Lost with Life

I am 23 Years old. I am a Female. I am so lost with what to do. I did my GCSEs went to college did a vocational course in Applied Sciences. Went to university took me 5 years to complete my undergrad because I had to do a foundation year and then I decided to take a break and those happened around Covid time. I finished my undergrad in Biomedical Science. I then chose to apply to a postgraduate course in Biomedical (Medical Microbiology) but you see I realised that I am not good at studying. I never was good at studying I didnt even qualify for A levels because of my average gcse grades. Anyways I decided to take a break from the postgraduate course i just applied for a break. I have no plans no motivations no goals no dreams hardly any experiences. In the middle of it all my parents are planning get me married off. I always had a worry if i end up jobless staying at home. Now I am at home. I am under debt I cant even quit the masters because of my poor choice, I owe my uni money.

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ruby.hendey

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by Mimipophero5

Don’t panic! I feel the same right now, I’m 21 in my second year of uni out of 4 and am thinking of dropping out. It’s so difficult to know what to do but I’d say let yourself feel the freedom of not having a university degree to work on, maybe get any job you can in the mean time to get some money but just really think deep about how you want your future to look, what kind of work could you see yourself enjoying and start building towards something. Reach out to people and see what they’re up to now and speak to your family for ideas. It’ll take time, and that’s okay! Think about what your hobbies are and if you haven’t spent time on any recently then try to prioritise that - I think the main thing is (I have to remind myself of this all the time) is that not everyone knows what they want to do from a young age, with time will come more life experience and then one day you will fall into something that works for you! Don’t lose hope of this and remember if there’s ever a time to be ‘selfish’ and prioritise your own life it’s now in your 20’s. Good luck!