[ubuntu-uk] Advice for the future

[Jai Harrison]

I've just had an argument with my guardian about doing A levels next
year instead of going to a third-rate University that will lead to my
eventual curricular failure. It seems all of the good universities
won't accept me without a maths qualification (only the bad ones
require just a C in maths) and that there's no way into them after I
finish this course. I should never have taken a BTEC... what a great
way to waste my life.

What do I do now? Take a third-rate University and end up with a
qualification that's not worth the paper it's written on or take an A
level whilst living on the streets?

...

On 10/17/07, Darren Mansell <darren at vcoc.co.uk> wrote:
> Chris Rowson wrote:
> >> It'd be interesting for people to put their money where their mouth's
> >> are, and tell us what they do for a living and what their level of
> >> qualification is. It's the only real way to see if having a degree
> >> makes a difference or not.
> >>
> >> Anyone who is currently on a degree course is of course going to say
> >> that it's the best way forward, as alternately anyone who hasn't got
> >> one is going to say it doesn't matter...
> >>
> >> I'll start the ball rolling...
> >>
> >> Chris - No Degree - Second line support engineer (although I've
> >> recently started working a in job which involves project coordination,
> >> service reviews etc etc)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> Just posting this as it probably serves as a good example of the
> experience route:
>
>     * Left school when I was 16 with 4 GCSEs (C grade), got a G in IT.
>     * Worked in lots of different training schemes in Electrical
>       Installation while getting £38 / week while doing C&G 236 at
>       college part time.
>     * Worked in a catalogue shop when I couldnt get a job as an
>       electrician. Got my NVQ L.2 in retail and L.3 in customer service
>     * Worked for Dixons selling personal stereos
>     * Worked for Currys / Mastercare giving electrical advice and simple
>       electronic fixes
>     * Worked for Evesham Technology in 1st line support
>     * " 2nd line support
>     * " 3rd line support
>     * " R&D, got interested in Linux at Mandrake 7 time.
>     * Worked for a computer company supporting Linux servers in various
>       ways. Learned a helluva lot about Linux there.
>     * Now work for a company providing mission critical hosted solutions
>       to the majority of insurance brokers out there. Got a good wage
>       and it was all down to my Linux experience and a good interview
>       where I finally thought sod it and sold myself. Couldnt be
>       bothered to not look arrogant any more and proceeded to explain to
>       them how each technology worked that they asked if I had heard of.
>
>
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