im lost

im lost....
Hi, I'm a Year 12 student doing my A Levels, and I feel like I've reached a really low point. Life doesn’t feel worth it anymore, and I don’t know what I’m doing or why I should keep going. I see everyone around me going to these amazing universities, accomplishing big things, and I just wonder if it’s even worth thinking about university for me with my grades. It would be helpful if someone could look at them and tell me if there’s even any hope.
I want to do medicine at university, but I’m starting to question if life is even worth it at all or if I should keep trying. My GCSEs are:
- Health and Social Care - 9
- English Literature - 8
- English Language - 8
- Maths - 7
- Business - 7
- RE - 7
- Sciences (I did triple) - 6
- French - 5
I know I could push for A’s at A Level if I try—I’m already getting A’s in class tests—but why go through all that pressure if I end up disappointed anyway? I just feel so alone, so hopeless, and I can’t tell anyone. Everyone else seems to be moving forward, bound to become successful and achieve so much.
My A Levels are in Maths, Biology, and Chemistry, and I’m considering doing an EPQ, but I’m not sure yet. Should I just stop while I’m ahead and avoid the disappointment of not getting into any university because of my GCSEs? Or should I even bother with A Levels at all? It feels like my only options are to settle for an average job, maybe working at Tesco or something, because nothing else seems worth it anymore.
Some days, it feels crushing to look at my grades. They feel like this heavy label I can’t escape, as if they’re proof that I’ll never be good enough to reach my goals. It’s affecting me mentally in ways I can’t put into words—every day is a reminder of the gap between me and everyone else. I feel trapped in this cycle of disappointment and doubt, and it's like there’s no point in trying. It’s draining me, making everything seem pointless, like no matter what I do, I’ll never reach where I want to be. This feeling of falling behind everyone else is haunting, and it makes me feel so alone. so yh...thats where im at Any advice would be really appreciated. I just feel so lost.

im lost....
Hi, I'm a Year 12 student doing my A Levels, and I feel like I've reached a really low point. Life doesn’t feel worth it anymore, and I don’t know what I’m doing or why I should keep going. I see everyone around me going to these amazing universities, accomplishing big things, and I just wonder if it’s even worth thinking about university for me with my grades. It would be helpful if someone could look at them and tell me if there’s even any hope.
I want to do medicine at university, but I’m starting to question if life is even worth it at all or if I should keep trying. My GCSEs are:
- Health and Social Care - 9
- English Literature - 8
- English Language - 8
- Maths - 7
- Business - 7
- RE - 7
- Sciences (I did triple) - 6
- French - 5
I know I could push for A’s at A Level if I try—I’m already getting A’s in class tests—but why go through all that pressure if I end up disappointed anyway? I just feel so alone, so hopeless, and I can’t tell anyone. Everyone else seems to be moving forward, bound to become successful and achieve so much.
My A Levels are in Maths, Biology, and Chemistry, and I’m considering doing an EPQ, but I’m not sure yet. Should I just stop while I’m ahead and avoid the disappointment of not getting into any university because of my GCSEs? Or should I even bother with A Levels at all? It feels like my only options are to settle for an average job, maybe working at Tesco or something, because nothing else seems worth it anymore.
Some days, it feels crushing to look at my grades. They feel like this heavy label I can’t escape, as if they’re proof that I’ll never be good enough to reach my goals. It’s affecting me mentally in ways I can’t put into words—every day is a reminder of the gap between me and everyone else. I feel trapped in this cycle of disappointment and doubt, and it's like there’s no point in trying. It’s draining me, making everything seem pointless, like no matter what I do, I’ll never reach where I want to be. This feeling of falling behind everyone else is haunting, and it makes me feel so alone. so yh...thats where im at Any advice would be really appreciated. I just feel so lost.

There’s always a point to life, sometimes it’s difficult to see it and know what it is, but there’s never not a reason to keep going. Grades seem like the world and a half at the moment and for some people it does define them. I strongly believe it shouldn’t, because if something goes wrong it just does, doesn’t make you any less intelligent or important but a simple grade would say otherwise. People will accomplish great things early on, and that’s amazing for them, but that’s not a reflection on you and what you should be doing. I’d say if you want to go onto further education, grades do not mean everything and your personal statement (I think it’s a different format for you, but effectively the same sort of stuff goes in) can weigh quite heavily on your application. This is all to say, if you don’t want to go to uni and you’re fed up of education, there always other options to consider that don’t make you any less successful than your peers.
If it’s any consolation, I achieved very similar grades at GCSEs, which aren’t by any means bad but I get if you’re predicted more it can feel a bit disappointing, and I’m going fairly strong! I’ve been offered 2 astrophysics courses at 2 Russel groups, in spite of my 6 in physics at GCSE, because in a very blunt way they don’t really care. There’s always hope and you should strive to set up the building blocks for what makes you happy in the future and what makes you happy now, because really success is very personal, and I choose to measure my success with how many obstacles I can overcome.
Good luck in your studies, if you don’t do as well as you hoped there’s always clearing and gap years to figure things out and if you happen to go through either of those, it isn’t a reflection on you, it’s simply a different path.

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im lost....
Hi, I'm a Year 12 student doing my A Levels, and I feel like I've reached a really low point. Life doesn’t feel worth it anymore, and I don’t know what I’m doing or why I should keep going. I see everyone around me going to these amazing universities, accomplishing big things, and I just wonder if it’s even worth thinking about university for me with my grades. It would be helpful if someone could look at them and tell me if there’s even any hope.
I want to do medicine at university, but I’m starting to question if life is even worth it at all or if I should keep trying. My GCSEs are:
- Health and Social Care - 9
- English Literature - 8
- English Language - 8
- Maths - 7
- Business - 7
- RE - 7
- Sciences (I did triple) - 6
- French - 5
I know I could push for A’s at A Level if I try—I’m already getting A’s in class tests—but why go through all that pressure if I end up disappointed anyway? I just feel so alone, so hopeless, and I can’t tell anyone. Everyone else seems to be moving forward, bound to become successful and achieve so much.
My A Levels are in Maths, Biology, and Chemistry, and I’m considering doing an EPQ, but I’m not sure yet. Should I just stop while I’m ahead and avoid the disappointment of not getting into any university because of my GCSEs? Or should I even bother with A Levels at all? It feels like my only options are to settle for an average job, maybe working at Tesco or something, because nothing else seems worth it anymore.
Some days, it feels crushing to look at my grades. They feel like this heavy label I can’t escape, as if they’re proof that I’ll never be good enough to reach my goals. It’s affecting me mentally in ways I can’t put into words—every day is a reminder of the gap between me and everyone else. I feel trapped in this cycle of disappointment and doubt, and it's like there’s no point in trying. It’s draining me, making everything seem pointless, like no matter what I do, I’ll never reach where I want to be. This feeling of falling behind everyone else is haunting, and it makes me feel so alone. so yh...thats where im at Any advice would be really appreciated. I just feel so lost.
edit:dw im not like really really sad,im just worried a lil bit