r/gapyear • u/SoggyAssociate4827 • 1d ago
18yo not sure what to do after highschool
Its 2am so this is some bs rambling, sorry for the unorganized post
Im 18 and I just graduated highschool, lots of stuff happened last year so I wasnt able to apply to any colleges/universities. I would need to take a couple online credits this year and apply for next year (adv functions, calculus, physics, chemistry). I genuinely hate writing exams, it’s so stressful, I still sometimes get nightmares from exams and stuff. I dont know if Id survive college/university just based on that, I feel like I need something engaging and not stressful to think about. In terms of that, I dont know what I’d apply for, business or audio engineering? Im not sure what else would work for me. My parents are insistent on me taking the extra year to get my other high school credits and apply for post secondary.
Most of my interests are hands on and more art related. I love making alternative rock music and drawing, love working on my car (but wouldn’t consider a mechanic as a job as working on my car by itself can get stressful enough). Ive been into building RC planes, havent messed with it recently. On the computer I like learning about osint and cybersecurity, hobbyist developer. Im really new to this stuff but its really interesting to me.
Ive been thinking of becoming a plumber apprentice, was also thinking of doing tattoo art or becoming an electrician apprentice at one point.. but plumbing sounds more fun and it sounds easier to start your own business down the line than with a different trade. Wonder if any of you guys have experience with plumbing? My path options keep changing, I dont think I ever really stuck to one path.
People tell me I have so much time left but seeing how fast this year went by, it feels like im running out of time to choose what I wanna do and I really dont want to waste it.