Tom was recently asked to answer the following question put in by a worried parent/reader, this may be an interesting read for any parents viewing this…
Our 16-year-old son has told us that he doesn’t want to go to university when he leaves school (in 2010), but straight into work instead. Both his father and I are professional people (his father is a university lecturer) and we are devastated. He is our only son. I fought to go to university (my father didn’t approve) and I just feel that at his age he can’t know what not going will mean. Should I let him be or apply pressure? All our friends went to university and all their children are going so I can’t get unbiased advice from them.
Mrs UB, Cambridgeshire
Why you shouldn’t go to university – NGTU in The Times
One major cause of this is the recession. And the reasons are not just the sheer lack of jobs for graduating students, but also because the students surveyed thought that the lack of sufficient graduate jobs meant there was more need to “stand out from the crowd.” In fact, the research also suggests (as seen in other surveys elsewhere), that final year students are having a very hard time, and are seriously rethinking their plans. Many say they would consider part-time or non-graduate-level roles.
It’s not a pretty picture for students, and Tom Mursell could be forgiven if he had a wry smile. The 19-year-old decided not to go to university, and has set up his own website. notgoingtouni.com, to encourage others to follow his path. Here he explains why…..
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