>be 35
>consider going back to university for a degree part time
>do a cost benefit analysis
>literally going to be 19 years to even start to see any financial benefit from doing it vs just carrying on working
>probably even worse if I factor in returns on just investing the university fees
Why must it be this way.
What if you went full time?
I could only afford to do 1 year full time and I don't want to use up all my savings doing that
I don't qualify for any government assistance or scholarships
though if I minus cost of living (not counting holidays) from it, uni actually starts to make a lot more sense
how much do you earn a year?
Dump all your "tuition" into prepaying for rent. Then become "poor" and collect the gibs?
A 3 year degree at UNSW would only set you back ~25k AUD
Are you factoring in HECs?
You're right and it's truly sad, but this is he state of things. Clearly you're conflicted or you wouldn't have posted this. Just accept your fate--normies will think you're a failure but you should still make the correct choice. Good luck, faggot.
I don't have a job right now but I could probably get another around $50-60k
I'm not a citizen (NZ in australia) and also already own my apartment. I don't qualify for gibs
Yes I think you are correct.
Might as well go back to uni. I'm sure my current career will be automated in 20 years anwyay
I'm suggesting that you don't. But it doesn't matter, just do whatever will make you happier. If you're ashamed of not having a degree, just go get one. Money doesn't matter that much. When you're dying you're not going to think "I should have acted according to my cost-benefit analysis"
Fuck of home you kiwi dog! Your slice of heaven is waiting.
this
no, I am enjoying your women and money too much
Lad what kind of work have you been doing?
Hospo / warehousing
I already have an IT degree
Is the IT job market that fucked or do you dislike the work?
I'm 21 and considering uni, IT being an option. Is it a bad choice?
no idea. I got my degree 8 years ago, had a break down, and never got an IT job. Now it's outdated probably and too late to apply for grad jobs
How do you value happiness? You're considering going back for a degree for what reason? I've considered going back to school for a degree for a job I know likely won't pay me even half of what I make now for at least the first 5 years. I have a good job now making low 6 figures, with job offers paying me a quarter of a million dollars, but I am not happy. Maybe the degreed job will make me happier, even if it pays less, and to me that's worth a lot more than a quarter mil a year. You should consider what the value of whatever you think you'll get out of a degree is which is not strictly financial, and try to put a dollar sign on that. See what you come up with.
This is very true and ultimately where I am kind of ending up in my decision making.
The amount of insufferable retards in hospo and warehousing make me think I may top myself if I have to deal with them for another 30 years
Plus being 40+ doing those jobs is no fun and will likely make me miserable
Go back to where you came from to study you leach.
hold still cunt
>UNSW
don't unless you live on campus or by some miracle live in walking distance
t. regretting every day getting to unsw
tell me more
also I just used the UNSW logo by chance, I am looking at Open Universities Australia
You couldn't afford UNSW, it's for wealthy Chinks only.
traffic and public transport around the area is unbearable
the two worst bus routes in sydney (400 and 370) both service UNSW
Tell them you're black and from Sudan. They will make it rain on you. Shouldn't be to hard for some black Islander such as yourself.
Obviously don't start the sentence with "hey bro..." in that shitty accent you do, just say very little. Infact less is better. People from the sub-Sahara are brain dead, so you'll slip under the radar.
>degree
>2018
Kek
Unironically don't do OUA. There are 4 semesters, back to back a year and it's a hard grind. The lectures are usually pretty lazy and the lectures are all old material.
Look at University of New England (I am currently studying there and made the cross over from OUA) lectures are up to date, full access to tutorials through recordings, lecturers have to use the forums as part of their job, plus you get a mid semester break. There isn't a week off from the learning period to the exam period which does suck, but you get used to it. And most lecturers are awesome and are doing revision in that last week anyway.
Feel free to ama about UNE if you're looking to study via correspondence
>probably even worse if I factor in returns on just investing the university fees
Jesus fuck dude. Stay away from uni, you're clearly not fit for continued studies.
Yeah defo interested in doing correspondence. I live in Melbourne but don't want the hell of trying to fit a job around going to classes.
I was only going to do 1-2 subject per block = 4-8 subjects per year.
How are the exams and things via distance?
I'm sure there are a lot of people who would have been better off taking all of their tuition money and investing it, instead of wasting 3+ years and working at Starbucks
>unsw
>not the chad UTS
Also, biz confirmed for being all Strayans
>I'm sure there are a lot of people who would have been better off taking all of their tuition money and investing it, instead of wasting 3+ years and working at Starbucks
That's what I'm making fun of, that's obvious.
>vs just carrying on working
>I don't have a job right now
Wot
Exams via correspondence are fine. Especially in the major city areas. They'll have a venue you go to, and you'll do the exam as if it was back at school.
Resources at UNE are awesome, heaps of past exams for all the subjects.
Oh yeah past exams are a huge help.
I kind of assumed that was a given but perhaps some unis don't provide them.