I don't have too much input, but when in doubt, specialize in maths. A mathematician will never run out of work. At least here in Europe, this holds true.

In my opinion, going back to study subjects you weren't good at will cause you more pain than gain. It's natural to have weaknesses and subjects that you don't like as much as others, and as far as I can tell, your talents are diverse and useful enough. A train conductor doesn't need a higher education, as far as I know, you might be overqualified. Pilot might be more suited to your skills, but it would probably be helpful if you could speak at least one or two languages other than English.
Writing and communication skills are a huge boon in any job - you will always have to talk to customers or colleagues or other firms, no matter how much of the "actual" work you do. However, making writing your main occupation is a very rocky path indeed, and you will not earn a lot. I'd avoid journalism unless it is your major passion.

Those are just my 2 cents. Also, what do your parents mean when they talk about "a real job"? Your suggestions sound fairly reasonable and realistic to me.

>>1379
That's some sound advice, thank you.

I have interests in science and languages, and to be fairly honest with you maths was my weakest point. In fact, so bad I was at it that it didn't count in my final score. Perhaps for the reasons you say.
For me, science has always been fascinating. I'll admit it will be difficult to do as I've had an upbringing with the liberal arts and I don't enjoy realist/logical ideas such as "there is no god" etc. but I never took the opportunity to do it further in life because my high school education ruined it completely for me. I regret not having chosen science over humanities and social studies like Psychology, but the only way to do it is to go back.

About that, I meant to say that my parents thought my current job wasn't a "real job". Even so, they think my ambitions are a waste of time. Our family has always been a blue-collar family. My father owns his own business and my mother is a housewife, so I've often had alack of support with my ideas.

I may also consider doing cinema, as that was by far the greatest ambition I had; making movies and that. Of course, expensive and difficult to break into... But yes. As you can see I'm very unsure.

>>1380
I'm glad I can help a bit.

It's sad that your parents seem to think you should leave the same life as them - my parents have similar occupations, but they're proud that I'm getting higher education and probably won't have to do hard physical labour to get by. Don't let it get you down too much. Maybe it's not an entirely bad thing - my parents support me in everything, but that has left me with a lack of motivation - you on the other hand may be motivated to be successful, just to stick it up to your folks ^^

As for your decision paralysis, I strongly suggest that you set an arbitrary deadline for yourself, and on that day, decide what you want to do. It's okay to be unsure of it, and it's okay to change your mind later. As long as you do something, you'll learn and be productive. I've seen quite some people become depressed and apathetic over that problem. Just pick something you think you might like doing and try to stick with it. In the end, while the decision seems hugely important, it doesn't matter as much as you think.

>>1381
I understand that, and in a way it does make me more motivated. I also think that I have a tendency to procrastinate as well, so hence why I've never have admirable marks and have relegated myself to having lower opportunities in future study.

That sounds like a good idea, and a deadline is definitely needed. A lot for thought is required too, about what I'd need to study and how to go about such courses.

In recent news, I've applied to do another year of college at the suggestion of a friend, and I'm going to study the two things I didn't, but should've studied: science and language. I've had ambitions to do a science-related course in University, but as it stands the necessary maths hasn't been attained. It's my worst subject, even though I did an everyday maths course which I passed with shades of grey. Hopefully though, there are foundation courses in university which will be able to allow me to study up and gain the required skills to do something like engineering or whatever.