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Ok here is my situation as it is right now. I am 16 years old, male, opinionated but not very smart so I can't articulate myself well and I have many different paths I wish to follow for self improvement. I am currently sitting 5 Highers (A Levels) at High School and once I have finished high school these are the choices I am struggling to make...
Choice A) Go to university to study Film And Media or Journalism. I think this would be a great experience that would obviously further my education and also let me progress leaps and bounds socially. After that though my career path is pretty much entirely set out within the media and I don't like sealing my fate like that for some reason.
Choice B) I don't go to university, instead I leave school at about 18 and take a year out to go see the world. I wouldn't do that if I knew uni would be waiting when I got back but I would if I felt free from responsibilities at home. That would definitely be a positive experience socially and probably more spiritually than anything else. I am a sucker for going to all the major cities like NY and so on but I also find the more cultural and historical parts of the world like the great pyramid of Giza and the Great Wall Of China immensly interesting and the history behind it all is fascinating.
Choice C)This could happen after Choice B however I am not sure. I do really want to help other people. I think that's probably because I don't feel I've had much help throughout my life but either way I do want to get out there and physically help people. Therefore I am seriously considering joining the police. Of course not on the desk job level but actually going out on the streets and helping people. I think that would definitely make me feel good about myself and I'm sure I could pass the entry tests just I'd need to really get fitter. I am currently well I'd say about average weight but I have seen the physical exam and I think I'd need to really train to make a good enough impression. This would benefit my physically too but I'd regret missing out on Uni really. I mean not one of my friends is doing something other than it and I'd just be alone and out in the big bad world while they are getting drunk and arrested by me.
As you guys and gals can see I really need some direction in my life. What do you people think i should do? Can any of you relate? Any advice or information you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :D
Choice A) Go to university to study Film And Media or Journalism. I think this would be a great experience that would obviously further my education and also let me progress leaps and bounds socially. After that though my career path is pretty much entirely set out within the media and I don't like sealing my fate like that for some reason.
Choice B) I don't go to university, instead I leave school at about 18 and take a year out to go see the world. I wouldn't do that if I knew uni would be waiting when I got back but I would if I felt free from responsibilities at home. That would definitely be a positive experience socially and probably more spiritually than anything else. I am a sucker for going to all the major cities like NY and so on but I also find the more cultural and historical parts of the world like the great pyramid of Giza and the Great Wall Of China immensly interesting and the history behind it all is fascinating.
Choice C)This could happen after Choice B however I am not sure. I do really want to help other people. I think that's probably because I don't feel I've had much help throughout my life but either way I do want to get out there and physically help people. Therefore I am seriously considering joining the police. Of course not on the desk job level but actually going out on the streets and helping people. I think that would definitely make me feel good about myself and I'm sure I could pass the entry tests just I'd need to really get fitter. I am currently well I'd say about average weight but I have seen the physical exam and I think I'd need to really train to make a good enough impression. This would benefit my physically too but I'd regret missing out on Uni really. I mean not one of my friends is doing something other than it and I'd just be alone and out in the big bad world while they are getting drunk and arrested by me.
As you guys and gals can see I really need some direction in my life. What do you people think i should do? Can any of you relate? Any advice or information you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :D
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You don't have to be too fit, but I think it would be advisable.
You only have to be fit enough to pass their tests. I think it’s around 9 on a bleep.
You only have to be fit enough to pass their tests. I think it’s around 9 on a bleep.
Cubist V.2 wrote:
> Kat wrote:
> Have you thought about being a fireman?
>
> I have actually, although I'd have to be uber-fit to be a fireman
> wouldn't I?
Not sure - nothing wrong with being uber-fit though - and you have a good couple of years to get there!
> Kat wrote:
> Have you thought about being a fireman?
>
> I have actually, although I'd have to be uber-fit to be a fireman
> wouldn't I?
Not sure - nothing wrong with being uber-fit though - and you have a good couple of years to get there!
Kat wrote:
> Have you thought about being a fireman?
I have actually, although I'd have to be uber-fit to be a fireman wouldn't I?
> Have you thought about being a fireman?
I have actually, although I'd have to be uber-fit to be a fireman wouldn't I?
Yup
You can't go to uni at 16 can you?
monkey_man wrote:
> You're 16 for Christ's sake - how are you meant to make your mind up
> now what you want to do with the rest of your life?
The scarriest part is if I get all the grades I want this year I could apply for uni and go in when I'm 16 :S
> You're 16 for Christ's sake - how are you meant to make your mind up
> now what you want to do with the rest of your life?
The scarriest part is if I get all the grades I want this year I could apply for uni and go in when I'm 16 :S
You know, you could do all 3.
After a-levels, you can take a year out to do voluntary work in another country. You don't have to pay anything for the privilage, so long as you do it through the right people.
Then you can go to uni, if you still want to, when you get back.
Presumably you have a careers guidance monkey at your school, who will be able to tell you more about volunteering abroad.
This is probably the ideal time to start planning it - with enough time to do some research to find out what you'd like to do, before you have to apply for a place.
Could work out very nicely indeed. I kind of envy the opportunity, actually :^)
After a-levels, you can take a year out to do voluntary work in another country. You don't have to pay anything for the privilage, so long as you do it through the right people.
Then you can go to uni, if you still want to, when you get back.
Presumably you have a careers guidance monkey at your school, who will be able to tell you more about volunteering abroad.
This is probably the ideal time to start planning it - with enough time to do some research to find out what you'd like to do, before you have to apply for a place.
Could work out very nicely indeed. I kind of envy the opportunity, actually :^)
You're 16 for Christ's sake - how are you meant to make your mind up now what you want to do with the rest of your life? There's so much pressure for kids to decide so early on in their lives what path they are going to take. The Simpsons got it perfect when they had that Class Aptitude Normalising Test:
"I prefer the smell of (a) gasoline, (b) French fries, or (c) bank customers."
If you are looking for something to do that isn't actual work, then go to University. If you think you can handle the workload, then it would be good until you've got a clear idea of what you want to do with yourself.
"I prefer the smell of (a) gasoline, (b) French fries, or (c) bank customers."
If you are looking for something to do that isn't actual work, then go to University. If you think you can handle the workload, then it would be good until you've got a clear idea of what you want to do with yourself.
I think you should go travelling for a year, and whilst travelling talk to different people, from different walks of life, and see what interests you. I think travelling can change you (not that I've ever been!) but I can see how you would start to view life from a different perspective, it might make you realise that you miss being with your friends and having the social life, it might make you realise you want to learn more and therefore uni would be the right choice, or, you might realise you want to work abroad for a couple of years, so that you can carry on travelling. Or you might come home and decide to get a proper job, so then you can start training to be a policeman without the worry that you might have to take a year out of working to travel, and you can focus on your career not worrying that you've missed out on something. I think the year out is just time to reflect, grow up and take control of your own decisions. Have you thought about being a fireman?
Flip a coin. Then confirm the result by visiting a palm reader. Then weigh up the differences and similarities by consulting a life-coach. Then do the twist.
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