<prompt> Human: The Run Down Enrolled as an engineering major at a public college, paying 20k in tuition. Planning on transferring to a private art school thats 40k in tuition next year Im commuting; currently living with my parents so I dont have to worry about living expenses I have over 1k saved from graduation and a job paying minimum wage I dont really know how to pay for college, or what I should do, especially considering my tuition is about to doubleSo Ive wanted to be an artist all my life, but never pursued it. It took until a couple of months ago to realize that Im not passionate about engineering. Ive probably doodled in calculus more than I took notes. I start school in a week and I have no clue what my first step to prepare financially should be. Im not receiving enough in financial aid and Im not sure where I find the rest to pay tuition My parents are putting in as much as they can so its not entirely coming out of my own pocket.Whats really concerning me is when I transfer my tuition is going to basically double and I wont have any way of covering the other 20k. Is there anything I can do with the money I have now to prepare myself for 10 years down the line? 20 years? I figure Im expected to take out loans, but is there any advice as to which kinds?TL:DR: School is very expensive, parents are covering living expenses, so what can I do with what Ive saved?New to this subreddit so Im sorry if i left any key information out. Thank you to anyone willing to help!edit: formattingedit 2: Thank you all for the responses, I honestly didnt expect this many replies. Its a little hard to hear what everyone is saying but I mostly expected it. The art school Im planning on transferring to is one of the best in the US for entertainment designindustrial design; Im not planning on majoring in Fine Arts if that makes a difference in anyones opinions.Its gonna take me a little bit to process all this because Ive already made the move mentally that Im gonna go to art school. Thanks everyone once again.  <response>: does the college youre currently at have any art classes? I would recommend starting with those before moving to a new school.Being an artist is hard. The kind of hard where you could be 34 years old, living in one of the art capitals of the world, be extremely talented, and have never made a dime off it in your life. Be me.Its hard to recommend leaving behind a career in something where there are still jobs available for a career that really doesnt involve financial planning because there is never an ounce of security in the art world, nor any pattern to how to get from school to making money in any amount of time. The entire thing is a huge crapshoot, so financial advice is just kind of not part of the deal. It wouldnt matter. You are at the mercy of the public and when it comes to art no one cares about you unless youre already famous.My advice would be to stick with engineering and pursue art on the side when and if you can. The best way to learn how to be an artist is to make art, and have at least one person with a good eye who can help critique your work. Thats really all you need. If you can figure out how to work that into your life, then you can pursue working as an artist but still have the engineering thing to get real jobs with. You will almost definitely need it. 