July 08, 2020

MBL: Coronavirus: Should I go to university this year?

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40 minutes

Online lectures yet full tuition fees; socialising at a distance and virtual fresher's events - all because of the pandemic. So is it financially worthwhile going to uni this year, if you won't be getting the university experience you’d hoped for or dreamed of? How valuable is a degree for your future earnings? Is it better to do an apprenticeship, to earn as you learn? Or ditch higher education altogether and dive into the uncertain jobs market?

We'll be taking questions and hearing the dilemmas of school leavers across the across the UK as they decide what to do next.

Join Adam Shaw and a panel of guests - and share your views and experiences. Email [email protected] or tweet @moneybox

Guests:

Dr Maria Neophytou, acting CEO of Impetus

Paul Johnson, Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies

Sophie Graham, a National Careers adviser

Producer: Sally Abrahams

Editor: Emma Rippon

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July 08, 2020

MBL: Coronavirus: Should I go to university this year?

Listen Later

40 minutes

Online lectures yet full tuition fees; socialising at a distance and virtual fresher's events - all because of the pandemic. So is it financially worthwhile going to uni this year, if you won't be getting the university experience you’d hoped for or dreamed of? How valuable is a degree for your future earnings? Is it better to do an apprenticeship, to earn as you learn? Or ditch higher education altogether and dive into the uncertain jobs market?

We'll be taking questions and hearing the dilemmas of school leavers across the across the UK as they decide what to do next.

Join Adam Shaw and a panel of guests - and share your views and experiences. Email [email protected] or tweet @moneybox

Guests:

Dr Maria Neophytou, acting CEO of Impetus

Paul Johnson, Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies

Sophie Graham, a National Careers adviser

Producer: Sally Abrahams

Editor: Emma Rippon

...more

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