Yeah I wish my parents gave me lectures. They never said a thing and I didn't do that well at school. I don't really have any qualifications. Just School Certificate and Sixth Form certificate.
I regret not trying harder now. But I do believe it's never too late. My mum didn't do that well at school either but she studied after leaving school through correspondence and has good qualifications now. And then, sometimes they really mean nothing IMO My husband who has no real qualifications outside of high school, like me, and he earns more than my mum :dunno: Another thing that sucks... student loans .... you get a huge student loan to qualify to do something like nursing, and then can't even find a job, so have to move overseas to pay off your student loan. There aren't enough jobs available.
And also I believe people should do what makes them happy, not what their parents/anyone else wants them to do.