Hey there,
I'm an Italian student in the middle of a crisis. So my situation is the following:
I'm graduating in BA languages (eng-ch-jp) with maximum overall score. I was so interested in the subject that I decided to get this bachelor's. But after taking a course in Economics I literally fell in love with it and now I feel like I've wasted all this time. I know, I should have taken a foundation year or something like that, but hey, Italians are stubborn *******s! So now I'm feeling like I won't get a second chance.
I actually have to wait until July (jp and ch exams can only be done in that month) to get my degree, but I've done almost all exams in 2 years. Since I have a lot of free time, I decided to take extra-curricular courses in maths and economics and I'm loving it. So far they're going well.
I'd like to build my future in another country, since job prospects in Italy suck so hard... After graduation I'll be able to enroll in MSc economics/finance programs here in Italy (in English). Rankings don't really matter here, so there's not a "top tier school", or maybe just Bocconi. I could also enroll in BSc econ in Oxbridge or LSE, but this means I'll have to start from scratch again.
What should I do? Is a MSc in a completely different field valuable in the job market, or will it raise questions and mark me as an overreacher? Will I be too old for employers if I finish my studies at 25? I feel so confused and behind...
I could also just learn a job and then invest in a MSc or MBA from a top tier school in the future. I need opinions...
Tl;dr humanities student from Italy falls in love with finance at 21, wants to emigrate and doesn't know what to do. Asks for opinions in a British forum.
Thank you in advance.
P. S. I've had part-time jobs over these 3 years, so it's not like I've just studied chinese linguistics. I currently teach maths to high schoolers (we call it "ripetizioni", not sure about the English translation).