I don’t know anymore…
Hello, I’m currently doing my IGCSEs and I’m having the exams these days. I had my Computer Science exam last week, and it was pretty easy, but I struggled in it, and I don’t think I’ll be scoring too well.. the exam was very easy, the easiest exam
Cambridge could ever make, but I messed up in it..
my family has high expectations from me, they expect me to get all A*s or all As in my igcses and they’ve given me 3 career choices to pursue later on:
1) Medical
2) Computer Science or IT
3) Engineering
i can’t take medical because I suck at biology, I find it hard to memorise things and I don’t think I can seriously do it at all. I will not pursue engineering because it’s just too much for me to handle, I don’t want to take chemistry next year for A Levels, chemistry is my nightmare and it’s the subject which made me miserable throughout my igcse course.
so I thought of taking computer science, I enjoy coding and programming, and so I was okay with it. Until last week, I had my theory exam and I messed up. I’m not really good at anything, I enjoy programming, but I’m not good at it. There was a pre-release for the igcse exam, and we had to answer 3 tasks by ourselves by making codes for each scenario, and I couldn’t do it myself at all. I ended up asking my teacher and he just did the entire thing himself. so I’m not good at programming either, I messed up the theory exam. So that cuts off computer science as well.
im the oldest child of the family and I’m expected to grow up and start earning immediately, and I don’t have any objections, it’s just I don’t know what I’m going to do with myself.
i don’t really have any talents, any strengths, I’m not dedicated, I’m not hard working, I start panicking under pressure and I procrastinate all the time. How am I supposed to fulfill everyone’s expectations when I’m not really good at anything.
i enjoy math and physics and well coding, but I’m not good at coding or physics much. Im okay in Math I guess.
it’s just because of my mental health my grades went really low this year and I almost failed my math mocks. I managed to bring it up to an A and I am hoping I get an A* in igcses, because the exam went well for me. But I also feel like I was over-confident.
i don’t know whether I’m overthinking all of this or not.
i know I’m young right now and I have a long way to go to decide what I’m going to do. But at the stage I’m in, I’m expected to have at least a vague idea on what I’m going to, since I have to choose 4 subjects next year for A levels. And then base my career on that. And I seriously have no idea what I’m going to do.
after last week, I certainly cannot take computer science because I won’t be able to do it.
i also don’t even know what job I’m going to do if I take computer science, i asked my parents if I could be a computer programmer, and they said no, it’s not a job with a high earning salary. So I don’t know any jobs I could do if I choose computer science. And then I don’t think I can choose computer science as well. Since I’ve figured It’s just not for me.
It sounds like there's a lot going on for you all at once. High expectations from parents in regards to career choice. Are you able to let your parents know, that of those 3 choices, that you don't seem to be doing well in the required courses and see if they have other options for you? It's difficult when our parents have high expectations from us when it comes to our own careers. We should be doing something we feel passionate or even have some interest in, and not what our parents hope we'd be doing as a living.
I'm not quite sure where you're at, or if your country has such a course. It's still part of Medical, but has nothing to do with Biology. Where I am, to take the Certificate Program, only requires to be a high school graduate. From where I am, it's called: Medical Device Reprocessing Technician. I think an older name for it is: Sterile Processing Technician. You work in a Hospital, basically cleaning surgical instruments from the Operating Rooms. The income is decent, of course, not as much as a Nurse or Doctor, but it's not bad if you end up with a full-time position. When I took the Program, it was a 4-month, intense, full-time course. 1 month of in-class theory, with 3 months of practicum (hands-on experience at a Hospital that supported the course). Of course, with this career, you can't be afraid to see blood. As instruments are sometimes quite bloody, some may even have small pieces of bone or fat attached.
If your parents had no expectations of a career choice for you, what would you choose to do?~
@justFarheen
Hey farheen am also doing o levels and to me basically i love biology and i am going to go in the field of medical I would recommend you that just go with what you like computer science also has a high pay i would recommend you to discover freelancing and try doing the things you love online and start engaging in the business world will developing your traits.
