Hey guys, I'm new here but kind of hoping if you could give me some advice.
Ummm... i'm currently a final year law students at one of the English universities. will be graduating this summer. not sure if I can ensure a 2:1, but i should be able to manage at least 55% above overall.
Not sure yet as to what i might do after graduation, but lately i've been thinking to read an English literature degree. not only because i'm interested in English literature, also this might help me a little when i go to private practive later on. yeah, i just wanted to read an English Literature degree that's all. My university's english department ranks No1 in the UK but it seems that i'm not eligible to apply for a Masters in English Literature, apparently, you have to have some fundation built throughout undergraduate years but no. i don't have any.
In fact, i'm not sure about the Masters. Kind of thinking maybe it is not bad to apply to read an undergraduate degree as affilitate students. in this case, i can finish the degree in two years instead of three years.
But it's expensive thou to read two more years and i'm not sure if that's worth investing the money. i'll be practicing law definitely as i really like doing law, but this English literature thing has been in my mind for many years. i've always wanted to study English Literature even now i'm a little regret that i should have chosen it instead of law as my undergraduate degree. it's always ok to go into law at a later stage but not as me finishing my law degree but still can't let it go of my stupid thought wanting to read an English degree.
i'm a little pissed about myself now and don't know what to do. even if i read an english literature i can't enroll the couse this year but have to apply when during the autumn therefore hopefully could get into one of the universities next year. my law professors gonna be really pissed thou, i've asked him to write the references for my llm applications but so far nearly all of the us law schools i've applied rejected me and the uk ones haven't replied yet as i only applied like this April. a little afraid that they might reject me too as i applied too late and the places might gone already.
if i asked my law professor to write for my english literature applications, bet he's gonna be confused. but who else i can find to write me the recommondation? have no idea.

anyway, i'm writing here hope if you guys could help clear up my mind as sometimes i do feel that i'm thinking rubbish here. i should really go with law straight away but.. part of me still so not want let this english literature thing go.

any of you guys have done the same thing? i mean, having an degree but wanted and went to read another one too?

thanks in advance guys

If you are really interested in literature: go for it! But if you are not sure, you should stick to the llm-plan.

Tell your professor that you changed your mind and that you think a second choice university (as the US universities turned you already down) would be a wrong decision and that you have a better plan instead. Maybe it's not a law-related career move, but it's something else to develop your intellectual skills. Why should this be a priori wrong?