A university education can be extremely expensive, especially if you plan to study somewhere in the United Kingdom, and so it is important to decide whether university is really right for you. You certainly don't want to find yourself with huge student loan repayments hanging over your head, having studied a subject that you didn't really enjoy and which hasn't even helped you in finding a job. There has been a great deal of focus on getting more students to continue with their education and go to university, but this clearly isn't the right path for everyone, and so you shouldn't let yourself be bullied into doing something you don't want to do.
Perhaps you've always done well at school and your parents are pushing you into taking a degree, but you are the one who is going to have to read books, take notes and turn up for lectures for three or four years of your life. If you're not particularly motivated when it comes to studying, you are obviously going to struggle. If you're exceptionally talented in a particular subject your teachers may be trying to encourage you to attend university, but this isn't a decision you should rush into. You may be extremely intelligent and able to apply yourself, but will taking a degree help you in later life?
There are so many obscure subjects that you can study at university, which do not lead to any specific career. If you enjoy learning, this is obviously a positive thing, as you can pursue your interests in greater depth, but future employers will want to know that you didn't just have an easy time at university and that you did actually work for your degree. They might be more inclined to hire someone who has taken a degree in a subject they have actually heard of, rather than one which sounds as though it has been made up. Most people go to university to improve their job prospects and if you take a degree which doesn't help with this, you may simply be wasting your money.
As attending university becomes increasingly expensive, you have to be sure that you really want to go and that you will be able to get the most out of your studies. There is more to university than just the academic side, as you have an opportunity to meet new people, make lots of friends and try things you've never done before. Despite how much fun university can be, ultimately you're there to study and so if you're not academically-inclined, university may not be the place for you. If you don't enjoy learning and loathe reading and writing essays and have no specific career aims that require a degree you may want to consider other possible options, of which there are plenty.
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