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Hello there I'm one of those unlucky people lol well i.e. it was all my own doing but now I am quite lost and frankly terrified 😢

For reference I took 1 gap year to resit ABC to AA in the BC and then I am on another gap year but I was a bit silly thinking I can get into medicine with an average UCAT. However, I do have an offer from Edge Hill for medicine yay 🎉 but I also have an unconditional offer for diagnostic radiography at City St George

Why am I in this dilemma? My parents were the one who pushed for medicine, but then they kind of were so disappointed I resat they pushed radiography instead but then I convinced myself I wanted medicine for myself and I do! I love medicine. It's just the knowledge that I did want to go abroad and Edge Hill being new doesn't have much standing, or no proof of it yet and everyone knows wanting to specialise in the UK is almost impossible unless you have the financial and capital connections and means. But at the same time, I don't like radiography but it is in London so there are more opportunities to be part of things I do like which is law, but my parents shut down law because to them "all the intern opportunities were in Europe and due to Brexit it's almost impossible to get a job - just look at X family friend's daughter" . but radiography is good because I can commute and get an extra 5k from the student learning fund so I can save money for a postgraduate. But am I able to get into good jobs with radiography as my undergraduate? Because it's nothing like history or politics or economics but I guess it means I will have a job if all else fails. But, City St George isn't seen as a high end university despite it being in London?

The big question: Do I do medicine or radiography? Because I'm far too scared to go against my parents now since I live in their house. But then again, I suppose I am content accepting my fate if it means my siblings can be happy and do what they want to do! ☺️💗

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