Post Leaving Cert / Pre College Blues
If you are one of those people who knew what they wanted to study in college since they were 15 - this blog post probably isn't for you... This blog post is for the person who is currently having a meltdown because of how nervous they are about starting this new chapter in your life, because that was me a year ago. To anyone who always knew what they wanted to study or even went straight into college after doing their Leaving Cert - I commend you because I could never have done that. In the year following the LC, I took a year out and did a PLC in Business Administration, which is slightly ironic considering business was by far my least favourite subject in school. But I learned so much in that one year (both academic and non-academic), and it gave me an opportunity to think about what I wanted to study. When I was in my final year of secondary school, I was definitely aware towards the end of the year that I wouldn't be going straight to college for two main reasons - ...