Not bad enough for braces?! - What to do now?

Basically. I was silly as a young teen and didn't get braces early as I was afraid of the dentist etc so now im 16, and im almost desperate to get them as my teeth are my biggest insecurity. I went to the orthodontist around march time and he told me that they weren't 'bad enough' ?! So what do I do now? Im not being silly about this, it's not like one tooth slightly wonky its my 4 front ones which stick up and go back, my top row lean slightly to the left and my like jaw line (top and bottom) kinda falls inwards a bit. Admittedly its not 'the worst' but it still makes me feel very under confident :( and im 16 meaning i have free dental care still so something has to be done soon? :(