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What's the point of going to university for you? Email us and leave your contact number youandyours@bbc.co.uk or from 11am on Tuesday call us on 03700 100 444.

What's the point of going to university for you?

Some universities say they're dropping courses like English literature over concerns it's a 'low value' degree and graduates don't end up in highly-skilled jobs.

It's suggested other degrees, like photography and film studies, offer little return on investment, and figures show about 40 per cent of university degrees do not lead to an average salary above 拢30,000 within five years.

University Open days are on now, and potential undergraduates are thinking about their futures, and the costs of a degree - is it worth the estimated 拢50,000 total cost?

So what's the point of going to university for you?

Email us and leave your contact number youandyours@bbc.co.uk or from 11am on Tuesday call us on 03700 100 444.

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