My Future/Pressure

[drfuzzy]

When I was your age, the message was "do what you love, and the money will follow".  The secondary message was "get a good education and you're certain to get a good job".
Well, I did what I loved, and got three college degrees in that discipline, and then there were no jobs.  

So this is what I just told a young cousin who is asking the same questions:  Make a list of the things that you like to do/study.  Keep a list of the homework that was interesting, and not just something you have to get done.  And keep doing research about what types of jobs are hiring, and what types of jobs are predicted to grow in the near future.  Know which careers are thriving, and which ones are dying.  If you like to write, for one example, there will always be a need for journalists, for editing media, websites, tv and movie writers, etc.  Writing for the news could keep a roof over your head while you write your hit screenplay.

But really research the job market before you choose.  I didn't, and that's the worst mistake I have ever made.  Good luck.