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architecture and acting?
I am currently in second year of architecture school I am 18 and still have 4 more years to go. My sole dream is to become an actress. But I live in a small country. I started my college in marketing but hated it and switched to architecture which was something I had aspired to be since I was little. I had never known it was going to be such hard work. However I like it. It is definitely a beautiful career, and I don't really care when people day you don;t make much money at it. My biggest set back is that I want to be an actress, I have been doing theater since I was in school. Last year I enrolled in a publicity agency and did and national play in june. This year I enrolled in the national school of performing arts to get a degree in acting and getting ballet and contemporary dance classes on fridays there.. I am also getting a violin title at the National Music school and I've been practicing tae kwon do for the last 5 months and have already advanced a level. You might tell I have a pretty tight schedule. I don't mind because I am never bored. And I have organized my self and somehow manage to even go out with my friends and family. But I find myself thinking every so often that I should have stayed in Marketing because I would have been finishing college in 2 years instead of in 4 now that I am in architecture. And I would be living a more relaxed life. Or I think I should have or should switch to publicity and communications instead or architecture. It is horrible to be in this dilema. I would love to know what you think. I plan to go 1000% towards acting after I graduate college. I had planned that if acting doesn't work out with my architecture degree I would work in set design and become a production designer. Do you think my dreams are too unreachable? I was also seeing to apply to an acting college I saw NIDA in australia and I plan on giving it a shot and applying. If I don't get in then I continue in college and keep trying for the years to come. Or do you think I should stick to waiting till I graduate and I'm 22 or is that age too old? I never plan on quitting on acting; I don't see it as that I want to become famous. I would love to keep on working in theater and do independent films, films in spain, france and Asia. I speak fluent english, spanish, french and I am learning korean. Obviously I would love to work in big feature films in LA or NY or Chicago. Please give me your take on things. I just sometimes feel like architecture might get a toll on me and that scares me. I don't want to have to stop acting because of college. I don't think I would I want it too much. Acting makes me feel like nothing else. That is why sometimes I think that had I kept going in marketing I would begun my acting career earlier. Or if i had studied communications then It would be closer related to acting and stuff. Please help I am sorry I wrote so much I just really want to know what others think.
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- It sounds as if you are asking complete strangers to decide what you should do. Really all anyone can fairly say to you is make your own decision. You are making yourself crazy with trying to predict the future. Just go with what makes you happy now and commit to it. No, your dreams are not unreachable. Age 22 is not too old to begin an acting career. If you think architecture is taking too much of a toll then switch to communications. Not because it is closer related to acting, but because it is what is best for you right now. Whatever you decide, please let go of the regret and enjoy the journey. GL
