I'm going to Uni of Nottingham this year to start my degree in English literature, and I am really excited as it's the only subject I'm genuinely passionate about and have always wanted to do. I got mostly A*'s in my GCSE's, and 3 A's in my AS's (hoping to maintain that in my A2's), I was good at sciences as well but chose English as it's my favourite.
However I keep hearing/seeing people say that people who study English only do it because they are incapable of doing a more intellectual subject (aka sciences).. is English lit really not considered a good degree? and many people say there is no chance of getting a job after. I'm a highly ambitious person and I want to do well in my career, although I am not sure what I want to pursue yet I am quite concerned by the idea that my degree will lead me nowhere.
I don't know if this is just people being pessimistic or if it is a genuine fact, can anyone give me their ideas/opinions?