As someone who did absolutely nothing at school except get in (sometimes very serious) trouble, I find this astonishing. I didn't even go to university for 4 years after school, I just got a menial job.
Then when I'd figured out what I wanted, I did an undergrad at a non-prestigious university and am now doing PhD at Cambridge. Mistakes you make at 14 shouldn't have to follow you into adulthood, and I think the idea that people have to go straight to university from school is toxic.
Then when I'd figured out what I wanted, I did an undergrad at a non-prestigious university and am now doing PhD at Cambridge. Mistakes you make at 14 shouldn't have to follow you into adulthood, and I think the idea that people have to go straight to university from school is toxic.