Should I be a nurse or an actress?

Question

I am a 25yo mother of a 7yo. I have attended college but never got very far because I would get overwhelmed with other responsibilities (being a mom, work) and not get schoolwork done and then get so behind I would just quit and stop coming to class. Anyhow I decided that nursing was a good fit for me and that I could definitely support my son with a career in it. However there's the dilemma that I am loaded in loans with barely any college credit, unable to get financial aid, and my heart lies in being an actress. My dream calls me so heavily but at the same time I am so scared to pursue it because I am probably lazy, scared to fail, and my physique is nowhere near where I know it should be to be an actress. So I need to know if I should put my time, money, and efforts into going to college and slowly working my way into a nursing degree and further education for the sake of my son, or get a personal trainer, acting, singing, dance/gymnastic lessons, etc. and work my way into NY or LA to be an actress. Or maybe a combination though then I fear I might be too old to pursue my acting career if I wait too long. PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU!

Answer 1

seriously which one has a better possiblility at this age?

nurse...

to be an actress you would have needed to start long ago with acting classes and all that stuff, nursing would be better, after u get a job for being a nurse then u can think about it.

Answer 2

Imo, nursing. No question.

With acting, you could put all you effort, time & $$ (this will cost you loads too!) into getting prepped for acting, get to 'hollywood' & still end up waitressing, never finding an acting job (worth all your effort anyway!). Actors are a dime a dozen. Whereas with nursing school, while it also takes effort, time & $$, you are pretty much guaranteed employment in the field, with a great starting salary.

Nurses are in HIGH demand right now, actors are not.

& you can always pursue some sort of acting as a hobby later, while nursing.

Answer 3

hmm nurse i really didn't rea that i just saw nurse or actress and nurse will ultimately be much more sucsessful

i'm sorry right now you need to put your brain before yuor heart