I was a good student till 12th, now I feel completely lost and scared about my future
I’m 19, currently a 1st year BCom Honours student in a not-so-great government college.
I scored 94% in 12th, but after that something changed completely. I’ve lost my willingness to study and constantly feel like I’m wasting my potential. I gave CA Foundation once and failed, but honestly I wasn’t even passionate about CA in the first place, so I never tried again.
Now I’m in 2nd semester and I feel stuck. I’m scared that people who were less serious or less academically strong than me will become successful while I’ll end up doing nothing meaningful with my life. I know comparison is unhealthy, but I can’t stop thinking about it.
The worst part is that I genuinely don’t know what I want to do. Every decision I’ve made after school feels wrong. I avoid thinking about my future because whenever I do, I panic.
My qualifications: 19F, 1st year BCom Honours student, scored 94% in 12th.
I want a career that:
can realistically start giving good income within 3–4 years
has some creative aspect to it
gives financial independence and respect
doesn’t make me regret leaving CA years later wondering “what if I had continued?”
I’m not necessarily looking only for traditional careers. I just want something I’m actually capable of doing well in.
Has anyone else gone through this phase after being a “good student”? How did you figure things out?