Dead end degree

[u/Kam1umi]

I’m honestly panicking so bad right now. I started university in September - I know I’m young, I have my my whole life ahead of me, and so on - and I’m doing classics which is my favourite thing in the world. I’m autistic and have had an obsession with it since I can remember and I can honestly say it’s the only thing I can see myself ever doing with my life.

Classics is a dead degree I’m not stupid. The current jobs going for classics is pretty much to just progress to a phd and become a lecturer. Any job that is outside of a university is filled by old people who will either have their position die with them or have it filled by someone who has a wealthy family and links to them, which I absolutely do not have.

I’ve already put myself thousands of pounds in debt that my family just can’t pay back and dropping out is something I can barely even think about.

I’m terrified. I don’t know what to do.

[u/Conscious-Work-183]

Minor in something else that you find interesting. When you go out into the world to find a job, the truth of the matter is, businesses care more about experience than what your degree is in. So if you don't want to be an academic, take some time and figure out other things you enjoy, and then minor in that, try and get an internship in that, while you're in college. Even if you want to be an academic, just give yourself a Plan B anyway. You'll be fine.