Conflicted- What should I do?

I’ve constantly received negative opinions from people when I say that I would like to study politics at uni and I’m often told my degree will be useless. Now that I think about it, there’s not much opportunities for me in the political field, the government cut down on jobs and the wages are quite low. Don’t get me wrong I’m really interested in Politics but I would like a job which can fund the lifestyle I want to live. I’ve been looking into other courses and have found Sonography and Diagnostic Radiography to be very interesting. The only issue is I’m horrendous at science and maths (however I did achieve Bs at GCSE, I got a C in maths though). I was wondering what would undergrad course I’d need to do in order to do sonography at Uni as I’m pretty sure it’s only available as a post grad degree. I don’t want to sound silly but do you think it’s worth while if I resit my Maths GCSE since I’d probably need minimum B grade and my Science GCSE for a refresh because I genuinely forgot most of the things I was taught.

You have made the fundamental error in assuming that a Politics degree is some sort training couse for Politicians - it isnt.


And if you just want to focus on 'money I'll get' then try drug dealing or robbing banks. If you want a more satisfying life, then think a bit deeper than just 'lifestyle' because NHS jobs dont pay heaps either.

I’ve constantly received negative opinions from people when I say that I would like to study politics at uni and I’m often told my degree will be useless. Now that I think about it, there’s not much opportunities for me in the political field, the government cut down on jobs and the wages are quite low. Don’t get me wrong I’m really interested in Politics but I would like a job which can fund the lifestyle I want to live. I’ve been looking into other courses and have found Sonography and Diagnostic Radiography to be very interesting. The only issue is I’m horrendous at science and maths (however I did achieve Bs at GCSE, I got a C in maths though). I was wondering what would undergrad course I’d need to do in order to do sonography at Uni as I’m pretty sure it’s only available as a post grad degree. I don’t want to sound silly but do you think it’s worth while if I resit my Maths GCSE since I’d probably need minimum B grade and my Science GCSE for a refresh because I genuinely forgot most of the things I was taught.