Once a mechanism whereby smart people could raise themselves above humble beginnings and obtain a worthwhile qualification indicating a high probability of being employable. Now a complete con to get kids with high hopes into insurmountable amounts of debt before they even think about buying a house.. then they discover that the job they trained for was entirely fictitious, and they'll have to take any job they can get. At this point, they realise they should have gone into benefit fraud and drug dealing like all their "stupid" friends, who now have houses, cars and big screen TVs.
John always did well in his school classes, and did three A-Levels and got good grades. He went to uni for three years which put him about £30,000 in debt. When he finished his course he found that his degree counted for very little, since he had no experience and the other 400 job applicants also had degrees. He took a job as a sales rep with Coca-Cola, but got fired when he went to an interview for a better job. Meanwhile the cost of living rose exponentially, and by the age of 24, John's debts stood at around £45,000. This was before he even got a mortgage. A couple of years afterwards he divorced his wife on the grounds of infidelity, but she got custody of the kids, and now he doesn't even get to see them despite paying atrocious amounts of child support. Welcome to Blair's Britain.
by believe me it happens February 28, 2004
by Rapidshark112 May 5, 2023
mum: have fun at university son,and don't forget your lunch
and i don't want you playing with that john kid he's a bad influence on you. son: yes mum, can i go round and play at sam's after my class's finish . mum: yes but be home in time for dinner.
and i don't want you playing with that john kid he's a bad influence on you. son: yes mum, can i go round and play at sam's after my class's finish . mum: yes but be home in time for dinner.
by tempestdawn January 6, 2010
A place u go with the sole purpose of education. Somehow, u get sidetracked and just end up drinking, getting laid, take advantage of unemployment, and writing massive amounts of research papers that have little to do with your ability to perform a job more efficiently.
by TJones88 October 8, 2010
Institution which, with a bit of luck, can just about manage to undo half of a percent of the damage wrought by school.
by Fearman August 3, 2007
The place where all asian parents want their children to study one day just to save face, and think that it's best for them.
It might look better on your resume.
It might look better on your resume.
Parent: Take advanced functions and calculus and vectors next year to prepare yourself for university.
Teen: WTF?
Teen: WTF?
by Stealth! February 25, 2008
Excuse to chill out, lax and drink all year, eccept the occasional late last-night panic before handing in a paper.
Is an example nesessary?
by The Tangoman September 17, 2004