I'm sixteen and in my second last year of school(UK) and have drifted through several career ideas,nothing really sticking,as I lost interest or came across hurdles that I really couldn't get past,not for lack of trying! Now I've reached a point where my friends are all settling on their career ideas and I'm left floating around.They are all really smart and aspire to be doctors,lawyers,dentists etc..I have an interest in counsel ling,especially with young people and children but university courses are too expensive and grades are out of my reach.One other friend is deciding to go to college instead and do a basic secretary course and work in an department store.I could do that but it seems...rubbish and boring.I guess I am fantasizing about being something I can never be.Sorry for rambling I'm just pressured and confused.I'm not clever enough to keep up with my smart friends so therefore feel useless. HELP xxx
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You could try looking at apprenticeships you learn while you work. This would good on your CV and you might even get a job out of it. Most people are steering away towards university now because there is too many graduates in the UK. I'm a graduate and I haven't been able to find a graduate job, I'm working as a receptionist at the moment. So a degree isn't everything.
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Find a passion and follow it. I think that is what you're missing in your life. Passion can take you around the world and live a more fulfilling life than most doctors, lawyers, etc. Don't worry, we're all lost in this world. We're all just trying to find our way.
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Pity your friends who decide too quickly, before they have really lived as an adult, what they are going to do with the next 5-10 years. Many of them will become disillusioned and desperate for a change in just a few years. Get out there and see the world... mix with different people, learn how to be yourself and be accepted, find whatever is is that you have a passion for... and if you want to be one of the happiest and most successful people in the world... find a way to get people to pay you for doing it!
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Explore the world :)
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