Deciding whether or not to go to uni is really up to you. You are the one who needs to imagine your future and then work out how you’re going to get there.
This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t listen to advice and suggestions from other people. Your family, teachers and friends are certainly a useful resource when it comes to making decisions about your future. These people know you pretty well and will have some ideas about what you could do. In the end though, it’s you who’s going to have to go to the lectures, write the assignments and sit the exams. So the ultimate decision has to be one that you make.
Weigh up what your family and friends are saying and do a bit of research about your options. Then think about what you want, what you know about yourself and what you think you can achieve with some help and support.
Sometimes, too, you might underestimate yourself. So it can be worth taking a risk, asking lots of people lots of questions, and giving yourself some options.
Sean
My parents said I should go to university but I just wanted to get out and work. Besides, I hadn’t tried too hard at school so I didn’t think I had the marks needed to get in. I ended up getting my VCE and then working in odd jobs: factory work, security work - whatever it took to put some money in my pockets. But I really wasn’t making any progress. I had been working for about 18 months in a job that I hated. I knew that if I wanted to create a future and have any chance at a real career I would have to go to university and get a qualification. When the successful entries were announced I was so happy; I had been given a chance to change my life. All of my family and friends were equally happy that I had been able to get into uni.