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I can only really speak from personal experience, but I did the second and my friend did the second one as well. I've always done the artsy liberal arts type of deal, but my friend switched from a biology degree (that would probably go to being a veterinarian) which she discovered she really didn't like to an art degree, which she adores and makes her happier than anything.

I think it depends on what your means are outside of this and, like others have said, how comfortable you are with either option. Will you be in considerable debt after school and will you have to pay it off pretty soon? Or are your parents paying for it/you have good scholarships/financial aid. Do you need good money right away, or can you figure things out for a little bit (i.e. live with parents for a while). Is uncertainty something you can live with? Is this career you want something you can/want to live with?

I chose the second option and got a Film studies degree. I love media/film studies and it makes me very happy to study it. However, finding work's hard. I am extremely fortunate because my parents are being very supportive with it, and have planned for years to cover my undergraduate education, so I'm living at home for the time being and I don't personally have loans to pay off. However, you might not be in a similar situation.

I worked for two years calling alumni for my university (which is a large state university). There were multiple people who ended up quitting their sure thing jobs (engineering mostly) and took up jobs that were something that they cared about (one started ranching cattle, another worked on a boat), and they seemed like some of the happiest people. The people who I spoke to who seemed to be the happiest were the ones who were fulfilled in their career and in their home life, and seemed passionate about what they did.

Ultimately, go with what feels right to you, I'd say. There's a lot of uncertainty with your future, even with the thing that could earn you a lot of money. You can go back to school if you need to. My gut, from what you're saying, is saying yes to switching your degree. If you hate the classes, it's almost a sure thing you'll hate your job. Is that something you're willing to put up with?

I will have loans to pay off 6 months after I graduate. That's always been an area of concern for me, because "get the degree, get the job" is never a sure thing. I've been networking and meeting with people in the new field for a while recently, and I feel like it's more within my grasp, even if it is a longshot. I'm just never really sure if I'm deluding myself or not.

For sure. I mean, the fact that you'll have a degree is definitely something; I have a friend who has considerable loans after dropping out of school. So three years of college debt without a degree.

That's good that you've been networking, which sounds like you're thinking about the job front and looking into it. How much more of college do you have? Do you have time to get an internship in your new field? Personally my internship didn't lead to a job (Mostly because I did the internship while studying abroad), but I know of people who did an internship which lead to work.

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