Yeah I know what you mean but I completely disagree that my motives are naive. I have a clear idea of what I would like to do after school and want to give myself the best opportunity to succeed at this. The thing is my parents themselves actually want to move to the UK themselves within the next 5 years or so, so I would only be there for two years while my sister (2 years younger than me) graduates from high school. No I am not familiar with English culture and I'm sure american universities are full of students that are not familiar with their culture (which appears to be more outgoing). You have a valid point although at this stage of my life I am confident this could be a good decision and opportunity and after all you are much more likely to succeed if you have something physical that you can work towards.
OK, that's cool. I just want to make it clear to you that I am not recommending you to drop this whole thing. I want you to mature a little first before making this plan concrete. You're only in year 9, mate. You are still probably looking at life through rose-coloured glasses, thinking that hard work, perseverance, and being good and honest will reward you in life. This is why I think you are being naive. When I was around your age, I used to think like that, but, mate, let me tell you this, life is cruel and hard work sometimes doesn't always pay off. Good doesn't always triumph as we are led to believe when we are little. There are people out there who are not of good moral character who will bitch and back stab you at any opportunity while putting on a disingenuous nice and gentle demeanour in your presence. Good and honest people are very hard to find. University life is not a utopia. You will study your ass off and have little free time, especially if you do not live on/near campus/college. You would probably at least for once whilst you're studying contemplate about why the hell you are doing this and you would probably also consider the option of dropping it all when the stress and pressure hit you. Everyone has a breaking point. Also, why on earth would your parents want to move to the UK? The standard of living there is lower, everything there is much more expensive, the place piss pours with rain more than here, there's this class system that makes its society less egalitarian than Australia's, the unemployment rate is high, the poverty rate is pretty high for a western nation, the government is enforcing economic cuts nearly everywhere in order just for the nation to survive, and there is higher racial tension there than over here. Mate, Australia has one of the highest standards of living in the world. Hell, there are more Brits coming over to live here than Aussies going over to live there. Why on earth would you want to leave Australia and pay for all that transport of your belongings to the UK (which is expensive) and also to buy a house there when nearly everyone in the world wants to live here? There are even Yanks and Canucks who want to live, mate. Also, are you going to live near or in Cambridge? Because if you don't it sure as hell is going to be expensive and it will be pretty tough finding a job, mate, over there with such a high employment rate. Finally, wouldn't the London School of Economics be a better and more prudent choice than Cambridge for investment banking? Once again, I'm not attacking you, mate, if you're thinking that by the tone of this post (I'm not very tactful). I just want you to think really hard about this, that's all. It's OK to be ambitious, hey, this might all work out for you, but it would be good and wise on your part to really know what you are getting yourself into and to mentally prepare yourself for any unwanted contingencies before committing yourself to something that will probably define the rest of your life. It is a very important life decision. Remember, nothing ever goes according to plan. You need to be flexible. I wish you all the best though. Oh, and just out of curiosity, what is success to you? Sorry for the long post.
