What next, after my Au Pair program

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As I mentioned in my last post about my life in Australia, I'm writing a separate post about what my plans are after the Au pair program. I talked about this a little bit before, but I'm in the middle of different processes right now, so I thought it was time for a update. Here we go!








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In my other post about my future plans I talked about going back to Australia or not. I still haven't made a final decision, but I'm about 99% sure now I want to go back. I'm never homesick for Holland and every time I think about Australia I think about how bad I want to be back there, and I guess that's a sign that maybe going back will be the best option for me. I never felt like I belonged I Holland, and if I would go and study there I would be stuck there for at least 4 years, which I don't really want to do.  


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You would think the answer is simple and I should just go to Australia, but it's a little bit more complicated than that. I want to do a Midwifery degree, preferably in combination with nursing. The problem was that in Australia this degree isn't available for international students in most universities. I contacted about 20 of them and I now finally found one that accepts international students (thanks to Kilroy). The only problem might be that you need quite a high average grade in high school, Kilroy thought about an 8 (B+?), I have a 6.8 (C+/B?), that could be a reason to not let me in. The only way to find out is to apply, and that's exactly what I'm doing right now. 




It's going to be a lot of paperwork and cost me some money, but at least then I know. I needed to take a new TOEFL test, which I did last Saturday. I need to fill in all the forms, write a CV, send in my transcript from the university I attended before, send in my high school diploma and send in my grades. It takes about 2 weeks to get the result for the TOEFL test, so as soon as I have that I will send everything in. Unfortunately that's around Christmas time, so I probably won't get a response to sometime in January, but I will let you know as soon as I do! 


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In the mean time I applied in a school in Holland, but the other day I got an email they where changing it to a lottery degree, meaning it's not sure if I can get it. I have to start the application process again, which I am going to do, because the at least I have a backup plan. It's the same degree as in Australia, but it will take a year longer, and I will have to stay in Holland/Belgium for 5 years, which I don't really want to do.

Hopefully when I hear back from the university in Australia, I know what to do. 


If I don't get in that would really suck. What should I do then? Do the degree I want to do in a place I don't want to be? Or change the degree and be where I want to be? I'm just scared I make the wrong decision and I will regret it later, but I guess you can't predict the future. Time will tell and I will keep you posted. 


What is the biggest decision you ever had to make?