Ease yourself in with research
Take your time with the decision-making process, especially on an energy-filled day like results day. Preeti knows how important it is to celebrate your wins first.
“I hugged my teachers and then proceeded to call my parents to drop the news (AAA!). I felt super excited and ready to take on the next big challenge.”
When the adrenaline has worn off and you’ve celebrated your hard work, get to exploring your options. Take note of the reasons you may have wanted to go to university, stepped into a job, done an apprenticeship, or even taken a year out. Researching your options will continue to help you fill up that list and compare your options.
After receiving her 3 GCSE grades, Denise felt disheartened, so she took her first and second years of college to figure out whether university was right for her. At her first year college careers fair:
“Making the Leap, a charity that helps young people get into careers, told me to come to a summer school they had. I think that was the best experience I’ve had. My career coach told me that going into an apprenticeship may be good for me.”
Being open to advice and researching led Denise to her current Multiverse apprenticeship at a leading global media agency.
Consider both the long term and short term benefits
Your decision now won’t define your career path forever! You can always pick up university or an apprenticeship at a later date.
However, the benefits of an apprenticeship might be good for you at this time. While Preeti originally chose university after getting a place at London School of Economics, she dropped out after a few weeks.
“Given that I achieved the grades I was expected to, I was accepted by all my university choices, one of which was London School of Economics.
I went to university for 1 and a half weeks and realised I was already bored by the monotony of being in the classroom environment, studying a degree that I didn’t really see the benefit of in terms of future employability and prospects.
I decided to take an abrupt step and drop out. This is where I started looking for jobs and stumbled across apprenticeships and instantly knew (after some initial research) that this was the perfect blend between learning whilst also earning on the job.”
Apprenticeships offer you not only paid work experience, but you’re also earning qualification. 91% of qualified apprentices remain in full time employment, plus with Multiverse – 87% apprentices stay with their employers long-term, and 50% are promoted within six months.
“Some think that apprenticeships are only for people that fail their exams which is simply not true – these days you can also do a degree apprenticeship.
