Actually many students who arrives at their last year at School, start doing their mind about tertiary studies. What are the studies they will pursue? How can it be valuable to them? However some prefer start working right after school. Often its not reason for that lacks but rather Finance and Motivation.
But keep in mind that going in the world of work has a lot of advantages. The world of work is hard, cruel for a youngster without any experience. But in two, three years times this same youngster will get used to it, will have a reinforced personality and beyond all expectations built various skills and abilities that young University leavers will know think about or hear in interviews.
Youngsters dream about nightlife, shopping, high tech equipments which very frequently costs a lot of money. How can they afford such things when still depending on their parents, apart from loans and other cost associated to Tertiary Studies such expenses would be a real burden for parents. A reality for the average income family.
On the other side the young worker fresh from School can allow him most of his wants and adding to this even help their parents in their monthly expenses.
Some would say that the young school leaver will be soon out dated on the Job Market, that's true. Those leaving University will rapidly get better jobs than them, with better fringe benefits and Salary.
Nevertheless someone who wants to achieve have the possibility to, quality Distance Learning is available in most part of the world nowadays and everyone can have access to it. We will not forget the flexibility we get from it at the same time.
So in a 5 year time after you leave school you have the ability to have a Degree, 5 years experience and acquaintance to the hard world of work, saved money or fulfilled wants.
Whether pursuing Tertiary Studies or start Working rights away after school both paybacks. We just need to know about our wants: more relaxing years after school or tense years for a brighter and safer future.