Hello there~
I had been pretty confused as to what to do school wise these past few years. After High School, I wanted an amazing paying job, and since I was good at maths and sciences, I decided that was what I really liked. Man, I learned quickly that isn't the case. Just because you are good at something, does not mean you truly like it. You like the fact you are good at it, not for it itself. So, suffice to say, I did not enjoy Engineering. I loved the university though.
At the end of the year, I felt homesick and not worthy, so I left my amazing university to go to the one in town and settled for a degree. I knew I could only hope would get me a job in the industry of my choice. Settling wasn't a good decision either. I had zero motivation for most of the classes. Out of the 10 I took, I only liked one. The rest were pure suffering. So, as you can maybe guess, I didn't do oh so well.
Now, here is when I looked at myself and said,
'What makes you happy? For real, what makes you happy? What do I do daily basis that I wholeheartedly enjoy?? Now which one of those things do I want to support, to help, to be apart of, to help grow?'
I love anime, manga, animals - dogs especially, video games, art.
With animals, I could not stand to be a vet or an assistant. The sight of blood makes me sick. Seeing all these hurt animals makes me cry. If I saw an animal being abused, I would probably slap a bitch. If I saw an animal being wronged, I would try to take them. I could not put my heart through that. I am someone who cries if they ran over a squirrel with a car. A squirrel. This wasn't were my potential job path was.
Now, with Anime, Manga, Video Games, and Art. There is a job path that could encompass all of these things. And I am luckily going to be going to school this September to a Foundations of Art and Design course. It is only one year long. But after that course, at the same college, I will be able to get into the highly competitive Game Development program. I am extremely satisfied with this choice, because it not only gives you an 'in' to the Gaming Industry, but I could also use that diploma for Graphic Design, Web Design, advanced placement into an University program that would increase chances of getting a better job.
So, my tl;dr version here is that even if it takes many years to figure out what you like, don't like, are good at, not good at and where you want to go as a person, this is fine. Take all the time you need. We live to learn. To learn we must make mistakes. So, it is ok to make these mistakes as long as you get something beneficial out of it. It is fine people. Don't cut yourself up for it. <3
~ iHartLaRoo