I need some advice

[HotRod]

haha nothing wrong with mixing school and part time work.. long as the jobs not too ty and the schoolings not to extreme..

balance=good

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Kurt I'm in the same boat as you. Got my final three exams this week then I'm done with high school.

I'm just spending this summer-time at the beach as my last time without responsibility Except I have a job teaching kids how to play cricket although it could just be child minding after school for some parents. 90 bucks for 2hrs of work a week is pretty good compared to my mates shift work in ty dish pig jobs

My plans to go to UC next year- A coaching science/sports management double degree. I really don't think I'll get the ATAR needed for some of the science courses at ANU. Parents said to me they'd pay full accommodation expenses at ANU or Wollongong if I went there but I'm going to have to fork out for about 3/4 of the expenses if I go to UC (I guess that was there motivation for me to try harder). For me that's alright as I've got plenty of money saved and small inheritance but I'm going to have to find part-time work quickly in Canberra or my account will dry up quicker than I want it too

I'm different to you no doubt but I really want to get out of the place I live. Town is too small, nothing to do except the local pub on friday night. So thats one of the main reasons I want to go to uni. Some of the guys who I play cricket with told me I can always travel in the uni holidays so I'll follow their mantra.

Good luck bro.

Drop me a PM next year when you are in Canberra and we'll shoot some hoop or have a beer.

[makedamnsure]

I know here in the States it seems like it's frowned upon to take a year off between high school and college, but overseas it seems to be the norm. I know of loads of people who have taken a gap year, traveled around the world then come back for uni.