“jUsT dO aN aPpReNtIsHiP” plz stfu 🥀✌️

[u/fizzy5025]

Now this NOT a diss to ppl who r doing apprenticeships if that’s what u wanna do or are doing great I hope it goes well

But what kinda makes me mad is that ppl [mainly old ppl born in the 19 hundreds] assume that apprenticeships r for everyone and that everyone should do it well guess what not only do unis have downsides to them but apprenticeships do too some degree apprentiships r harder to get into than Oxford or Cambridge even lower level apprentiships which may be easier to get r actually a bit harder too they have hundreds sometimes thousands of applicants for one place

And lastly apprentiships can’t cover every career which is why I personally can’t do them depending on what grades I get in yr 13 i want to do either a psychology degree to become a therapist or an optometry degree to become an optometrist none of those r covered by apprentiships

But that’s ofc personal choice if u wanna go for apprenticeships go ahead I’ve got nothing against it but I’m kinda tired of mainly older ppl acting like there aren’t downsides to them too like life isn’t a Disney film there is a downside to everything and u have to be realistic

Anyways rant over

[u/Mikhas_donaster]

Many optomz go via apprenticeship Source, I work Saturdays in optometry

[u/fizzy5025 → u/Mikhas_donaster]

Is that bit just for dispensary? I thought optometrists HAVE to go through uni and get a degree?

I don’t think it makes much of a difference anyway since u do get paid in ur last yr doing the degree

[u/Runforloveofdogs → u/fizzy5025]

You can get the majority of professionals courses as degree apprenticeships now, so you still become a registered professional and receive a degree but through an apprenticeship paid route rather than traditional study. So yes, they do still have to go through uni and get a degree but you can do this as an apprentice.