Overwhelmed

At the moment, most people I know are sending off their Uni applications, getting ready for interviews, deciding where to go, when to go what courses they are going to do Etc.

I too, are trying to figure out what to  do in September. I've found myself overwhelmed with pressure, not just to go to Uni, but when to go, whether I should go next year instead of taking a gap year. Whether I should go somewhere closer to home or somewhere far away. Whether Uni is a good or bad idea. What to put in my personal statement.

I've found that it's one of the most difficult positions I've ever found myself in. Deciding at the age of 17 what to do with my future, where my life is going, where I'm going to spend 3 years of my life and deciding my career so young seems such a big decision.  But what I've found even more difficult is the overwhelming pressure from family and tutors at college about what to do. They all say "you should do what's best for you" or "Do what you feel is going to benefit you most" 

Then they keep banging on at me about what they think I should do, what they think is best for me, and making me feel like crap for not doing what they want. 

Surely this whole process should be what I want to do? I'm so confused