I was actually quite frustrated during episode 6, the point at which they were lining in order of presumed 'intelligence', a number of the contestants stating that "if you have a degree you're more intelligent".

I personally think its nonsense, having grown up alongside individuals that barely had IQ within double figures yet being accepted into Uni!!

I do accept that specific Uni's require a level of academic ability to actually 'get in' initially, but ultimately anyone can get a degree at an appropriate Uni!

Discuss!

yeah i think having a degree doesn't mean you're more intelligent. I did go to uni, however i know there are a hell of a lot more people out there that are more intelligent then me, i think its naive to think they're not!
For me going to uni was partly because i didn't know what to do with my life, and partly because sixth form tutors never really gave you an option to do anything else! 

Hi Dan,

Fair do's although I think after living alongside each other for a period of time, you would surely have fit into some natural hierarchy, where the group is fully aware of who is more intelligent/informed than the next?

Regarding the Uni issue - this equally rubs me up the wrong way, I completed two A-Levels and planned a year out prior to considering Uni, during that year I was offered a job, a very good job which I accepted. Since then I have been headhunted 4 times and have just accepted a job with the Ministry of Defence's "Security and Defence" department. After being sought after so many times, I saw little point in returning to Uni!

I do accept however that a few specific occupations require a degree, and I actually believe that such courses contain very different content - A Law degree (and LPC) for instance contain specific and relevant content that you actually take into your career as a solicitor, too many degree's these days are designed simply to get you through the exams, but not designed to give you any useful information that you can take forward into the relevant career.

Eitherway, having not been to Uni personally - I drive a nice big car, own a 3 bedroom detached house with lots of equity and know very few WITH a degree that can say the same. In no shape or form am I less intelligent than someone that went to Uni, and as a 'soon to be' manager/employer within the MoD, I will be reviewing and prioritising CV's based on experience within real industry, not just Uni time or a posessing degree.

Agreed, and to be fair a few careers DO require a degree to even get started, in which the degree's content is focused to actually providing you with a good base of information to take forward Law, Biology, Medicine etc.

True, and with the greatest of respect to florists, very few would ever earn enough to pay off the cost of a £10k-£15k degree!!