So what does university today look like? Are students using their time effectively and where do they really spend most of their time? The short video below will show you just what our students are doing and how some of their tuition is being used, and where it could be used more effectively.
It is evident from the video that a large proportion of a student’s time is spent socialising and partaking in activities that don't involve learning or studying. So is this right, shouldn't they be focusing on learning? Let's think about this logically, the majority of these students are in their late teens to early twenties, it is their rite of passage to experience all of the aspects of university life; a degree is the end game but these young people are also learning to live by themselves, look after themselves and build friendships with other likeminded people, to put it simply these students are not only there to better themselves educationally they are also in university to gain essential life skills.
To other students like myself, these figures may be completely off and the university experience completely different. At twenty seven I have feel I have gained my stripes from the 'University of Life' and I have returned to education to better myself and the future of my family. With this in mind the majority of my time is spent in the library or studying at home, when my child is in bed. There is someone else relying on me to pass my degree and that reflects in the university experience that I lead. Similarly, if the question was posed to many other 'mature students' I am sure the answers would mirror mine.
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