I’m stuck

I’m writing this post to seek a little advice about what’s best for me and my education and I think this is the best place to do so. Through year 7 to 11, I was a really decent student, hard working, and I always had a passion for STEM subjects. I was interested in the concept of space, and as time went on I decided I wanted to become an aerospace engineer, focus on building spacecraft etc. So I joined the sixth form at my school. I was supposed to pick physics, maths and another science in order to give myself the best chances of getting into a decent course at uni, but after getting one grade below expectations in maths, I wasn’t allowed to do it. Because of this I would have to do a foundation year at uni before the actual course. Year 12 was a struggle for me. I was trying to discover myself and have new experiences with friends, but as time went on I realised the subjects I had chosen weren’t for me. But this was towards the end of year 12, and I felt it was too late to say anything. I decided to stick it out. I thought to myself, okay I hate chemistry but aerospace engineering won’t involve it right? And half of the stuff were doing In physics won’t be part of it either right? If I can do well here then I can do the course I want. I finished year 12 with two Us in chemistry and physics and an E in geography. Not good enough. University has been a dream all my life, and my parents are obsessed with me going. No one in my family has ever been, and in our eyes it’s a sign of success. But as I’ve got to this point now I’m unsure if it’s worth it. The sad thing is that ive already paid to be applied to 5 different universities, and I’ve received 2 offers back so far. But as year 13 has gone on I’ve realised my lack of motivation is a result of how much I don’t enjoy the subjects im doing. But it’s too late to do something About it. My foundation year will consist of maths I’m not sure I’ll enjoy whatsoever, and then I don’t know what to expect after that. As I sit here right now, I’m really unsure what to do. I don’t know what uni will hold and if it’s worth me trying to get into if I’ll just drop out after a year of not liking it. But it’s too late to do anything else. Recently I’ve began to realise i have a love for cars, but I’m unsure how to capitalise on this If i can. Any advice would be helpful because I really am stuck, and telling my parents I’m not going to uni seems like something I’d be very afraid to do due to their immense dissapointment, I’m supposed to be going to Bristol to do aerospace engineering, however my lowest entry was for mechanical engineering at Nottingham Trent, so perhaps I could choose this should I receive an offer back in order to learn about cars? Thankyou for reading

Submitted January 12, 2020 at 02:38PM by Callumeglan14 https://ift.tt/2QK9wc9