High Education:  Higher education is education at universities or similar education establishments, especially to degree level. University is at degree/master level and there are a wide variety of courses that you can study significant to what you'd like to do. For example for media courses you can study are: BA (Bachelor of arts degree), BSc (Bachelor of Science), Theoretical and analytical degree exploring the role of media and culture in society. 

With choices in Uni, there comes pros and cons within. Pros: - Qualified employees are paid more than none qualified colleagues with graduates accepting management training positions in various organisations. - You don't have to pay your fee back until you earn over £21,000. - Higher chance of getting a job. Cons: - If you choose the wrong degree, you have a large debt with no prospects and/or you may have to gain a further debt to retrain. - University living costs are high for example: £130 a week to live in a flat. 

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Gap Year:  A gap year is a period, typically an academic year, taken by a student as a break between schools and universities or college education. Some students take a period of time out of education to go travelling or to go into work full time or voluntarily to gain more experience before they go back into education. *For student to take a luxury gap year out of education would cost £5,000 which isn't cheap at all, but alternatively you could use a gap year to earn up to £12,000 and gain a lot of work experience which would give you more maturity.* Regardless to the options, students can decide on what they wish to do when they leave education post 18. With a gap year comes pros and cons.

Pros: - There's an opportunity to regroup and rediscover. After being in school for several years, you can feel burnt out. Going to university while you aren't in top shape mentally will only lead to poor performance. You deserves some well earned rest and relaxation. - Most students take their year off to travel. - Some students also take the opportunity to work. The money saved up from working is put towards the future for example: a home, a car or an education. - It's the time to pursue other passions. Cons: - Students may lose momentum. - If students choose to travel during a gap year it can take a huge financial toll*. - To truly make your student experience worthwhile, a lot of planning is involved. 

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Workplace: A workplace is where people work, such as an office or factory. Students who leave school (Post 16) can go straight into a working industry of their choice for example; media related work. They can go into freelance which is where they do their own work, editing, find a client to work with of their own. As an alternative, students can work voluntarily which again can help build up confidence and experience that they can take with them in the future or they can work full time. In the working place there comes pros and cons. Pros in freelance working: - Choice and variety. The ability to choose clients, topics and project to appeal to those of us who want to work on certain topics or fields. Cons in freelance working: - Separation of work and home. Pros in voluntary work: - If you are bit currently job hunting, it is always a good idea to keep networking to expand your opportunity for future work. Cons in voluntary work: - As a student, you need to make sure you have enough time and energy to volunteer. Pros in full-time work: - Full-time employees typically have a steady income and work about 40 hours per week. Cons in full-time work: - A full-time job makes it difficult to handle family obligations. 

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Apprenticeships: An apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation and it is allows apprentices to earn a wage while also gaining knowledge. When students finish school from Year 11 or Post 16 there's an option open to do an apprenticeship if they so wished to do. They don't have to, but there's that door open. If they are studying media or interested in media there are thousands of media apprenticeships that are available for example: - Social and Digital Media, Creative Skills set.

- Marketing/Design Admin Apprentices, Right Track Social Enterprise. - Digital Marketing Apprentice, Arch. These are just some of the media apprenticeships out of thousands that are available. Also, apprenticeships go up and on levels for different courses you'd like to do from Intermediate (Level 2) to Degree (Level 6&7). In-between Intermediate and Degree is, Advanced and Higher (Level 3 and Level 4,5,6,7). Of course with apprenticeships there comes pros and cons, what's good and what isn't too good. Pros: - Apprenticeships are debt free so, no need to stress about debt.

- Apprentices learn on the job, building the knowledge up and skills, gaining and earning money alkl at the same time. Students who choose an apprenticeship can work towards a work-bases qualification such as a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) which is recognised by employers all over the country. - The average wage for an apprenticeship is £6.75 per hour. Cons: - Apprenticeships can be temporary depends on the Level/qualification you've applied for. - Some students might feel overwhelmed at first. Your employer will have deadlines to meet and clients to please. - You can't always gain access to a certain career through an apprenticeship. - Apprenticeships are paid, but the minimum wage is £3.40 per hours.