Hi, I'm a year 11 student trying to decide what to take for my A-levels next year. I really have a passion for English, and was instinctively drawn to taking essay-type subjects like History, English, Geography, etc, with the aim of pursuing a career in Law in the future.
However, I'm worried about the lack of stability that English, History and Geography A levels offer in the wider world, especially since about 90% of the girls in my grammar school are playing it safe and aiming for jobs in medicine (taking biology, chemistry maths.) I do like the stability that the job of a doctor offers, and I do pretty well in those subjects at school, but I don't love them the way I love English.
So, I was thinking of taking Biology, Chemistry, History and English Lit for A level, to leave my options open for careers in both medicine and law. Is this a good or a bad idea? Am I biting off more than I can chew?