<p>Some students are never self reflextive and never see the big picture, and some are and can. It’s not specifically an art thing nor a design thing. An engineer or even an accountant can see the big picture, and realize that what will then ensue after their college education(or if they complete it) is a monotonous life, especially if they keep following the path to the “taught/expected” lifestyle. That lifestyle being the one that consists of going to college(for the sole purpose of getting a job/career), finding a spouse, getting married, buying a house, having kids, etc and then what? You end up stuck in this life that you then can’t change because you’ve made so many more choices in life that require you to be not give up and be responsible.</p>
<p>As someone who went through an art school program for a design major, I can relate to what you’re going through. I personally couldn’t see myself living out “the realistic” life of the design industry and doing the same thing over and over, especially when in art and design, much more is demanded(for less pay) than simply sitting at a desk entering data and that required no college education. I’m not sure if you’re at an art school or at regular 4 year college/university, but if you are at a 4 year college/university, have you considered simply majoring in a liberal arts major to finish your degree. If you say you love learning for the sake of learning, you could learn more than you think than by self reading in some areas like Literature, Art History, Philosophy, etc… I don’t know how much you may be taking out in student loans, but if its a manageable amount, you might just stick it out to the end until you graduate.</p>