Huge dilemma - Switch out to art school?

College Majors Visual Arts and Film Majors
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<p><em>HUGE WALL OF TEXT WARNING</em></p>

<p>Alright, I don't know where else to ask this so I'll do it right here at CC. First off, lemme tell you the situation: I'm an enrolled freshman (I am a guy, fyi, seeing the huge number of females in this forum) in the College of Engineering at UW-Madison. First semester's done, grades are okay~ish (a low B average in all classes) and I have a heavy courseload for next semester. Main reason I went into engineering was because math/science were my strongest subjects and my parents were strongly against me going to art school. </p>

<p>That is the biggest problem. I actually wanted to do a degree in Digital Design/Multimedia Arts but according to my parents, engineering is where the money is and I'll have a stable future and a constant income and all that...
All throughout high school, all my electives were graphic/digital design courses (Graphic Comp Apps I and II, Digital Media and Adv. Digital Media, Comm Arts and Design..), and I had straight A's in all of them just because I enjoy them so much (don't wanna brag, but I was pretty much the star student in all of them...the teachers said I had real potential too).</p>

<p>Even at home, I photoshopped for fun all the time. I actually know how to use all of Adobe's programs (I own Master Suite CS3).
Right now when studying for weed-out courses like Adv. Chem and Calc III, my source of 'fun' is sitting at my dorm with music on and designing random stuff in Photoshop or making crazy animations in Flash. Last summer, I experimented a lot with Dreamweaver and the whole Illustrator>Flash>Dreamweaver idea (creating your own crazy shapes and objects with some theme, animating them and integrating them into the layout of a web page). I've even made my own animations (in Photoshop + ImageReady) and my own fonts and LOTS of decent (imo) logos for other people in online forums and all...(for free, it was good practice for me so I just did it). A friend online even taught me how to edit videos with After Effects.</p>

<p>I was planning on applying to schools like DeVry, Full Sail and all that but my parents were so against it that I had to go into engineering no matter what. Period. Worst thing is, I can't even argue against them because they're the ones paying my tuition and housing at my current college. You won't believe how bad it is to try and convince asian parents into allowing you to go for a BA instead of a BS. I talked to them about it and they said that I'm doing fine with my engineering classes right now and that I should keep going with this. Apparently, I'm supposed to trust them and I'll thank them later (its gonna be easier for me to find a job and all that...). Moreover, its fairly hard to get into this college and its very well respected for all its engineering programs so dropping out once I'm in would seem like a really stupid thing to do.</p>

<p>I also play a heck load of video games, and I'd jump at any chance to enter the Video Game Industry (marketing, production, development, whatever it may be...the video game entertainment sector is my dream field to work in), and I know this could happen only through a degree such as the one I want to do. [This is just one of my preferred fields that I'd go into if I have a choice after I get my degree;so I actually DO have a plan on what I plan to do with this degree].</p>

<p>Seriously, what should I do? I can't stand engineering...all the technical details and the rigorous workload and the overall boring-ness of it....its just....dead boring. Yeah, I'll make a lot of money in the future but I care more about whether or not I'll be enjoying what I'm doing or not.
Since dropping out is literally out of the question, I'm wondering if there's like an online degree possible in graphic arts/digital media where I could do it alongside my engineering degree? I'm 80% sure that I don't want a career in engineering, just a degree from this school because it'll secure me many jobs just in case I'll need one in the future.
Or, if you have any other advice in general, what on earth should I do? Switch out or try to look for a degree alongside this one?</p>

<p>Most of my high school friends went into whatever they LIKED to do and whatever they wished to major in...they're all doing fantastic and are acing all their classes because they're very passionate about it. Thats my problem, I'm NOT passionate about engineering, I've been losing motivation to study lately (because I don't like what I'm studying at all), I can actually see myself enjoying learning at an art school. I already know so much about digital arts, I'd easily commit myself 100% if I was at an art school right now...I'm barely trying to ace my courses in engineering right now, its so not my thing. Parents of course, don't understand that (its a bigger issue to them than I'm making it sound, my entire father's side of the family is engineers and so are all the males in my mother's side). Its unbelievably frustrating trying to talk them into this so all I need to know is if there's a way I can do this online or during summers...</p>

<p>Sorry for the wall of text, and wow that venting helped.
Any advice appreciated.</p>

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<p>I’m sure lot of nice people here would have lots to say since you just posted this, wait on it.
I am an Asian mom and sort of know what you are at.
Wait until 18 then you can mess up your grades and be disowned, get some job, save money and do whatever please you, Nah, it would be bad.
But then if you don’t like what you are made to study now, it only get harder and less appealing as years progress.
It is common that math science kids (yes, even Asian kids) found college classes either too hard or un-interesting and realized that they aren’t really cut to be a surgeon, astrophysicist or chemical mechanical engineer that they thought they are going to be all their lives.
If I remember correctly, you already have OK- to nice art dept. in your school.
Find some kids who major in art and follow them around.
How your schedule work in those pre pro schools I have no idea but can you take one class or so from
<a href=“http://art.wisc.edu/?folder=content&pageid=24&parentid=6[/url]”>http://art.wisc.edu/?folder=content&pageid=24&parentid=6&lt;/a&gt;
like that?
Maybe you don’t like theories and jargons that you eventually have to do if you go to art school to get square degree even for game design.
Have you ever drawn or paint with your hand for fun?
Have you ever been to boring art museums?
Who is your favorite artist?
Do anything that you haven’t done but art students would be exposed to either they like it or not.
If you are my kid, I would be 100% behind you and let you trash perfect SAT scores and six figure starting salary with glee.
" my kid has passion! (the magic word)"
Then again, if my kid ever had perfect score, I won’t be saying this.</p>

<p>You won’t be able to convince them, don’t even try.
Get sneaky.</p>

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<p>Wow. Okay…I’ll add my 2-cents.</p>

<p>There is a HUGE demand for talented multimedia designers/programmers paying $60,000 to 80,000. </p>

<p>You are between a rock and a hard place with your parents. Your best bet is to convince them that substanial opportunities do exist in areas that interest you.</p>

<p>Go to Monster.com and look up all the employment opportunities that interest you. Print them out and show them to your parents. You should be able to find at least a couple hundred opportunities. Overwhelm them with your research. </p>

<p>The Savannah College of Art and Design offers online degrees in Interactive Design and Game Development, and Motion Media Design. </p>

<p>[SCAD</a> > Programs > Interactive Design and Game Development > Welcome](<a href=“http://scad.edu/interactive-design-and-game-development/index.cfm]SCAD”>http://scad.edu/interactive-design-and-game-development/index.cfm)
[SCAD</a> > Programs > Motion Media Design > Welcome](<a href=“http://scad.edu/motion-media-design/index.cfm]SCAD”>http://scad.edu/motion-media-design/index.cfm)</p>

<p>Best of luck to you. In the meantime keep doing what you love on the side. I suppose if worst comes to worst, you might pursue a masters degree after your undergraduate degree is finished.</p>

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<p>hi raininguru<br>
you might know about everything else but not the hard core Asian parents.
It is not only about money, it’s about dignity, ancestors, neighbors, clan-mans they are concerned about.
Video games that handy for bribe/reward but eat up kids’ study time slots are the enemy as much as recreational sex, alcohol and cold lunch.
First off, they got to learn there are such job as making video games that grownups with right mind folks actually do as day job.
Occupations are like, doctors lawyers scientists professors storeowners cashers and seamstresses. Those are the jobs, something that you make it out of thin air (virtual) is not.
It doesn’t matter what hourly wage differences are from seamstress to the game designer. The job they can’t explain to neighbors and ancestors are not good jobs.
Let’s hope first game addicted kids are soon to be parents so to spread the words, wait, OP that means you!
Make the difference for the whole generations of Asian kids to come !!</p>

<p>You would master online course like nothing, try them and see.
R, would you please give him special discount voucher?</p>

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<p>Ok…my two cents as a non-asian parent BUT as a math-loving economist mom watching my S pick art over math has been painful and, I have managed to convince him to strongly consider doing art at a University where he can change his mind or switch degrees (still hoping, perhaps, he will at least get a back up degree). Ironically, one of his first choices is UW-Madison. Have you gone over to the art department? Really great people and very supportive of dual degrees and minors. Technology and art are seen as highly compatible and my S is really into both the animation and kinetic sculpture–the math, spacial gifts are very helpful for both this type of art and engineering. The place that S still ignores but I think is a great option is Ohio State where they have a whole center of technology/art combined with engineers, artists, musicians…etc working and teaching together–go see the student animation and game work there. You could probably do some type of engineering degree with a minor in art/design/technology and you may be able to design something like this at Madison. Of course in the end S may end up at MICA or RISD, but I think he is intrigued by the more multidisciplinary options at the universities that have strong art departments–Madison is one of them so maybe you don’t have to go far to get what you want. Maybe your parents would pay for an extra year of school to get a dual degree or minor. </p>

<p>A close friend sent their kid to SAIC who then transferred to PRATT and then dropped out and worked…finally went back to school and did electrical engineering and sound art at local U and has great job working at venues for concerts doing what she loves. However, D still paying off debt from art schools…</p>

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<p>PS
It’s a cliche, but if you haven’t read “The Overachievers” by Alexandra Robbins’ AP Frank and his mom bit.</p>

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<p>fammom
So that’s where I heard about UW madison, from you!!
Hey wait, I thought your kid would come to cooper and tutor my kid algebra 1??</p>

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<p>My daughter is majoring in Digital Design at University of Cincinnati, which is primarily web design combined with some motion and 3d modeling work. I can tell you that there is a lot of demand for those who want interactive graphics work. While the pay isn’t as good as that of engineering, it is a respectable $50,000-$100,000. You can even make much more in your own business.</p>

<p>The problem is that if engineering isn’t your passion, you will both hate it and not be good at it. Hating a field + not being very good at it= long term unemployment.</p>

<p>You should do some research about salaries to point out that the interactive field is a burgeoning field and very much in-demand. </p>

<p>If you can switch to a program that has this such as University of Cincinnati or Pratt or even RIT and get a masters from UCLA or CMU. </p>

<p>As an aside, I really do know what you are going through. We live in a strongly Asian area. I certainly understand your situation. I think you may …the operative word is “may”… be able to sway your parents with enough good research and a strong argument that this isn’t your passion,but I would agree that it will be an “uphill battle.”</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Have you ever considered studying Industrial Design? It is closely connected to engineering but would allow you to also use your creative side.
The University of Wisconsin at Stout has an Industrial Design Major: <a href=“http://www.uwstout.edu/programs/bfaa/bfaa_indpp_0910.pdf[/url]”>http://www.uwstout.edu/programs/bfaa/bfaa_indpp_0910.pdf&lt;/a&gt; It is a BFA though. </p>

<p>The industrial design programs at Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech are more science/engineering based than some of the other schools. So is the program at Carleton in Canada.</p>

<p>[VT</a> · school of architecture + design · a+d · industrial design › bachelor of science](<a href=“http://archdesign.vt.edu/industrial-design/bs]VT”>http://archdesign.vt.edu/industrial-design/bs)
[Georgia</a> Tech | College of Architecture | Industrial Design](<a href=“http://www.coa.gatech.edu/id/]Georgia”>Homepage | School of Industrial Design)</p>

<p>They both offer BS degrees.</p>

<p>It sounds like your parents might understand the worth of industrial design. </p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>By the way, my daughter will graduate with a BS in Digital Design and NOT a BFA.</p>

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<p>Wow, thanks for all the useful feedback.</p>

<p>Yeah bears and dogs, I looked into the Art Dept at my school and they do have great programs that interest me but I’m not sure if I’ll be able to double-major in art along with engineering or minor in it…contacted them about this.
I don’t really enjoy theories much…most of it seems like common sense to me. I’ve attended tons of art classes/drawing+painting/animation summer programs as a kid and I’ve learned all the bare basics there. Now, when I see people struggle with color theory and how to complement or use a scheme of colors, I’m surprised at how naturally it comes to me.
I’m better at just making something creative out of a blank digital canvas, given a theme.
Nevertheless, I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to put up with the theory part if I end up doing this.
And actually, I don’t enjoy the traditional art as much (the whole painting, drawing…). I’m more into the digital aspect of it and if I ever draw, its on the wacom tablets (which ends up with easy transfer to photoshop and from there, anything is possible with it). I’m ten times better with the Pen Tool and everything else in Photoshop than I am with pencil and paper.</p>

<p>And yes, you totally hit the nail with the description of asian parents. If their sons/daughters don’t have a job that they can brag about, its not a real job. I seriously wish someone corrected them of this misconception…
Trust me, I’m not gonna be like this to my kids. At all.</p>

<p>@RainingAgain, I’ve heard a lot about SCAD before…but its in Savannah. The main reason I’m attending UW-Madison is its location (an hour and a half from my home at Wisconsin) and the very affordable in-state tuition. My parents believe that having such a prestigious flagship university in our state is something that we’re very lucky to have, so its pretty much the big deal. Tuition is the biggest factor for my parents when it comes to OOS colleges (why do you think I never bothered applying to those art institutes even though I had a decent chance of getting in?; even with financial aid, it won’t add up, did the math a while back - either pay $30k a year [least cost w/o the fin.aid.] or there’s no chance).
And yeah, even if I try for years, parents will not get convinced into believing this. </p>

<p>fammom, yes I contacted them as soon as I read your post. :stuck_out_tongue:
Problem is with the College of Engineering, it has such strict requirements with what you can do in it and what you can do outside of it…there’s really no wigggle room at all. Thats what I hate about it. I’m definitely going to try to get a minor (if possible) in the Art Dept from here. And yeah, like I said before, OOS colleges are fairly costly now so even though Ohio State is a really good choice, I really can’t see it happening. You make the art department sound amazing…maybe I should pop in there sometime. And yes, the fact that there’s SO many different programs, degrees and majors here is the prime reason many on-the-fence kids choose this school (so that they can switch into something else if they don’t like it, without switching colleges).</p>

<p>@taxguy, yeah Digital Design was my #1 choice at another tech school in Illinois too (they had a fantastic program but through-the-roof tuition). I actually visited RIT, Pratt, Parsons and all those east-coast schools when I was in NY. They all seem great but I’m probably gonna be stuck here for a while. The fact that it is a BS (digital design) also has a good appeal, I looked into the curriculum and all, looks exciting to me. I’d rather be doing all that than struggle to like something that I have zero interest in.</p>

<p>@drae27, YES I have considered it. Infact, that is why I’m leaning towards the design-oriented courses in my engineering electives. And wow I didn’t know UW-Stout had it, thanks for that link. </p>

<p>I’ll talk to the Art Dept and see what can happen. I didn’t even KNOW we had one…sometimes I hate the size of this school. All the little things are hidden around in a giant maze here. Thanks again, guys. That did help. :D</p>

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<p>I met with the painting prof. in one of the top LAC and asked how he get to be there.
he went to Ivy for pre med, failed hight-high math, didn’t know whatelse to do, wondered into tiny art dept. in the campus and rest is the history.
It is looong time ago, before internet before computer for him but it worked!
I also read somewhere that even you love and got math up to HS, at some point high-high, some kids come to the point where they have to strugle, work hard to get it, which never happened before their life. It is, I guess, you mean “weeding classes”
Are you still getting it?
I never had it in me and don’t know how that feel in the left side of the brain, but if you do, don’t trash it (contradicting with my first post, I know) it is the gift.
Even failed doc. to painter prof. said his science training is so very valuable in how people see and process images, how chemicals in the medium ( acrylic, he uses) react to each other on certain surface in certain climates.
Many great (hand held) artists- you must know the guy did Mona Liza? How about Chuck Close? and digi-guy such as famed now RISD head are also mathematicians or scientist.
Hang in there, good luck.</p>

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<p>and he is an asian, I mean RISD head, not the Mona Liza guy or Chuck Close.
I can see the agony of his parents when he announced he’d do terminal degree in art after stint in MIT and all that.
He at least did it in paternal and/or maternal country of origin at this creepiest un-cool nerd school, not the art school; which located in middle of nowhere without much distraction- party! drugs! Roppingi! Akihabara!! - but do research, that might help you, too.
Show them that you care about their roots, sort of… kill them with carrots (or candies? however you say here)</p>

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<p>PS
shoot, I just saw that the school does have satellite campus in Akihabara!!
Let’s hope that’s not why he picked the school.
he is like, my age, I bet was addicted to the pacman or space invaders.</p>

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<p>Ahaha, that made me laugh, lol. :stuck_out_tongue:
Also yes, thats exactly what I mean by weed-out courses. I had A’s in all science and math courses (very high A’s, I might add) all throughout middle and high school, and now I barely manage a B in Adv.Gen Chem and Calc II? And that was with intensive studying (more than I ever did for science/math courses…). I thought I could ace them with lots of time into them but yeah they are pretty damn hard. I am “getting it”, I understand the concepts and all, just the tests and exams are a lot harder than I was expecting (I seriously don’t think these exams are a good representer of how much one has learned in the course because they could know everything that they need to know in the course, just not how to apply them to over-the-top confusing problems that never happen in real life). </p>

<p>And yeah I found that there is a certificate program that allows engg. kids to take either one of design/ethics/envir. courses instead of their liberal arts electives…see what I mean by the size of big schools, people don’t know 90% of the hidden programs/certificates and stuff going on outside their classes. I’m trying to go into this, it might add a semester or two to my graduation, but that will be totally okay.</p>

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<p>//// And yeah I found that there is a certificate program that allows engg. kids to take either one of design/ethics/envir. courses instead of their liberal arts electives…see what I mean by the size of big schools, people don’t know 90% of the hidden programs/certificates and stuff going on outside their classes. I’m trying to go into this, it might add a semester or two to my graduation, but that will be totally okay. ////</p>

<p>Best of luck to you. You sound like a terrific student and young person.</p>

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<p>hey AxeBack, you didn’t mention what type of engineering you were studying. </p>

<p>Being asian, I counted myself fortunate not to have the hardcore type parents many of my classmates had in high school (my parents let me do whatever I wanted that made me happy). I watched as they were pretty much told which school they would be attending and which major they would be studying (engineering, computer science or premed of course!), no ifs, ands or buts - unless they wanted to lose all financial support. It was sad but still seems to happen quite frequently. </p>

<p>I will tell you one thing though, in the long run it won’t really matter, as time and time again I’ve seen people end up doing what they are passionate about, regardless of how circular of a path they take. In all likelihood you will end up working in an art related field, because you aren’t going to be happy doing anything else. </p>

<p>In the immediately foreseeable future though, like others have suggested, look into what options are available at your schools art department. You do have a few GE electives as an engineering major, see what art related classes that may fulfill those reqs and stuff them in there. Petition to minor or fulfill some other reqs with other art classes you may be interested, or just take it a bit slower in college and get out of the engineering rat race a bit. Take an art studio class instead of a engineering elective.
A word of warning, most art departments at state universities will be horribly bad in terms of teaching you art or skills for art. Many of the classes may be about self exploration and self expression, and not worth the extra time and effort you spend to try to get into them. Make sure you screen any classes you want carefully first. </p>

<p>Also the reason I ask about your engineering major was that I was engineering undergrad also (by my own volition), although I wasn’t really aware of what I was getting into, only that I was interested in computer graphics. Next thing you know I’m a comp sci major finding that while I was more than competent at programming and cs theory, it wasn’t what I was truly passionate about doing. I know how stifling and rough the engineering major can seem, it’s like they have your next 4 years completely plotted out for you in detail, no wiggle room at all. Some of us will buck that trend, and I picked up an extra major and plenty of art and film related courses outside primary degree. I still enjoyed my engineering classes, and graduated with high honors, but if you aren’t doing that well in your classes I’d say cut your losses because it only gets harder and you may hate your major even more. It’s hard to compete if everyone in your classes are passionate about what they are studying and you’re just sitting there hating it. </p>

<p>Anyway, the point of my bringing up computer science is that these days there are many opportunities tied to programming, interactivity, computer graphics, computer arts and animation. If you are interested in interactive digital design, not only do you have a leg up on the competition, you will command higher pay as well. Sure everyone and their grandma is a flash and photoshop artist these days, but how many of them can also write the code for fancy interactive flash based applications ? Interested in games? Games are a combination of programming and artistry, and the higher level lead artists are often a master of both the art and technical aspects. Same with visual effects, computer animation, multimedia, and especially scientific visualization. </p>

<p>Computer Science may sometimes be in the math department and sometimes in engineering, and is something you may consider if your parents won’t let you study any other “respectable” major. If your parents are fairly hard core (which doesn’t even sound all that hard core compared to ones I’ve known), then you’re not going to win this fight. This also depends on what type of asian kid you are, some are a lot more conditioned with both guilt and shame to jump the hoops their parents set before them, others not so much. I know many asian parents who will lay the shame on thick and heavy. Their reputations are at stake, how will they ever hold their heads high at family get togethers? What stories will they regal their friends with at parties that will be on par with other asian kids going to Harvard Law or John Hopkins medical school? How can they bear to utter the words, my son is studying art? They might have well said “my kid is currently at a junior college trying to figure out what to do with his pathetic life.” Oh the shame, oh the reputation they had worked so hard on, oh, oh… I’ve seen too much of this pathetic asian parent behavior to go on. It is very ingrained in the culture of many immigrants.</p>

<p>If you really want to improve your art… your best bet would be to look into online classes, ones that offer real industry quality job training. Many dvds and videos are also available these days. If you want to meet and make friends with other like-minded artists, then go for the classes on your campus, join art-related clubs, help them out with their projects, etc. </p>

<p>In the end you will find your way into art, and your best opportunities will be available if you straddle both worlds. Engineering and art are both 2 halves of the same whole, and you would do well to excel in both areas. Being both technical and artistically minded will put you near the top wherever you go, so I wouldn’t worry too much about the engineering you are studying now. Just put your nose to the grindstone and do well (science/math courses in college are not much like those in high school, they will work you hard and yet real life application is even harder), petition, audit and push thru the bureaucratic tape to take the art courses you want that makes you happy. </p>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks, RainingAgain! :P</p>

<p>@pumpkinking, wow just reading all that optimism in your post gives me hope. I can see what you’re saying. And oh, the reason I didn’t say what kind of engineering is because I’m still undecided (just goes to show how un-passionate I am about it, huh?) but I am in the College of Engineering, doing general requirements (I have until the end of sophomore year to declare…so…not rushing it). My most likely paths are Industrial Engineering or Civil (leaning more towards Industrial…I’m more of a statistics/math person). </p>

<p>Also, you make it sound so easy that you went into engineering (by choice) and that all you knew about yourself was your interest in computer graphics and you end up being a comp sci major? How exactly did you get the motivation to study and succeed through all the intense math/science courses (because I don’t have any at all right now)?
I’m doing slightly bad right now but my grades aren’t exactly drop-dead horrible, so I’ll stick with it for another semester or two and see if they improve.</p>

<p>I’ve considered Comp Sci before, but its SO programming-intensive, which really isn’t my thing. I attended a highly competitive private school for two years (back in middle school) where I learned most of JAVA in the seventh grade…and I seriously hated it to hell. Never touched programming ever since (maybe it was because I was so young). And even if I somehow end up in the Game Art/Game Design industry, I see myself more towards the aspect of design and animation than the programming side. Like, I’d rather make and create the animations/objects that programmers use to make the Flash-based video games instead of being the guy that programs them. Then again, seeing that you’re enjoying comp sci for someone who liked computer graphics as a college freshman…seems like it could work out either way.</p>

<p>And your description of the asian parents is precision to its finest. They’re all EXACTLY like what you said, my high school had a lot of asian kids too (a lot of whom eventually ended up in Ivy League but didn’t seem the slightest bit excited or joyous when they found out that they got in…it was as if it was planned all along and was going to happen anyway). I honestly wish that these parents could care less about what they’re gonna say to other people (why on Earth does it matter anyway what others think, its not like the end of the world if one’s son/daughter doesn’t hold a prestigious job title) and rather be happy that their kid is doing something he/she loves and what he/she is good at.</p>

<p>Also yeah, I did find out about a certificate program through which I can take art-related courses to substitute for liberal elective requirements . I’m gonna try my best to go through with this.
And your last paragraph definitely pumped me up! :stuck_out_tongue:
Will surely try harder this semester (I dropped a course [which was kind of a random addition in the first place] yesterday to focus more on the math/science courses, NEED to pull up that GPA). Thanks a lot, your post helped a ton!</p>

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<p>In terms of convincing your parents, you need to work hard if you really want to go just into art. When I decided to go to design school my parents were DEAD set against it. But because I was determined on going there I did everything in my power to try to work things out. I think what really helped was setting up meetings between my parents and art teachers and counselor’s. I think it helped for them to see an adults perspective on going to an art school as opposed to mine (an 18 year old teen, who in my parents mind doesn’t know a thing about art school, etc). </p>

<p>You also have to put into perspective that when you graduate, it’s not your parents that will decide your job it’s you. Yes they may pay for school, but it’s going to be your ultimate decision on what job you want after you graduate. If for some reason there’s no absolute way into convincing your parents and you need for them to pay for school, then stick to engineering and take art classes on the side. When it comes to finding career’s, it’s not always about what degree but that you actually have some sort of a degree. If you have many skills in art as well from electives you’ve taken and from person experience, that may help you out as well. Good Luck!</p>