Student essay written in en (native language: French, CEFR level: B2, field of study: Sciences de l'education)

A year ago, I still didn’t know what to do and study in my future. I was 18 and lost. After getting an OIB Baccalaureate, I was in CPGE littéraire but I hated it. Thus, my parents helped me in my research by planning an appointment with a guidance counsellor. From my point of you, this person inspired me a lot as he helped me to know myself better and what I’d want my life to look like. Thanks to him and our discussions, I realised that what was making me alive was my experience with children. That way, he played down the pressure of doing elitist studies (as I was a hardworking person and had great grades, everyone was telling me to do that) and made me discover the bachelor Sciences de l’éducation. Without him, I would not be now sitting in a class in Rennes 2 and learning educational things. Today, I know that talking to a guidance counsellor was necessary in my path as, without him, I would never have consider this cursus. I am happy in my studies even though there is currently a reform that is scaring me a bit for my future. However, thanks to him once again, I have other plans, in case the reform does not suit me (for example SEN teacher or psychomotor therapist). 
In a nutshell, I can say that my inspiration source for my school choice was my guidance counsellor.