University

I should also acknowledge the usual advice I get thrown at me like "Do well now or your regret it later when you have to get qualifications alongside shit work" or something to that effect. I appreciate this, but you have to understand that I can't really think that way considering there is no future me to regret not doing well. I could die tomorrow or some shit. I'm not really trying to get out of working harder, it's just hard for things like that to motivate me when it's just some arbitrary, vague, meaningless idea of the future

>>16903728

Can't help you on this topic in general because I have no idea what the UK is like at all

But I'm in my late 20's and know that almost every single kid who thinks that really does grow up, look back half a decade/a decade later, and wonder, what the fuck? Why did I waste so much time? I should have just sucked it up and finished my schooling (I speak from personal experience and from knowing other people in similar situations).

Hedge your bets.

>>16903728
What do you want out of your life?
What would that demand from you?
Will a university education make it easier to land a job on the field you seek?
Can you get the scholarships? (They give them to those capable enough anyways)

These questions may be the ones you need to ask.

What >>16903753 said also is important. Your attitude may help you or make you sink.

>>16903723
Can you get three D's? ;)
If so London Met.
You can even do a maths degree without maths. It's crazy easy to get into. Bear in mind the degree will be worth less than the paper it's written on tho lol.

>>16903772
At the moment, I'm mostly torn between going to university for film studies and then onto the industry, whether that be directing oscar winning blockbusters or being a cameraman on some shitty reality show, or just up and being a travelling hobo.

Very different paths. Both have difficulties, both could potentially be very fulfilling.

But yeah, university would be really helpful for the first option. Thanks man.

>>16903801
Jesus. Sounds like I'd be more qualified if I did the travelling hobo thing haha.

>>16903819
Go to London met and then become a hobo. Three years of partying and sex paid for by the government!

They usually don't care about the classes you take, they just want high grades.

>Main question: Realistically, is it easy to get into university?

Yes. There's a hiearchy of Universities (ignore the guardians top university list).

Oxbridge->Russell Group->Ex-Polys

It is very easy to get into ex-polys, medium to get into RG, and hard to get into oxbridge.

Just be careful what you study because there is a huge amount of graduate unemployment at the moment.

Just quit school when the year is done, get an entry level job and just earn money/enjoy life for a few years. You'll probably end up hating your job and want to study at college, after that you can decide whether to go to uni or not.

If you want to do academia or high-level stuff, make sure you get into a Russell Group uni.