First semester went poorly, now uninterested in field of study.
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*After this semester, I can't think of a careerpath that I would enjoy that a STEM degree gets one further in than some other degree. The idea of doing work similar to what I've done for the past 4 months for the rest of my life is not a pleasant one for me.
I went into this semester pretty hopeful I would enjoy it, I took a full course load of STEM classes as that’s what I thought I wanted to do. Now that the semester is done I have heavily rethought this. While I still enjoy the learning, the core components I assume would translate to a job in these field are really of little interest to me.
Although I haven't received final grades yet, I think I did pretty poorly. This is mainly due to late, rushed, or even missed assignments as I procrastinate heavily, but I usually do average to above average on tests. I know simply switching courses wont solve procrastinating, but I think it would help.
*I feel like reconsidering my academic course because it seems clear to me that these subjects don't interest me in the ways I previously thought. I think the main thing I want to do in my career is make things, but all of my courses now focus on problem solving, which I still value, but not as heavily. The things that have cause gotten me to research and/or work on outside of school have been creative projects. Mostly coposing, producing, and writing music.
As for what I would switch into: again, music composition/production has long been an interest of mine, but I always considered it a hobby over a career prospect. I am also interested in game design (this has quite a bit of overlap between what I am currently studying, though, I am not in comsci). I am generally thinking about gearing my study towards a creative field.
*I'm also concerned that creative fields are not very financially stable, and you may need to get lucky to find good success. This is one of the reasons I chose to go into STEM in the first place.
*Has anyone felt this way and switched to another kind of study and found success? Am I thinking of jumping ship too early?
TL;DR Do not feel interested in STEM anymore, want to switch into creative field but worried about possible complications/lack of career stability.