Life Advice: Leaving School

This week blogspot has been overrun with posts about leaving school and being afraid of changes and what the future will bring. I'm 21 as you know, so I have been at this stage a time or two when I left school but also when I had to leave college. I thought I would offer some advice and general thoughts just to hopefully put your minds at ease.

Well there was a point when I was at school on the last day where it hit me. I was in the girls toilets, peeing when suddenly I realised I was no longer forced to do education. I think now in the UK you have to stay in education until your 18... Is that right? Well when I left 5 years ago, you were a free agent as they say. Some people had jobs lined up, others didn't and most like me were planning to go to college to do A-Levels. But I sat and thought wow, its now my decision whether I study or not, not the governments. That scared me I will be honest.

However I had this epic plan that I would fly through my A-levels with ease like I did my GCSEs and go to vet school. Nonetheless, nothing ever goes as planned. My years in college were horrendous. I hated most of my teachers (which was a shock because I was always one of those boring nerds who loved school) and I didn't do that well to be honest because of it. Bye bye vet school.

But, and its a big but. Thanks to a few individuals that believed in me, I didn't give up. Lets fast forward to present day, two years after leaving college, I am studying for my Bachelor of Science and i can honestly say I love my course. It is practically made for me! It isn't veterinary no, but its similar and I am planning to apply to vet school to complete a Masters Degree!

The point of this post is that no matter how much you plan, what actually happens is usually different. What will be, will be. If someone told me what I would be doing with my life when I was 16 I would have thought it was all nonsense because I was set on one route and I didn't consider anything else. But what I have learnt is that something will always come along, maybe not straight away but at the right time. That my sisters, is fate in progress. So to all of you worrying about the future, take a deep breath and relax! It will all unfold before your eyes when the time is right. Whether that's in the  form of a job, a qualification or an opportunity. Just let time do its thing and live each day as it comes because no matter how much you worry, it will never actually alter anything.

I hope this helps.

Stay strong sisters, Silver xxxx