Oct 10 th as soon as the page went live <| sep |> Make this a pc wallpaper please <| sep |> Laura Rutledge for Heisman . <| sep |> I dropped out because art school was unaffordable . However I now have a successful career I enjoy while still pursuing art on the side . I ended up getting a job opening mail at a small company . Eventually the bosses realized that I ' m nerdy and pretty good on the computer so they paid for a bunch of classes for me and now I ' m a systems analyst . All the while I ' m able to pursue art on the side . I ' d love to do it full time but I ' m happy enough with the career I have because it offers a challenging experience I never knew I was could get into . <| sep |> From someone in a very similar situation . I am graduating next month with a science degree that everyone says is basically usually . I can go to grad school to pursue a higher education with it , but I ' m already 23 . So that , in a combination with the fact that everyone in my family is unhappy in their marriages , makes me feel like there ' s no point . I thought about ending it all . The only thing that keeps me going is physical activity . I love being active even though I ' m out of shape . So that ' s all I focus on . And hopefully I can find something in that vein that keeps me going . I ' ve given up on caring for ever getting money , any money at all . I don ' t know if that helps you and I know this is free compliments but I hope you find something that makes you happy and feel like there ' s something to work towards . Just keep your head up and keep working . There is something out there that will make you happy and feel like life is worth living . Look towards the things you do enjoy , and keep working towards that . If it ' s your degree , then follow it through and don ' t look back . There ' s always a way .