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choosing a degree

basically like most people my age i have no idea what to do at uni, but my parents want me to apply this year, and tbh i want to apply this year. so what are the best degrees to do that might give me good career options, i’m doing english lit, history and media at a level

Reply 1

Phoenixfeather99

If you don’t know what career/degree you want to do, I would suggest taking a gap year. But if your certain about going to uni this year, then I suggest you do a subject that you love or think you’ll really like and see where it leaves you job wise. Just be aware that you may potentially waste £50,000 debt on a degree that doesn’t help you with your chosen career path.

Reply 2

squeakysquirrel

Original post by cerysdafina

Since the world and his wife now have degrees, I think they have been very much devalued. If you are going to spend all that money on a university education, then it is probably better to do one which is a vocational degree so you get an actual profession at the end of it. For example, nursing, surveying, teaching, speech therapy etc. Your three A levels would indicate teaching imho

Reply 3

harrysbar

Law is a possibility if you are predicted A/B grades at A level?

Although most graduate schemes are open to applicants from any degree background, and English Lit and History are both seen as solid academic subjects.

Reply 4

linda1301

well, STEM degrees are out of question in your case and if you don't really know what you want to do, maybe go for a broad social science / humanity course, like business/literature/linguistics/psychology - those should leave a decent range of careers to go into I guess? Business would probably be best if you really have no idea, but if you want to do some sort of counselling, psychology would obviously be better, or lit/linguistics if you could imagine teaching, journalism or speech therapy (for linguistics)