year old despite being sociable. And it's a lot of money for a social experience

Management sounds good.
As an investment, I'm not sure I would go through with it. It depends on what your prospects are if you carry on a linear path with what you are and have now; or if you go through university a changed person with new prospects 3 years in the future.

I had a mate who was 29/30 when first started at uni, and I suppose he was just treated like anyone else even though fair bit older. It is what you make it - the age difference isn't particularly large for you though. You're just a bit older than me and I wouldn't feel out of place on an undergraduate course all that much. Besides, you are all in the same situation, so you generally bond over that.

There may be other ways of getting a student experience though, like joining societies and online courses.

What did you work as before/do at uni if you don't mind me asking?

Nothing wrong with cleaning toilets as a part or even full time job IMO lots of people can't even find a job.

What are you studying? Do you feel the price is worth it?

Time off full time work is what most people dream of, after a few years of the 9-5 drudge. Make the most of it! I managed to drag uni out for nearly seven years and it was paradise compared to the preceding 20+ of soul-corroding day jobs.

I used to hate my life and job, which gave me a chronic illness. Now I love my life - never been happier. Was my degree "worth it"? To me, yes. Every single penny. But it's very much an individual thing.