I have one month before I can choose the degree I'm going to study again, and while going through the options, one called "comparative literature" caught my interest.

To be honest, reading has been a regular part of my life, but for a few years there was a sort of void, during which all I did was rot in bed. Because of that, I haven't been able to read as many books as I would have liked, but I really enjoy reading exegeses and critical interpretations of the works I’ve managed to finish.

That’s why I’m so uncertain. I may have read only around 11 books in my entire life, which is a very low number compared to what my future classmates may have read. I know it may not just be about consuming information, but about integrating it, still I don’t know if I’ll be up to the level required.

There aren’t many other degrees I can apply to, and this is one of the few options that feels truly viable to me.

My reading comprehension is optimal, and my vocabulary in my native language is good, nothing exceptional, but that might be the easiest part to improve. I know the basics about each major philosopher (Kant, Plato, Hegel, Kierkegaard…), but sometimes I struggle a lot to understand their texts