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Shut down unis outside the top 40, and BBB should be the minimum

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Should universities outside the top 40 be shut down?

I think there comes a point when you'd be better off doing an apprenticeship rather than a degree in fashion from an ex-poly/London Met. These 'Mickey-mouse' degrees really hold no worth in the workplace, and purely support the commercialisation of education in the UK. I really think university should be reserved for those with the academic potential, instead of a workforce full of useless degrees and thousands in debt. Employers can easily differentiate between graduates of different universities, and these low-ranked 'institutions' pretty much prey on the naivety of those students clutching 3 Cs on results day, who search for somewhere to accumulate thousands in debt in an attempt to 'fit in'. The government needs to reflect on its approach to further education here.
What are your thoughts?

To the people liking that n̶u̶t̶t̶e̶r̶'̶s̶ person's post below, I have never posted about getting 'BBB' in my A levels. I got AAA, which my thread history proves since the day I received my results (16th August). I have also never posted about law firms, which this guy has some weird obsession about:facepalm::laugh:
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Reply 1
? I'm talking about university entry requirements, not law firms. I have also never mentioned getting BBB at A level, I got AAA.
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imo uni should only be a place to train highly skilled workers who benefit society i.e doctors, engineers, scientists
Reply 3
Which point? You aren't making sense.
Reply 4
I saw 'top 40' and thought we would be discussing the death of pop music.

Ne'ermind.
Reply 5
Original post by steamed hams
imo uni should only be a place to train highly skilled workers who benefit society i.e doctors, engineers, scientists

I agree although I would include social sciences such as economics and politics in there, languages too, but only at the top unis.
Reply 6
Original post by gjd800
I saw 'top 40' and thought we would be discussing the death of pop music.

Ne'ermind.


Lol, sorry
Naivety?

Where's the diacritics, man? Who's gonna take you seriously as a non -BBBer if you can't even do German.
Original post by Zaporizhia
I think there comes a point when you'd be better off doing an apprenticeship rather than a degree in fashion from an ex-poly/London Met. These 'Mickey-mouse' degrees really hold no worth in the workplace, and purely support the commercialisation of education in the UK. I really think university should be reserved for those with the academic potential, instead of a workforce full of useless degrees and thousands in debt. Employers can easily differentiate between graduates of different universities, and these low-ranked 'institutions' pretty much prey on the naivety of those students clutching 3 Cs on results day, who search for somewhere to accumulate thousands in debt in an attempt to 'fit in'. The government needs to reflect on its approach to further education here.
What are your thoughts?

Aside from 'thousands in debt', have you any evidence at all for these opinions? What is your experience in graduate employment that gives these statements credibility?
Reply 9
Original post by Notoriety
Naivety?

Where's the diacritics, man? Who's gonna take you seriously as a non -BBBer if you can't even do German.


Well, I'm writing in English, and naive comes from French
Reply 10
Hahaha
I got AAA at A level. No offence, you seem to be slightly...aggressive. Nowhere in this post have I mentioned getting BBB
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Reply 12
you sound like the kind of person who quotes guardian rankings
Reply 13
You've identified a big problem but your solution seems both extreme and insanely hard to implement at this point.
Original post by fboy
you sound like the kind of person who quotes guardian rankings


No way, they're bs
Original post by Zaporizhia
I think there comes a point when you'd be better off doing an apprenticeship rather than a degree in fashion from an ex-poly/London Met. These 'Mickey-mouse' degrees really hold no worth in the workplace, and purely support the commercialisation of education in the UK. I really think university should be reserved for those with the academic potential, instead of a workforce full of useless degrees and thousands in debt. Employers can easily differentiate between graduates of different universities, and these low-ranked 'institutions' pretty much prey on the naivety of those students clutching 3 Cs on results day, who search for somewhere to accumulate thousands in debt in an attempt to 'fit in'. The government needs to reflect on its approach to further education here.
What are your thoughts?


Are you actually motivated by the altruistic notion of preventing people from getting into debt to obtain said qualifications that aren't, according to you, worth much, or are you more interested in trying to whittle down the competition for jobs you are interested in upon graduation?
Original post by math42
You've identified a big problem but your solution seems both extreme and insanely hard to implement at this point.


Maybe, but it's probably the right one. More and more new unis with low entry requirements have popped up all over the place since student fees were raised
Reply 17
If employers can easily distinguish, then let the market decide.
Original post by Zaporizhia
Well, I'm writing in English, and naive comes from French


The question is: when am I supposed to present myself well?

As your mam should tell you every day before you go to school, the answer is: always. Severus Snape style.
Original post by Zaporizhia
I think there comes a point when you'd be better off doing an apprenticeship rather than a degree in fashion from an ex-poly/London Met. These 'Mickey-mouse' degrees really hold no worth in the workplace, and purely support the commercialisation of education in the UK. I really think university should be reserved for those with the academic potential, instead of a workforce full of useless degrees and thousands in debt. Employers can easily differentiate between graduates of different universities, and these low-ranked 'institutions' pretty much prey on the naivety of those students clutching 3 Cs on results day, who search for somewhere to accumulate thousands in debt in an attempt to 'fit in'. The government needs to reflect on its approach to further education here.
What are your thoughts?


You've got a point about a lack of FE provision and alternative qualifications to a degree, but it gets lost a bit in the sneering. A shame, because you could have made a sensible and strong argument.

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