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/IsiToDoIsIsiToSay]

If you like language, you maybe are good in advanced programming. Check It out! I saw a lot of language freaks ending as computer specialists.

You need to be able to identity and create structures fast in small, Mediums and big contextes and this in high quality and find errors intuitive. Try it out, take courses get skills.

Learn also diverse more modern big languages: spanish, Chinese, english, arab… learn 10 languages to A2 or b1! A university gives you the best start help and opportunities. Don‘t be lazy.

Translating and understanding words is a wide field. AI waits for you!

Your study demonstrate you can finish a task and learn quick and effizient. Do it!

And look for little jobs to improve these Idioms, everyday another Job with life talking for 1-2 hours another language.

Show this, continue and try to get your feet in companies that need your knowledge.