I'm worried about starting university. I move into my uni halls on 17th September and my freshens week starts on the 19th September. I'm going to a uni that's about an hour to two hours away depending on traffic or which train I get. I've visited the university once and I fell in love with it. It isn't a top university and isn't at the top of any league tables but I could see myself there and fell in love with the campus, the city and the course.

I've chosen to do single honours history as History has always been one of my favourite subjects and I've always been (relatively) good at it. I know I'm going to love the course and would love to go into journalism or work in a museum. However, those are both competitive fields meaning it's unlikely I'll end up in either of those, especially as it's hard enough to get a job nowadays! This has made worried as a History degree isn't as versatile or as "useful" as a degree in ICT or Business and as such I'm worried about my future job prospects.

To make matters worse, neither of my parents think I should do a history degree. My mother constantly tells me it's a stupid idea and I'll get nowhere with it whilst my father just tells me how hard it is to get a job with any degree. This doesn't help with my self-doubting.

I'm so worried about whether I should be doing a history degree or not. I love History and would love a job related to it but I'm worried about what will happen when I finish my degree. I also plan on living at home during my second and third years to save money and I just don't know if I could deal with my mother telling me how much of a mistake I'm making doing a history degree while I'm in the middle if doing that degree.

Do you have any advice? X