Future after sixth form

Hey I'm an 18 year year old who finished my alevels this year. My a levels have been bit complicated because I went to to two schools at same time to study another subject cause my school didn't have the a level (geography) . And also I dropped chemistry at start of year 13 because I got Es in year 12.so did two years worth of applied science in one year so I had basically no free periods. How I got into that mess is because I chose the subject others were encouraging me to do. But now as a young adult I decided not to go uni straight away because I'm feeling unsure about the course I'm doing and what career I desire. I'm going to college for a year but that's means I'll be studying with 16 year olds.I was wondering if anyone has had similar experiences studying with youngers cause I feel nervous not just because of that but also because my friends are advancing their education and lots of people (including family) have told what I'm doing is stupid. But i really love the college course, but I wonder if I'm just wasting my time.

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dilllydilly

nah its is always best to do your own thing if you've thouught it through and aren't just doing it out of fear or something. I know ppl who've had to retake y12 (one girl from drug addiction and general mentalness but she's smart). and ik a bunch of ppl who've started uni at 20/21 or older and this is at cambridge, and they were fine socially and academically. try and get as much work experience/ knowledge of what u might like to do as you can. i agree is silly to go to university while very unsure of what you actually want to do