Yeah I started uni at 26 had been working fulltime for 8 years. I saved up about 10k to help with a lack of work prior to starting. Definitely go full time and be poor 4 years of poverty much better than 8 years of shit dragging on.Has anyone dropped out of fulltime work and headed to uni?
I've been working fulltime for 4years (22yo) and have completed an apprenticeship in electronics. Im thinking of doing an electrical engineering degree fulltime at uni but was looking for advice from others. I guess I'm still young, live at home and could do it but at the same time, the loss in money is huge...
Also whilst I could do 10-20hrs casual, I couldn't do uni part time. I know I would just not put in the effort...
Just waiting for the sms to come through. :/Brace yourselves - uni marks in less than 2 hours.
I left a really good paying job which i was at for 5 years to return to uni. Was a bit of a shock to the bank account. I wished I still lived at home when i went back! You will be able to do it easy. The payoff in the long run will far outweigh the short term loss.Has anyone dropped out of fulltime work and headed to uni?
I've been working fulltime for 4years (22yo) and have completed an apprenticeship in electronics. Im thinking of doing an electrical engineering degree fulltime at uni but was looking for advice from others. I guess I'm still young, live at home and could do it but at the same time, the loss in money is huge...
Also whilst I could do 10-20hrs casual, I couldn't do uni part time. I know I would just not put in the effort...
Ha ha yep its sad isn't it mate. So far I have been luckily enough to be in groups with willing people mainly (on one exception). In the Associate Degree most where tradies employed in the mines and stuff and were really good, new their stuff. Done an amazing Tech report on Elec drives, motors and controls on a dragline. Having a bad group just drags you down. I tend to try to manage whatever group Im in, can't help myself I like to be organised make sure everyone knows what they are doing and is expected of them.Setting the scene. 15% assignment. 4 group members. 3 weeks.
I personally took on around 85% of the assignment all the major design / calcs / cad. Finished up around midnight last night.
Other members had 'writing' tasks.
Get a text from someone last night "oh running a bit behind, will upload later tonight"
I think cool, no worries, will just add it to the report in the morning.
Wake up, open his document, ARE YOU F*CKING KIDDING ME!
Complete dogshit, questions answered poorly with no sketches.
How on earth will these people become effective engineers is beyond me.
This is my 7th year (between 2 degrees) and right now I feel like falling back on the first just to earn some decent money and not stress about paying the bills all the time. I think it'll be worth sticking it out in the long term though!8th year... almost run out of steam, would one day like to earn some real money again.
Yeah, gone to far along to drop out now, just feels like I am doing a lot of 12 hour days and not moving towards completion. Home life is all important to good study, glad we don't have to pay rent or a mortgage or i'd be eating 2 minute noodles daily.This is my 7th year (between 2 degrees) and right now I feel like falling back on the first just to earn some decent money and not stress about paying the bills all the time. I think it'll be worth sticking it out in the long term though!
What are you studying Elbo? Sounds like the sort of thing I wouldn't mind picking up as a second degree to my engineering.. Too much maths isn't good for me.Living with the right people does wonders. I moved out of on-campus accommodation at the start of the year to move in with 2 guys a bit older than me, never had it better as far as living arrangements go. Rent's cheaper, place is cleaner, people are nicer. Has been great for study and general wellbeing.
Struggling to get back into the swing of things after taking last semester off. Getting mixed results, some 90%+, others bombing to barely passing at 55%. Enjoying some subjects (solid facts, economics and international aid, fix it approach to human rights violations, etc) and not enjoying others at all (wishy washy theoretical BS, i.e. anthropology of food). Bit of a mixed bag this semester.
Just need to settle down the variation in assignment results and become more efficient at doing them and stop neglecting the readings for coursework.
This is my 7th year (between 2 degrees) and right now I feel like falling back on the first just to earn some decent money and not stress about paying the bills all the time. I think it'll be worth sticking it out in the long term though!
I'm doing a BA in Anthropology g-fish. Its a really interesting course, you just have to know what you want to do with it. I think its a good one to combine with another course, as the research and writing skills it teaches can be applied anywhere. I've already done a Bachelor of Business (Accounting & Economics) so I'm hoping to combine the two to get a job I like, but one that also pays well.What are you studying Elbo? Sounds like the sort of thing I wouldn't mind picking up as a second degree to my engineering.. Too much maths isn't good for me.