Something about college, help me? Please?

Question

Hey everyone. Usually I don't ask these sort of things but basically I'm in a mental bind. See, I've been in college for years. Like, a decade of years. I used to have a great desk job that sucked me in, paid me well, but was the farthest thing from what I wanted to do. I was grateful to seperate from there and return to school full time. Now, I've switched majors many times over the years because I just don't want to do one thing- I love all creative fields but I feel like I "need" to be in college and finish my degree, even though I would just be picking one for the sake of having it and not because I want to go into that field. The majority of people are telling me to drill it out, get it done. I, on the other hand, just want to get more involved in my creative endeavors which are more aesthetic based and become successful. I feel like I'm playing catch up but also feel taking (yet another) semester off will make me appear like a failure or that a degree is so detrimental to anything I want to do. If anyone can offer some genuine wisdom regarding this then I would be so appreciative. The thought of accumulating more debt on classes I'm not even sure I want to take scares me too, especially when I think what I could be doing/learining w/the cost of tuition.

Anyway... help? (and thank you)

Answer 1

As my economist husband says... sunk costs. You have already paid for those classes, you utilized them, and they are done. There's no going back on what you did, therefore, there's no using that to justify "finishing what you started."

Degrees have utility. The little piece of paper, not the knowledge itself, can help you land jobs. But unless you are going to utilize that particular asset, why bother? Don't waste your life and money doing what you don't want to do. Good for you for getting out of the job you didn't like! Now keep at it! Do what you love. If you can use the degree, then pick a major and run with it. If you can't, you have not failed, you have assessed your life and made decisions that will make you a better, happier person!