Am I the only here who didn't drop out?
As I said, I didn't drop out, I just failed. I ended up going to seven different schools which probably didn't help. I failed Years 8 and 9 and probably would have gone to special ed in Year 10 had I not changed schools again and escaped it. Because they had been sending me to the school psych throughout Year 9 to figure out why I was failing.
Then I fast-tracked Year 10 and caught up to everyone else and completed Year 11 normally. But then by Year 12 I had had enough of school and then my friend committed suicide and I no longer wanted to be there even though I did actually go. Year 12 kind of fizzled out.
I could have done the STAT to get into uni but I think I would have failed it. So I did Ontrack which is a program for people with disabilities and/or from low socio-economic backgrounds to enable them to get into uni. It taught me about uni rules, how to write an essay, how to reference, how to do internet searches properly, etc. I think I would definitely have had a hard time at uni if I didn't do Ontrack first.
Also, for those people who think it is too late for uni, I believe it never is. I am 35 and heaps older than the majority at uni but I am not looked down upon because of it. Because I have had more life experiences, that is an advantage.
After this degree I am thinking of doing another at a different uni. I really like psychology but I also like to work with
things so I want to learn medical imaging.