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Students at the University of Clever decided they would rather work at EDF and Rolls Royce rather than attending top universities

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 16, 2022
Young people like EDF, Jaguar Land Rover, and Rolls Royce (their apprentices L to R and their studies) are excluded from Russell Group universities for students who want financial independence and a career straight away, with Beth Suckling and Charlotte Ellis, both nuclear engineer, outbidding the Russell Group universities for teenagers who want financial independence and a career right away. After leaving university, it seems that many students would choose this route over being left with an average debt of £45,000 (£9,000 per year). Firms often provide on-the-job training, pay for university, a salary of up to £26,000 a year, and a business option for those who complete the apprenticeship. According to Student Loans Company statistics, nearly six out of ten recent graduates in education are not well compensated enough to begin repaying their loans. Hollie, an 18-year-old girl who is expected straight As in her A Levels, has dropped out of Imperial College, London, in favour of a Lab Science degree apprenticeship. When she could'have money in her pocket now, she says she'll waste time on four years of studying.'