Why Uni Is a Scam
Little Boy Benny is a 3rd year uni student. He’s about to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Politics and Economics. Over the past 3 years he’s been going to lectures, living in local accommodation, and clubbing every single week.
Benny thinks he’s had a great time. A few weeks later he graduates with First Class Honours and uploads it straight to LinkedIn. His parents tell him how proud they are and how he’s set up for life.
They tell him now he’s practically guaranteed a job.
If it weren't for a small problem… 1,290,000 other students also graduated the same year as Benny did [1]. He applies for 100s of jobs over the next few weeks but keeps getting rejected because employers no longer look for higher education as a distinguisher between candidates… he needs experience in the industry to outshine the competition.
Little Boy Benny thinks to himself: “So I need experience to get a job… but I can’t get a job without experience!”.
Luckily, Benny comes up with a new option: “Since I only went to uni to delay my career in the first place, it won’t hurt to just not work for a while and do a quick 20 minute job search to keep my parents off my back”.
But Benny, along with over a million other students in the UK, have an average of £44,940 to pay in student loans [2].
Not getting a job just simply isn’t an option.
Little Boy Benny decides to get a part-time job at the local supermarket to try and save some money. But employers see that Benny has a First Class degree in Politics and Economics.
They reject his application because they know he is only looking for temporary work before moving on to a job aligning with his qualifications.
Benny realises that he was lied to.
If only he knew that he could have completed an apprenticeship in the same time he spent ‘studying’ at university. Not only would he have avoided the £40,000+ debt in the first place, but he would have earned well over that amount in wages [3].
Not to mention the 3 years real-world experience he would have received over that time, giving him a competitive edge over millions of students applying for the jobs with no experience.
“Bu…bu…buuttt… what about the *University Experience*…”
HAHAHAHAHAHA. Oh, you’re not joking.
If skipping lectures, getting blackout drunk every week, and engaging in degenerate hookup culture sounds like a productive use of 3 years to you - then you can keep your ‘University Experience’.
Even I agree that at 18 it sounds like a good idea, but just know that it will cost you in the future.
And guys - if you’re only hope of talking to girls is drunk on a university campus… then it’s over for you already. You don’t need to drown yourself in alcohol and student loans to make the situation even worse. By the way, did I mention girls still exist in the real world?
“So you’re saying that uni is scam… but you’re also doing a degree?”
My degree is an asset. Benny’s is a liability. My degree puts money in my pocket because I’m being paid to do it by my employer. Benny’s degree takes money out of his pocket because he has to pay it back over time.
Sources:
[1] Luca Tagliaferro (https://www.futurefit.co.uk/blog/graduation-statistics-and-facts/#:~:text=Key%20Uni%20graduation%20statistics%20in,are%20awarded%20second%2Dclass%20honours.)
[2] Harrison Jones (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68534953#:~:text=SLC%20says%20graduates%20in%20England,average%20debts%20of%20£44%2C940.)
[3] https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Salaries/apprentice-salary-SRCH_KO0,10.htm#:~:text=The%20average%20salary%20for%20Apprentice,from%20£500%20%2D%20£2%2C283.