I imagine it makes some people think of a typical undergraduate student who wants a liberal arts education and who ends up either teaching English for lack of options, or doing something completely unrelated to their degree.

That's what I've thought of in the past when considering an English major, and I'm still having my doubts even though I'm wanting to declare an English major for several reasons, not least of which is my love of writing and my desire to write for a living, as well as my thorough enjoyment of and hunger to consume and dissect and analyze and learn about and criticize and become an expert on more literature.

But I'm definitely stressing out that I won't be able to get a job. I decided not to do a concentration in teaching since I have an interest in teaching college-age English students, but absolutely no younger than that. I don't know what I can do with an English bachelors degree other than teach high school, and I'm worried about not being able to make a living as a freelance writer or get a staff job as a writer. I think it would be easier to do so if I declare a journalism major, but I'm not interested in the content of those classes.

Thanks for letting me vent, and comments/advice would be appreciated.