Should have chosen STEM

I feel like I've made a huge mistake in my A level choices.

I'm in A2 now, studying History, English Lit and Maths. I have applied for PPE at a number of universities, including Oxford.

My chances of getting into Oxford are slim (to put it optimistically) and now I'm going to be left with a useless PPE degree from some other university, or none at all. No one wants to employ non-Oxford PPEists, or any social science graduates who aren't from the VERY top universities for that matter.

So I'm pretty much condemned to a life of fiscal struggle and regret. I should have really chosen to do all sciences, then I'd have some employability.

I'm already a year older than my peers, and no one retakes ALL of their A levels, so my life is screwed before it's hardly begun.

So my advice to anyone considering their A level choices is to stick to STEM only so you are not stuck with useless subjects. If not, you'll probably end up regretting. Maybe not now, but after you secure your worthless social/humanities/arts degree you'll be in for a world of hurt.

Your choices are fine. You should focus on getting high grades.

I picked STEM subjects, and failed at them three times (well okay I was suffering from depression)

Even if you get into a STEM degree merely for career prospects, how would you be able to be motivated to suffer through 3 long years doing your degree as it becomes increasingly harder to keep up with the studies?

I'd say a mix of subjects you enjoy, and subjects good for career prospects is better than putting all your eggs in one basket.

Hey, I think English Literature and History are very interesting subjects. But I think I'll enjoy them a whole lot less when I'm struggling financially.

One can still read literature and history whilst studying STEM.