If I may...
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A-LEVEL results day was ironically yesterday; the 13th?! “Unlucky for some, lucky for others!” Many families and teenagers will be thinking about “what next” over breakfast or lunch today. The 1st thing to say is, congratulations whether you got what you wanted or not, because at 18 the greatest asset you own isn’t your exam results, it’s still having time.
To Nutstuff (who never went to University but had a place in the US, not taken up, there IS a story!) here’s the important caveat: if you’re rocket-scientist smart and genuinely want to build rockets at SpaceX, become an AI researcher, doctor, engineer, or compete at the sharp end of hedge funds and private equity, then absolutely get yourself into the very best university you possibly can, work your a**se off and exploit every door it opens.
Excellence and credentials still matter enormously where they actually matter. But if you’re borrowing £50,000 and surrendering three brilliant years simply because everyone else is “off to Uni” to study something you don’t particularly care about, dare to consider another route. Dare to be different. Buy a globe. Spin it. Work in a bar, work on a boat, learn Spanish, better learn Russian, sell something, build something, start a business and c*ck it up, get fit, fall in love, get your heart broken, run out of money, learn to cook, understand compound interest and become bloody good at using AI.
The brutal truth is that nobody owes you an interesting life. Your parents can’t organise it, your school can’t grade it, and a university can’t guarantee it. Turn up, be useful, put the phone away, read loads and learn to write, tell stories, sing songs and tell jokes, speak properly, and don’t mistake followers for friends, credentials for intelligence or being busy for achieving something. Learn about the relevance of investing (Nutstuff can help; we offer hugely preferential rates for anyone on full-time education) and definitely some betting alongside investing.
Put simply, University is a fantastic answer when there is a bloody good question. Otherwise, at 17 you possess something far more valuable than a degree or a certificate: the freedom to take risks, make mistakes and start again. Qualifications can depreciate. Curiosity, experience, relationships and initiative will compound. So, essentially, go to MIT or buy a globe, but don’t sleepwalk into either.
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