<p>I am a junior mechanical engineer at Syracuse U. I am the first generation in my family to go to college. I had a rough first year, and was in a serious state of depression. Sophomore year I improved by a lot. But I am worried about my major. I originally wanted to study Film, or maybe even Creative Writing, but my parents told me it would be extremely difficult to make a living from those majors... And that there were low job prospects. My true passions as a high school student were film, automotive technology, and drumming (I am a drummer in a band, and this is my number one passion). So I went down my secondary passion - automotive studies. I had to convoke my parents that engineers do not become mechanics in most cases, because they believed they did (although I secretly hoped I would do some hands-on work at some point). They were also happy to see the expected salary. I chose mechanical engineering because supposedly these jobs lead to hands-on work... Turns out they do not, and a lot of these jobs are managing jobs. And the worst part is, this is one of the most difficult majors of all time in my opinion. I am very interested in film, archaeology and biology and would study these instead and pass with flying colors, but I am worried about job prospects. My number one passion right now, however, is drumming, so I would need time for myself after college to pursue this. I understand that most of my choices are practical, but I'm just doing my best to be as honest on this forum as possible.</p>
<p>What should I do? It is too late for me to make the switch to film.</p>