University Drop-Outs UK

Today, the Daily Telegraph report that University drop-out rate soars by 13pc in a year. 13 is the Hebrew gematria value of 'Love' and 'the One'.

The issue of 'retention' is mentioned and that means that academics and universities are not inspiring the youth of today. [1]

The students of today, are used to a fast moving technological environment, and the academics simply cannot compete with it. By the time people leave university most of what they learned is already out of date. In these cases it means that going to university, and getting themselves into debt to do so, is purely a certification for a job due to the corporations requirement for graduates.

As many graduates and students stand against the corporations; what use is going to university, when most don't get employment in the subjects in which they have studied. And some don't get jobs at all.
I have said for a long time that academia requires a complete review and reform. Some subjects do not require the length of time involved and are drawn out. Some may require longer. For instance what use is it to do a psychology degree, and that degree does not qualify a person to become a psychologist? That is just one example.

People have always dropped out of university, sometimes its because they find they do not like the subject that they chose, sometimes they get offered a job prior to finishing their degrees. It is then decided to take the job and not compete with all the other graduates when they all graduate at the same time.

If a person has got talent and they're offered a real job, few turn that offer down, especially in this economic climate. If universities wish to get it right, then some in-depth research is required to be done with the students that left in their first year.

Many are also rejecting the sausage machine that impacts on their consciousness and how they respond to life experience.

1. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9173784/University-drop-out-rate-soars-by-13pc-in-a-year.html