Dear underwater-freak,
Your junior open water certification isn't really that different than a regular certification. It means you must dive with a professional divemaster, but most people do that anyway, new divers or not, when on a dive trip away from local sites. And many junior open waters dive with a more experienced diver who might not be a professional, like an experienced parent, in controlled environments, and that's not much different than what other new divers do either. You are supposed to limit your depth, but quite frankly, most of the best stuff to see is found in the shallower depths. Soon enough you can convert your junior status to regular status. However, to dive wherever and whenever, you need to gain experience and competence. That's the same for every new diver, regardless of age. Now that you have finished the course, it's not about test scores, its about diving skills. Be an active diver, and learn from every dive. Look at it this way: you are certified to scuba dive. There are only about 4 million of us divers on the entire planet! That means you are part of a very special and elite group. Be proud, be active, and before you know it, you will "outrank" a lot of us "adult" divers.
DivemasterDennis