will my university degree be worth anything in he U.K?

College degrees are generally recognized, but what could be a problem (and I don’t know this about your field) is if a license of some sort is required to be a dental hygienist. If that is the case, you would have to follow the requirements of the licensing board, which could require an exam, or certain types of coursework which might differ from that required here.

Please DONT study something you dislike- whats the point? You wont enjoy it, and, however hard you try, wont do as well as you would in a field you liked, because youll be unhappy, subconsciously at least. And what then? Youll spend the rest of your LIFE in jobs you dont like ‘all that much’. Thats the next 40 or 50 years. Im not being naive, and you are obviously not- its a huge burden of debt. But your love of lit should drive you as much as practical concerns; being happy is important, too. There are as many people who’ve done ‘business’ degrees looking for jobs as with English. Yes engineering etc are more specificly headed toward certain jobs- but again- if you dont like it, you wont excell, or find hapiness. You dont say what youd like to do afterwards( nor what else you like, or where you live). Having an idea of *what* you want to work as eventually will help your decision. A lit degree wont *make* you a writer, but will help, if that’s what you want, and is an established route into areas as diverse as politics, journalism and business. Employers in the uk hire grads less rigedly w regard to a studied field, for arts and humanaties jobs, than in many other countries. Make sure you have good outside interests, and youll be an even more competative job candidate. remember that a good degree from a top uni is better than a middling degree from a lower class uni- and if youre going to pay a lot of money to study elsewhere, you may as well pay a little more, do something you love, and get a better education. One way to do a degree ‘on the cheap’ is to do it part time-youll be in 2 or 3 days a week over 5 or 6 years but the fees are overall aequal, or a littlecheaper, and you can work the rest of the week. You get the same staff, facalities etc, so with the huge increase in fees now, more and more students will take this route. One obvious job if you want to write is to teach- a well paid job with huge holidays to scribble away in. Two of my lit grad friends, of cantabury and bristol, now teach at exeter (all top unis), something they never planned. But it gives a good, secure job, also the chance to spend all day with others who are in love with literature. Theyre surprised, but delighted! And- re above answer- english words arent spelt ‘differently’ in england- theyre spelt CORRECTLY here.

it is recognized. in uk college and uni is abt the same. try scotland and wales where your job is in demand. nice scenery too