Regrets

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Does anyone else have regrets about their academic decisions? Like every day, I regret my A-level choices and wonder what could have been.

I did really well in my gcses (all A*s and A's) so theoretically, I could have aced my A-levels. But for some reason I chose a subject that I should never have picked, and ended up with a D in it. (French) In my other subjects I got B's (both were only a few UMS off an A) so with my D, I couldn't really apply to any "top" unis.

I visited a friend doing veterinary medicine recently and came away from it all feeling quite envious that he is doing a course that in actual fact, I would have loved doing.

I wish I'd got my act together before A levels started and picked subjects that I could have got really good grades in and would have led me to being able to apply for a course like his. I'm annoyed at myself that I sort of drifted through school with no sort of direction, no real uni ambitions and now I have sort of decided and long finished my A-levels, it's too late.

I'm normally a really positive person but today especially I'm just feeling really down about it all.

I'm at uni at the moment, but most days I can't help but wonder if I was at a "better" one and actually feeling proud of myself when I tell people what course/uni I'm going to.

Anyone else feel like this? And any ways I can move forward?

Reply 1

serrellen

What uni are you at?

Reply 2

Anonymous #1

Sheffield Hallam

Reply 3

username234673

Hindsight is such a wonderful thing...sometimes!

Don't beat yourself over your past. Look to the future, take what you can from the present and just do your best!

Edit: And SH is a good uni in my eyes matey! Have some good friends who go there and my mum got her degree from there too!

Reply 4

serrellen

Could you not drop out and retake A levels? If you got A*s and As at GCSE you're obviously better than Sheffield Hallam and should be looking at top twenty. Are you doing the wrong course - if so, do you have an idea of what you'd rather be doing?

Reply 5

morfin

I should've done biology and chemistry instead of maths and physics. then i could've dropped french and done medicine at uni instead of dropping physics and doing english literature. for me, there's no way back now, but you know if you really find that you don't wanna do what you're doing there are things like access to veterinary/dentistry/medicine where you can apply so long as you've got any undergrad degree.

good luck x

Reply 6

SoundDevastation

I regret going to uni. Well actually im glad i came to nottingham so I will change that too... I regret not dropping out alot sooner.

Reply 7

Josh145

You could be me. I did well in my GCSEs and was predicted to be a straight A student at A level. However because I did subjects I wasn't that great at (seemed like a good idea at the time) ended up with BBC. Retaking some this month though so hopefully I'll be able to get in to Birmingham second time round *cross fingers*

Reply 8

Poppyface

Sound Deviation!!! Me too!!

I droppped out just this january after a year and a half, i wish i had dropped out the previous january. Atleast i really tried though, and it takes a shed load of guts to drop out i think. After entering the "real world" for the past 2 months i realise that university is like a condom, protecting you from the horrid reality of life. Thank the candyflossy heaven i am back at uni in september!!

I told my flatmate last year " i want to drop out...but i quit the brownies, netball club, dancing and drama club when i was little so i might need to stick to this". She was like " well maybe you shouldn't quit this then, prove to yourself you can stick to something". I really wish i had not listened because the brownies just taught me about pixies, now i am 6 grand in debt.

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