I know a lot of students are funded by the parents so dont have to work

but a lot work during the summer to earn money for the next year and I worked all through uni at Ladbrokes(and that means I actually worked there, not went in gambling and called it work)

Posted By: conker on August 15th 2006 at 10:37:54

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I wish they would do this (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 15, 09:56:33
- Post-16 education is a total mess (Other Football) - Partial Angler, Aug 15, 10:14:50
  - there are a few kids in our U15 footy team who will not pass GCSE let alone A level (Other Football) - Kings Lynn Canary, Aug 15, 10:19:02
    - Tell them to go to America and play footy (n/m) (Other Football) - conker, Aug 15, 10:20:18
- agreed, it is high time there was more put into vocational quals at high school (n/m) (Other Football) - Kings Lynn Canary, Aug 15, 09:58:00
  - Even just widening the subject range and reduce the detail would (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 15, 10:00:32
    - I left school at 16 got an apprenticeship and moved up the ladder (Other Football) - Kings Lynn Canary, Aug 15, 10:13:36
      - Depends what field of work you are planning on making your career in... (Other Football) - Brom, Aug 15, 10:17:41
        
        I disagree, there are people at university who should not be there. (Other Football) - Kings Lynn Canary, Aug 15, 10:21:05
        
        If Nurses had the first two years of medicine they would be far better (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 15, 10:41:16
        
        But would you say that you need a degree to work in a potentially (Other Football) - conker, Aug 15, 10:31:05
        
        No, you don't. But you do need "university level" intelligence (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 15, 10:42:18
        
        I'm yet to discover that programming is highly paid (n/m) (Other Football) - Brom, Aug 15, 10:36:58
        
        Lol (Other Football) - conker, Aug 15, 10:38:59
        
        I could have done... (Other Football) - Brom, Aug 15, 10:42:47
        
        I did (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 15, 10:47:46
        
        If I understand it correctly... (Other Football) - Brom, Aug 15, 10:29:36
        
        exactly so why does it have to be at uni then, why not just train to be a nurse? (n/m) (Other Football) - Kings Lynn Canary, Aug 15, 10:30:40
        
        The stuff on work placement is the practical..... (Other Football) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Aug 15, 10:39:20
        
        I don't know the ins and outs of it... (Other Football) - Brom, Aug 15, 10:36:40
        
        University offers much more than education (Other Football) - conker, Aug 15, 10:19:57
        
        STDs and pot noodles for example (n/m) (Other Football) - The Judge, Aug 15, 10:26:39
        
        I dont think I ate one pot noodle in my whole time at uni!! (Other Football) - conker, Aug 15, 10:30:06
        
        what the fuck did you do then? Obviously not a proper tax dodger! (n/m) (Other Football) - Kings Lynn Canary, Aug 15, 10:31:20
        
        Common misconception that students are poor (n/m) (Other Football) - conker, Aug 15, 10:32:18
        
        No just workshy (n/m) (Other Football) - Kings Lynn Canary, Aug 15, 10:33:46
        
        I know a lot of students are funded by the parents so dont have to work (Other Football) - conker, Aug 15, 10:37:54
        
        That's a fair comment about myself... (Other Football) - Brom, Aug 15, 10:37:42
        
        I agree that it does give more than education, however I see too many graduates that enter (Other Football) - Kings Lynn Canary, Aug 15, 10:23:59

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