“General Studies” at most schools is a special degree for people who didn’t focus their studies in one area (but need to graduate.) Some people really look down on it.

You’ll always have the English degree; a second degree doesn’t erase the first degree.

While some academics look down on a Liberal Studies degree, if you are planning to go into Corporate America, many companies are scooping up these graduates because they are not over-specialized, and can be more easily trained to that company’s specifications.

It would be better to be happy in your course of study, than to try and fit yourself into someone else’s view of what you “should” do.

Instead of English, my degree is in American Literature and Culture!