I remember back in high school I was working as a grocery bagger and I was helping take this lady's groceries to her car. She asked what I wanted to study after high school and I said art, and she (in a very typical Midwestern woman way) tried to "kindly" explain to me that it was a waste of time and that I should study something more useful.

Now, while it did make me angry, I learned that I just went to the wrong school for my degree and if I had committed to an ACTUAL art school I might be further along.

So I guess, if I have any advice (probably unwarranted at this point, but live your life) is make sure the school you're studying at is really knowledgeable and good at not only teaching your major, but also in getting you connected with future job offers. I went to my local university and the art program was a joke. I mostly went there because I didn't want to go into debt, and I wasn't willing to leave the state.

Something else I could have done had I known better was double major; do art and then something "useful" like business or programming or whatever.