<prompt> Human: So Im 17 years old, currently a junior in high school and I have no idea what kind of career I want to pursue. Ive taken PFL a waste of time at my school and havent got an idea what I would be interested in getting a degree in. A side note, my dad was in college for nearly 8 years after changing his major twice, and I dont want to make the same mistakes, and would like to stay in college as little as possible with a decent income in the end. Ive thought about maybe sharing a house with some friends after high school but not sure how that would work out with going to college. Currently, I also have a part time job at a theater while taking most AP classes at school, any advice on how to balance all of this?  <response>: Yes, you are still young, and a significant portion of students will change their mind at least once. You might get better answers in other subs. If money is you primary criteria, Id suggest you look into STEM fields. Engineering has great job outlook, solid starting salaries, lots of potential to move into management positions later on, etc. Also most eng programs have the same core first year courses, so if you change your mind about your engineering major you wont have as much catch up to do later on. 