Does the subject that you drop in Year 12 count for anything?

I'm going into year 12 in September, taking Maths, Economics and Chemistry for certain. However, for my 4th option, I'm very unsure as to how much of an impact it will have on my future. Soooo, this begs the question of: Is it worth taking a big subject?
Maths, Economics and Chemistry are already big subjects I'm guessing, with large workloads, so my potential choice of English Literature may not be worth taking, seeing as though there's a lot of work to be expected - although I very much enjoy English Lit, It's probably not going to be a part of my future.

Any advice is very welcome, thanks!

Definitely take subjects you enjoy. The more you enjoy a subject, the more you will work at it, so the better you will end up doing! It will also add some weight to your applications, and keeps options open if you decide to change your mind about another subject

Thanks for the quick reply! I'm just unsure about whether doing English Lit for 1 year will effect how I do in the other, what I feel to be, more important subjects?

In my opinion the 4th subject generally has less of an impact when applying for university as they generally ask for 3 (AAB, ABB) but it's worth taking the 4th in a related field to something you might want to do as a degree in university as it may make you a stronger candidate. Alternatively you can just take a 4th in anything you find interest in. I took art because it was a nice stress relief. You'd be surprised how many skills cross over from what seems like unrelated subjects. Do English Lit if you enjoy it and think you can cope with extra coursework etc. Good luck

At the end of the day, no A-level is 'easy', and all will require work. Why not make it count?

That's what I suspected, thanks! I took art at GCSE and believe that I've done quite well - any opinions on how it treats you at A-level? (Amount of coursework, stress, time etc...)