(First time posting on here…)
I love art, it’s been one of the things I enjoyed and the thing I believed was all I could do. So,of course,it was something I believed I would major in college. But I recently( like last year) took AP Psych and I fell in love with it!
I got into the University of Central Florida and decided I could Major in Art(animation specifically) and minor in Psych. But I am a paranoid person and stressed a lot about my choices.
Now I understand many people will tell me to go into something I am passionate about, and the thing is I love both! I’m not sure if I would survive majoring in both fields.
Essentially everything boils down to my issues with money. Both fields aren’t super easy to get a career with. And I know with (Behavioral) Forensic Psychology, there isn’t necessarily a major for it, except Clinical Psychology itself, and I read up that usually I would have to get a Phd, so that’s a lot of years in school.I don’t mind staying in school for a while and learning, I don’t mind that it is going to be difficult. I’ve done quite well in my high school career, getting mostly A’s and a few B’s( >:( ), and I know no matter what I go into, I will work my butt off excelling in it, because if I don’t I will break down and become nothing. I love learning and researching( I will spend hours on the internet researching and learning whatever interests me. Not to brag but many friends and teachers have complimented my knack for thorough research ;P), it’s fun to me, but when the issue of money comes in, it becomes so stressful. And I guess if I major in this field, I could still do art as a side thing?
My mom is especially worried ( like most mothers) about me going into Animation.( my dad just wants me to go around the world, eating and criticizing food for food network or something…because I love food and traveling) She would prefer I take the option I described above, and I don’t mind that. I’m just sooo worried about money. I have two younger siblings and parents( well currently one parent is unable to work due to a work injury) who work so so hard with jobs that don’t pay extremely well. I don’t want them to have to work for so long, just so I can stay in school longer. I want to be able to help them out and even help out with paying for both my younger brothers’ schooling.
So that’s why I want to major in animation, because it’s less schooling but I feel like it is harder to land a job with it, while psych is more schooling but less difficult to get a good job.
So I guess what I’m trying to ask is, would it be worth going into getting a doctorates in Psychology (I would still minor in Art) to try to get into the field of Behavioral Forensic Psychology or would it be more worthwhile to simply get into Animation(would take a considerably less amount of schooling) but risk struggling more with getting a secure career (let’s not lie, we all know it is more difficult landing a secure job especially since I want to major in animation, not even something more like graphic designing which can deal with marketing everywhere, unless I am wrong)?
I know I shouldn’t be thinking about money, and that I should follow what I am passionate in, but in this life, in this world, no one survives without money. I know that I shouldn’t be stressing so much about this since I’m simply a 17 year old senior in her second semester of High School because not everyone figures out their life at 18 and a year of college can change minds…but I just can’t not worry over this.
Personally I am leaning towards Psych, but I need more opinions and help from wiser people!
Extremely sorry for such a long explanation, I wanted to get everything out…and it’s a combo of teen angst,ranting,and disgustingly high paranoia,doubt,anxiety,etc. If you read through, brownie points to you 
If you reply double brownie points!
Thank you!!!
My younger brother wants to go into that field though! I don’t feel like I would fit in with engineering. I don’t think I’m really “smart” enough to go into those fields…