My advice runs like this: find a trade. Find something that pays. If your parents and your personal net worth is not sufficient to not have to work at all, yo

My advice runs like this: find a trade. Find something that pays. If your parents and your personal net worth is not sufficient to not have to work at all, you really are not doing favors to your future self by getting a degree in something that won't give you a net bonus. Doing what you love is nice. But let's talk about the reality, which is often, "Doing what you love as you sink into bankruptcy and having to take multiple jobs that exploit you so you can eke out some hours per week doing that hypothetical loved job". I heard a joke lately: a successful musician is one that only has to have a part-time job. (I have known multiple people in this situation). Let's say you want to marry and have kids, or own a house, or travel to Africa/Asia/etc. How do you accomplish this by paying the student loans every month which eat up your savings? (They aren't wiped out via bankruptcy in the US). Do you defer your life? That's no good. Do you subject your family to poverty to fulfil your dreams? Do you just hope that your family doesn't wind up with a chronic medical condition(s)? In my opinion - and I admit, I'm a STEM person - it's irresponsible to not examine your desires and determine if you can pay the bills with this career at 35-40 years of age, with the usual responsibilities. I'd rather see more people being plumbers, electricians, etc, and doing their dance, music, etc in the evenings than see yet another art/humanities major working three jobs and wishing their career would get started. I am all for education in the humanities, but it needs to be pushed back into high school more so that everyone gets a liberal (free person) arts education and has the freedom to pursue some 'higher' eduction or not without feeling as if they lost out on learning the 'soft & creative side' of things. At least that's my opinion! I am truly blessed in that I can do something I moderately enjoy (programming) and get paid relatively well for it. That's a rare position to be in.