It’s good to have dreams, to dream really big and put everything you have into it. But what happens when you fail to reach your dreams, when you get so close and it all falls apart at the last hurdle? A few years back I decided I wanted to be a doctor and have put everything I had into reaching my goal, and I was so close. So close I even had a place at med school, but then I failed to get the grades I need. The university I held an offer from have said that they are unable to accept me with a 2.2, despite my particular circumstance as well as telling me that if I take another year to improve my grades I will not be a competitive candidate. I therefore have to look at my situation realistically, I am limited to where I can apply as I cannot move, all the university’s in my area have similar academic requirement so it is likely they will view my application the same. If I take an extra year I will not have the 2.2 (hopefully), I will just have a degree with a differe...