An emotional turmoil

I'm feeling very confused at the moment. I'm not really sure what the future holds for me. On a gap year and have uni offers but I'm not sure that I really want to accept any of them as I don't think this would be me. The course I'd really like to do I don't have the grades for. Don't feel that I can stay at home another year and redo A-Levels/ sort myself out as all my friends are at uni and I feel like I spend too much time on my own (live in a very small town, not a lot happening) I'm so, so confused about where I'm going in life and what I'm doing. Any advice would be really great. Thanks.

Reply 1

generalebriety

If you feel doing the course you could get the grades for wouldn't be what you wanted to do, don't do it just for the sake of doing something. Spending three years getting in debt doing something you don't want to do could be the worst choice of your life - if I were you, I'd get a job and resit my A-levels and go to the uni I wanted to go to. On the other hand, if you do like this course, go for it - a change of scene may be all you need. :smile:

Reply 2

Anonymous #2

Be really sure about what you want to do before going to uni. Unfortunately I didn't and waited until I got there to work out it wasn't for me.

Even though the course you say you don't have the grades for seems like thats what you really want to do right now, definitely do your research etc. particularly before resitting your A levels and more importantly leaving it another year.

Whatever you do don't just go do this other course where you have a place because its available - only do it because you really want to. Perhaps take some time out and decide what you want to do - even if you accept a place you don't have to go when it comes to September. Think about other ways into the job you eventually want to do which involve the working route and studying for necessary qualifications at the same time - remember experience counts for a lot and is something you won't regret whereas getting into unnecessary debt is!