It depends what you are doing in college and will it be worth it.

For example if your doing a business course you will find it hard to get a job as the market is currently saturated and their are no jobs around whereas with computer science its continuously growing bigger and bigger and you should find a job easily.


Its all down to what you do if you have the money and their is jobs for the course you are doing go for it.

TehoneDesign wrote That is, is it better to get a job in food or retail and work your way up?

Personally if this was me I would go and get a job work your life skills up that way whiling earning money and go from there. Then you can see what you want to go from there!

I was in college, dropped out though wasn't that important to me personally i'm going for an apprenticeship it's what you think is best, For me i'm not good with book's however if wood and metal was put infront of me i'd build you something hence me desire to start working a trade.

If you can afford it and are interested go for it but just be sure it's what you want to do and make sure there's a market of jobs for what you study

**** college lol I'm working

depends on wht you do. if you know what you're aiming for then its a good idea to go uni and study it more however if you want a job where you dont need much education then just get a job. uni will take longer but ull benifit the most when u finish

just do what you feel is right you will figure out if you made the right decision later

Work over college anyday

This is a choice for you to make, not us. It's your life. I personally would stick at it and go to Uni, depending on what you would be studying. A university degree opens up many doors down the road, whereas a simple retail job does not.

That's just what I would do, it's your choice

It really all depends on what you feel like you're going to excel at. Sometimes, college just isn't the place for certain individuals, no matter how hard they try to actually receive a college education.

If you feel like your future is going to be brighter with going through the process of college life, go for it. If you feel that college just wouldn't be your thing and you'd be wasting your time, go for the job. There's no shame in preferring a job over a college education, it's more embarrassing to have no job and no college education and being a lazy bum, still living with your parents and trust me, I know quite a lot of people like this.

Wasn't a fan of education. When I was 17, I knew Uni wasn't right for me. I was still in Sixth form so I had time to plan a path out.

It took me about 2 months to find myself an apprenticeship after leaving sixth form. Glad I made the decision tbh. My peers from School // college left uni this year and they are struggling. Meanwhile, I have 3 years experience under my belt.

I worked for me, but not to say it's going to work for everyone.