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@Norfolkbound
So this is my story, less on the solid job side but more on the career path side. I was in 2nd year studying architecture and spending all of my summer's working at a very large practice earning lots of £££ for a student. I was enjoying working and more so living in London while competing at a sport (rowing). Over my second year it became a bit too much and I started to feel rather trapped, I stuck at it and then decided to leave after the year but then returned for my 3rd year but it was even worse (Never give in to peer pressure). Quitting uni and a career given to me by this architecture practice was the hardest decision I had to make but it was by far the best, I bit the bullet and moved to my parents house in Norfolk and got an outdoor job as a highropes instructor. Sounds crap but I love it and the money is enough, so the moral of the story is take the chance as you can always go back to medicine! Even though I had a full back I would of worked anyone to get rent and enjoyed every second of the freedom.