Hi, I wish to return to university in 2019 to study - I'm just lost with what to study and where! I'm a 28 year old male from the North East-ish - potentially I'd like to study anywhere in the UK though I'm gravitating strongly towards university, campus based universities, which are internationally renowned and respected - so basically think Oxbridge/Russell Group/etc.
My academic background is strongly leaning towards the arts - I've studied English Literature at degree level - I dabbled in modules within most disciplines though and have interests and a willingness to engage and learn in literally every subject.
So what do I study/what level/where?
I have a BA already, do I choose to do an undergraduate degree in a similar or even completely contrasting subject? I enjoy sport/music/politics/nature/the world around us/ - I like to debate and engage and am creative/intelligent and worldly wise/cultured/well travelled.
My top choices - (destinations aside) are Law and Medicine. I have the English degree so I possess the transferable skills to take on a Law course proficiently .... but what discipline and area of Law! LLB? Or.... Yikes
choices/decisions/options!
Potential future careers would be, obviously a career in law of some description. I'm leaning towards a barrister - what do I need to do in order to take the bar, once I do attain a Law qualification. I'm also open to studying, at least in part - anywhere in the wrld and then subsequently praciticing anywhere in the country (London/Manchester/Bristol and Edinburgh ideally ) but would take a any potential careers to a global stage.
i want reform and change - the world is an unjust and unequal place - in every enviornment and context and in every walk of life from the bottom to the top - and if I can change people's lives and how the world works I'd be satisfied - which leads me to the potential second career/course - medicine - pretty much similar criteria to the above and similar reasons - but things that put me off - the length of the course definitely - 7 years is a big commintment for anyone but for a guy in the twilight of his 20s it's probably a bridge too far - I also love animals, so vet med is a potential maybe too - yet because of his complexity and diversity it's arguably more difficult than human med which is tough in itself!
A post graduate degree in English is a maybe too - Bristol, Leeds or Magdalen College, Oxford (Wilde's stomping ground) would be the ideals maybe Goldsmiths, York, Warwick,, Cambridge, Durham, Edinburgh (bit reluctant to do a 4 year course but the subsidised tuition fees are appealing and Edinburgh is a lovely city) - maybe UCL and Kings too ....
So, that's the list of potential options .... help me guys! Pleaaaaase.
Cillian