Is it just one of those weeks??

Dav2205

Dav2205

Dav2205

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Hi all, I've not really posted much here but any input to my current situation will be much appreciated.

I don't know what it is, but lately I've been feeling completely unfulfilled about anything that I do, which is quite worrying because I'm only 17 years old.

At first I thought it may be related to my education. I don't mean to sound arrogant but I have to be honest in saying that in all my years of school I've never come across anything that I've found THAT challenging. I got 5 A's in my Highers in 5th year and now I've basically been wasting time until I go to Uni. I'm wondering if the fact that I know I don't have to accomplish anything this year at school is perhaps making me lethargic or lazy.

The thought of Uni is also depressing me a bit. All around me I have adults telling me that they will be the best years of my life and my friends telling me that they can't wait, but the truth is I'm not looking forward to it at all. First of all the course I picked is a joint Computing/Physics degree which is fair enough because they are my best subjects, but I can't help buy feel in the back of my mind that I'm just settling for this because there was nothing else to do. I looked through numerous prospectus and couldn't see one course that really jumped out at me at all. It's also the whole socialising thing I'm worried about, because I'm generally a shy person and it can take a long time for me to build up a friendship with an individual. I'm not the kind of person who will just go up to someone and start talking to them.

The thing that has really been niggling at me though is the thought of just going through life working my ass off and only really getting to enjoy it for the last 20years or so. I don't want to just be another statistic on this planet's population. The thought of how I see it as wasting my life away in a job is frankly frightening me, as we only get one chance at this life and I don't intend on wasting it.

If you read this far, well done. I'm just looking for any input as I feel tbh that I may be stuck in a rut of sorts.
 
Well im in Year 12 studying my AS's. And i notice a lot of my friend who seem down are Maths students, i believe this becuase for most (im generalizing a lot here) This subject is a subject chosen not through enjoyment but through wanting to get a good job. It could be the same with you, you might be best in this field but is it something that intrests you a lot? Uni could be a chance for you to try and develop you social skills. I understand your doubts and if you don't want to go then its probably not a wise idea to do it becuase others want you to.

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My only advice to you (from experience) is if you feel like you're just settling on a degree because it feels like what you're meant to do, DON'T do it. Take a year out then see how you feel.
I went to University at 18 because I felt it was what I was supposed to do, hardly enjoyed the three years I've been there for and know it was a huge (and expensive) mistake of mine.
However, I'm going to do a Masters now in something that has always interested me, because now I've got that bit older I've realised what my priorities are at this age and a little bit more about what makes me tick so to speak.

Don't just settle for something because it's the 'done' thing, life's too short for that.
 
reflex said:
Well im in Year 12 studying my AS's. And i notice a lot of my friend who seem down are Maths students, i believe this becuase for most (im generalizing a lot here) This subject is a subject chosen not through enjoyment but through wanting to get a good job. It could be the same with you, you might be best in this field but is it something that intrests you a lot? Uni could be a chance for you to try and develop you social skills. I understand your doubts and if you don't want to go then its probably not a wise idea to do it becuase others want you to.
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dont think this could be anymore true!
i'm in similar situation to o/p but in year12, but i decided any degree i do is not computing or pure maths as they are the most depressing subjects ever

so what little help i can offer is just limited to keep your chin up mate, but wondering if you can change your degree after the first year due to it being a joint degree, maybe that is a possiblity if you really dont enjoy your current choice
 
Uni changed me in a big way. I was arrogant and never revised at all for my A-levels and I was also a bit shy. University has completely turned me around and I'm ever grateful for it. As said above always choose a course you ar einterested in and don't ever settle for something you're not.
 
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