I am getting in a state because I have no idea what I'm gonna apply for at university. It has to be done asap, as for one of the courses I'm thinking of applications have to be in by October 15th, and for the other I'd be applying to Cambridge so that's an October deadline too.
Plus I really need to tell my teachers what I'm doing when I go back to school next week so they can write my reference...if I say, 'I'm not sure yet,' and ask for a little extra time, they're not going to write me a very favourable reference are they?!
I really want to take a gap year and apply in 2007 for 2008 entry, just so I have an extra year to decide what to do. But my parents say no way, that even if I did take a gap year I would have to apply this year for deferred entry - which totally defeats the object of taking a year out! They don't seem to get that I'm not old enough to know what I want to do for the rest of my life, they just say I have to decide - but how am I meant to?
I don't know what to do...there is a course I'd love to do, but it's not an option because there's pretty much no job at the end of it and I'd be stuck in some low-paid unrelated job...the thing I have to accept is I wouldn't be happy with a low-paid job, so I just can't do that course.
Is anyone in this situation, or has been? What would you recommend for deciding what to do? Tried pros and cons of each one but it's not helping me much! I know it's something I have to come to a decision about myself, but I'm basically not able to decide, I'm stuck in a stalemate, so I need some advice. It is really getting me down, I'm seriously terrified about it all and it's really depressing me. Has anyone got any advice for coming to a decision?