Are all degrees created equal?

Lollymcd · 04-05-2010 09:08PM #1

Are all Irish universities the same? Are some colleges respected more than others? If you pay for your third level qualification are you desperate or privileged?

4zn76tysfajdxp · 04-05-2010 09:08PM

Get a job, hippy.

Lollymcd · 04-05-2010 09:11PM

Derek Crooked Volunteer wrote: »

Get a job, hippy.

Make me!

Gaspode · 04-05-2010 09:14PM

Yes. Yes. Both, maybe.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 04-05-2010 09:15PM

Lollymcd wrote: »

Make me!

I'm not qualified.

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 04-05-2010 09:16PM

Initiative is the best thing you can have on a CV. So I reckon go for whatever you can and have a broad range of work experience.
And always sleep with the lecturers to ensure good grades

Midnight_EG · 04-05-2010 09:18PM

All made from the same grade paper, yes.

Pun shamefully meant.

Lollymcd · 04-05-2010 09:20PM

Gosh I was really hoping this would turn into a Daddy's Business School bashing thead...

partyatmygaff · 04-05-2010 09:25PM

Lollymcd wrote: »

Gosh I was really hoping this would turn into a Daddies Business School bashing thead...

I went to Daddy's Business School because I didn't bother studying.

:pac:

Lollymcd · 04-05-2010 09:27PM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

I went to Daddy's Business School because I didn't bother studying.

:pac:

But you obviously know your grammar and I don't!!! Off to edit previous post... Daddy's/Daddies!!! Thank you....

El Siglo · 04-05-2010 09:33PM

All degrees are equal, some are more equal than others.

My name is URL · 04-05-2010 09:33PM

Lollymcd wrote: »

Are some colleges respected more than others?

Definitely, in fact one of the criteria for rating colleges is based on how graduates are viewed by employers

MrMatisse · 04-05-2010 09:36PM

Lets cut the BS

UCD, TCD Maybe UCC = GOOD, Worth the effort

The rest= Glorified clown colleges

I.T= HA HA HA HA !!!:D

biko · 04-05-2010 09:38PM

Here a few tips for the university career.
Your (possessive pronoun)
You're (short for you are)

Grammar (how to write)
Grammer (not a word)

If you really want some help about choosing a university try the Edu category on top of the page. Most schools have a forum there.

El Siglo · 04-05-2010 09:40PM

Really-Stressed wrote: »

Lets cut the BS

UCD, TCD Maybe UCC = GOOD, Worth the effort

The rest= Glorified clown colleges

I.T= HA HA HA HA !!!:D

Would you say that about this place?

4zn76tysfajdxp · 04-05-2010 09:40PM

Really-Stressed wrote: »

Lets cut the BS

Don't be silly, we need scientists. BAs should be cut first, if anything.

Lollymcd · 04-05-2010 09:40PM

My name is URL wrote: »

Definitely, in fact one of the criteria for rating colleges is based on how graduates are viewed by employers

...and how are they viewed??? Just curious, I'm not filling out a CAO or anything, I got my BA and HDip from NUIM nearly 10 years ago... a lot of people I've met have thought I'm a stoner as went to Maynooth even though I'm not (I'm an alco!!!) do other colleges have stereotypes I've never come across?

Lollymcd · 04-05-2010 09:55PM

biko wrote: »

Here a few tips for the university career.
Your (possessive pronoun)
You're (short for you are)

Grammar (how to write)
Grammer (not a word)

If you really want some help about choosing a university try the Edu category on top of the page. Most schools have a forum there.

Thanks for that, edited as such. I don't want help choosing a college, I'd prefer a discussion... have I spelled that correctly?

thetonynator · 04-05-2010 10:51PM

DBS actually stands for Dumb Blonde School . . .

biko · 04-05-2010 11:10PM

Lollymcd wrote: »

Thanks for that, edited as such. I don't want help choosing a college, I'd prefer a discussion... have I spelled that correctly?

Actually I should apologise, correcting spelling is frowned upon in After Hours.
Sorry.

PeakOutput · 04-05-2010 11:17PM

colleges are certainly not created equally and neither are degrees

if you want an average degree that will get you an average job with average pay in average ireland then pick any of our uni's or dit(which is a university fyi)

if you want to something more than that but dont want to splash out then pick any of our uni's and work your ass of for a first class honours and then use your new found knowledge and maturity to evaluate your options for post grad study either in ireland or abroad

in a very very limited range of subjects we have some really really good post grad courses and research departments

for everything else, theres the rest of the world

Lollymcd · 04-05-2010 11:20PM

PeakOutput wrote: »

colleges are certainly not created equally and neither are degrees

if you want an average degree that will get you an average job with average pay in average ireland then pick any of our uni's or dit(which is a university fyi)

if you want to something more than that but dont want to splash out then pick any of our uni's and work your ass of for a first class honours and then use your new found knowledge and maturity to evaluate your options for post grad study either in ireland or abroad

in a very very limited range of subjects we have some really really good post grad courses and research departments

for everything else, theres the rest of the world

DIT is a Uni??? Can anyone confirm my ignorance? (apart from those who already have of course!!!)

Duggy747 · 04-05-2010 11:21PM

I have a degree in Systems & Networking with job experience to back it up.

Many job interviewers and recruitment offices have told that while I have the experience the degree essentially don't mean diddly shìt nowadays.

That's why I'm off doing my Comptia courses (N+ exam on Friday and then straight into the 2 A+ exams)

Seloth · 04-05-2010 11:29PM

Really-Stressed wrote: »

Lets cut the BS

UCD, TCD Maybe UCC = GOOD, Worth the effort

The rest= Glorified clown colleges

I.T= HA HA HA HA !!!:D

UL is really sought after by Employers apparently as of there half term coop education i.e study abroad or work experiance.

ya-ba-da-ba-doo · 04-05-2010 11:48PM

Really-Stressed wrote: »

Lets cut the BS

UCD, TCD Maybe UCC = GOOD, Worth the effort

The rest= Glorified clown colleges

I.T= HA HA HA HA !!!:D

Firstly, that's such an ignorant post.

Secondly, UL, DCU, NUIG, Queens(in the north but still) - All great Unis.

Forget the name of it but the Art college in Dublin is brilliant if you're into that kinda stuff.

I'm in one of the colleges you named as being good doing science and i have friends in WIT with 5 or 6 hours more than me, and science has a good few hours.

It only matters to a certain degree what college you go to, if you have drive you'll get past the prejudice people like you have.

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 04-05-2010 11:50PM

Seloth wrote: »

UL is really sought after by Employers apparently as of there half term coop education i.e study abroad or work experiance.

Right you are, alas there's quite a bit of snobbery around here. Moreso when it comes to discussing colleges/unis than when discussing society or class because its not cool to be a class snob

phasers · 05-05-2010 12:00AM

No, all degrees aren't created equal.

Medicine > Media studies , for example.

opinion guy · 05-05-2010 12:03AM

Seloth wrote: »

UL is really sought after by Employers apparently as of there half term coop education i.e study abroad or work experiance.

Ditto for DCU

longhalloween · 05-05-2010 12:07AM

Lollymcd wrote: »

...and how are they viewed??? Just curious, I'm not filling out a CAO or anything, I got my BA and HDip from NUIM nearly 10 years ago... a lot of people I've met have thought I'm a stoner as went to Maynooth even though I'm not (I'm an alco!!!) do other colleges have stereotypes I've never come across?

I remember a great headline at the start of 3rd year in UCD.

'UCD students exchange cigarettes for blowjobs'.

The rents definitely hesitated when paying my fees.

muffy · 05-05-2010 12:10AM

My opinion on this is that many institutions have courses that other universities do not offer, or a particular course in an institution may be the best in the country, but on a whole that institution my be "less respected" than others.
For example- the course I study is the best course in the country in the field, but my college, DIT, isn't as respected as say, Trinity, by some. But at the end of the day, employers in the industry I want to work in will recognise my course as the best, and will probably know alot of my lecturers, etc.

phasers · 05-05-2010 12:10AM

'UCD students exchange cigarettes for blowjobs'.

Oh please, girls in my secondary school were doing that in second year

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