Graduation Blues

However, as ever growing numbers of youngsters make the decision to enter higher education, it seems they are making the choice with a false sense of what a degree will reward them with.

After spending three months firing off CVs to no response, I found this conundrum a depressing experience.

There is nothing more deflating than receiving continual rejections for jobs far below your capability — jobs that you don’t even want.

I was met with a fleeting moment of hope when I finally was offered an administrative job, however, this was quickly dashed as I joined the daily nine till five slog and realised that administrative work wasn’t varied enough for me.

I didn’t expect to emerge from my English literature degree as a budding author or BBC presenter.

However, it feels unjust that alongside many others’, my CV is swatted aside after three years of hard work.

It feels wrong that graduates are required to battle tooth and nail for positions which they are over qualified for.

This series of events left me feeling disillusioned with the promises of success and job opportunity that university apparently provides.

I think part of the problem is that university is marketed as something which all should aspire to; pressuring students into feeling that it is the only worthwhile option.

During my school days I can’t recall other avenues, such as apprenticeships, being fully sold to me.

Students seem to be herded towards the same goal like cattle.  

The main issue with this is that it doesn’t acknowledge that university isn’t for everyone. Some people aren’t interested in academia and others aren’t interested enough in essays and exams to motivate themselves to achieve a good grade.

It is bordering on immoral that universities accept people onto courses who have barely scraped through their A-Levels – if a person isn't willing to study hard through sixth form or college, then why would they through university?

Due to this, it appears that some universities adopt a bums-on-seats approach in order to get hold of fees.

It is because of this that degrees are losing the significance they once had.

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