<p>Hello, first time poster here and uncertain that this is the appropriate sub-forum. This is a quick history of what led me to this point.</p>
<p>I am 21 years old, been attending a college for a few years and I have taken a wide variety of classes. Many of these classes are a mix match of somewhat related topics such as computer science, physics, calculus, sociology, psychology, economics and art. Basically I didn’t know what I was doing. During this time, my father had a special case of dementia at a young age that progressively got worse every month and I served as a full time care giver to him. It was tough work and although I accept this as no excuse, it reflected upon my lack of conviction in finding a college major because I just didn’t care about my future. </p>
<p>Fast forward to now. I had been increasingly depressed over the years as I and others close to me observed and as such my decisions have been rash and rushed. I was stressed out to the point of hysteria half a year ago that I decided to select Anthropology as my major because it would provide the quickest way to graduate from college. Now herein my problem. My life has since calmed down and I’ve gained some clarity about how to judge future and present situations. I’ve also learned that I absolutely hate Anthropology classes and that they make me miserable. However I don’t know if it is worth to stick with Anthropology and graduate as soon as I can or take an academic leave for a semester for health reasons and get my life together entirely and come back with something I began to admire over time like Environmental studies or Computer Science, which would take me an additional semester or two to complete if I decided to pursue. Although I probably haven’t taken classes that most consider extremely difficult like advanced engineering, I do have a 3.9 GPA so I think that my work ethic alone is decent enough that I can thrive in most fields of study.</p>
<p>My question is for those out there who might have been in a similar situation where they found themselves in a major they absolutely dreaded and could not imagine themselves working in. Was it worth it to take time off and extend education a year or two to complete a degree in a major that is personally more valuable? Or would dealing with a year more of misery in this degree be worth the economic cost and time factors that must be taken into consideration? Would finding an unrelated career after getting my degree ASAP be more beneficial than waiting a few years down the line with another degree that I could find a job that relates to it?</p>
<p>I apologize if anything is unclear and thank you so much for taking the time and consideration in reading and replying to this.</p>