English at uni-is it worth it?

Hi all, I'm going to be applying for uni soon hopefully and I'm really doubting my choice of studying English. As we're all aware, the graduate market is looking pretty **** and I'm seriously ******** myself about how I'm going to get a well/decent paying job after I graduate that will leave me feeling content. Obviously, life won't be perfect but I just don't want to look back in 10 years and say "why the hell did I study such a useless degree???" I just don't want to end up like someone I know who did their degree 10 years ago and currently hates their job and can't find another one. English opens up many options (maybe too many?) but that doesn't necessarily mean these options are good. I just feel that studying English is for me because I really enjoy it and I'm good at it and it's also a very traditional subject (it's not a dosser's subject...right?) ....any thoughts anyone? Sorry for the big rant... I'd love to hear what you have to say!

Hi all, I'm going to be applying for uni soon hopefully and I'm really doubting my choice of studying English. As we're all aware, the graduate market is looking pretty **** and I'm seriously ******** myself about how I'm going to get a well/decent paying job after I graduate that will leave me feeling content. Obviously, life won't be perfect but I just don't want to look back in 10 years and say "why the hell did I study such a useless degree???" I just don't want to end up like someone I know who did their degree 10 years ago and currently hates their job and can't find another one. English opens up many options (maybe too many?) but that doesn't necessarily mean these options are good. I just feel that studying English is for me because I really enjoy it and I'm good at it and it's also a very traditional subject (it's not a dosser's subject...right?) ....any thoughts anyone? Sorry for the big rant... I'd love to hear what you have to say!

Get work experience throughout your degree in something you think you might want to do. Do internships, get placements. Do as much as possible. This will give you a huge advantage in the world of work when you graduate.

Yeah, I intend to do that definitely thing is, I've heard from people who are currently at uni/graduates about this and they keep telling me about how even to do voluntary work you have to go through so much crap and it's difficult AND YOU'RE NOT EVEN GETTING PAID! You have to HAVE experience to GET experience....it's ridiculous...