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Do You Need a University Degree to Succeed?

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The recent announcement from Emma Watson on her website that she will be "taking a bit of time off" from her degree at Brown University to focus on professional and acting projects has divided fans and followers over whether she should set an example by sticking with her studies.

With rising tuition fees and the cost of living steadily on the up, many young women are delaying their time or skipping university altogether in favour of joining the work force.

A degree from one of the top universities has traditionally boosted your earning potential. But with university fees soaring up to the maximum of £9,000 per year and a degree going hand-in-hand with debt - perhaps you don’t need a degree to be successful, after all.

Jacqueline Gold, founder of the Ann Summers adult retail empire, is a successful self-made business woman who has done it all without a degree.

We asked Gold what she thought about women choosing a career over university, and she replied that it actually made her feel proud. “I’m excited that there are individuals that want to do something different and create their own career and get straight in to the work place.”

Gold also insists that while she doesn’t find university to be a waste of time (and essentially money), but that she does worry that too many women are going to university to earn degrees simply because they feel that they don’t have any other options.

She’s never felt that not having a degree has held her back, or prevented her from reaching her goals.

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