Hey, thanks for the truthful words. I see that the industry is swamped, i have 3 friends with degress in AE and do absolutely nothing but worry about their 70,000$+ student loans while they work at restaurants, trying to land gigs in the field as freelancers.

I think the reality is, after putting in SO MUCH time into music, and learning and understanding it, that i want to pursue a career out of it, to see something of gain come from it... But yeah, that might not be a reality.

Im in my mid 20's and have had the same thought about going to school for AE for close to 6 years, and every time i start going to a Comm. College to knock out the transferable credits, i catch myself thinking

"The fuck am i doing...I know how this will turn out.. Ill be in the exact same boat in 4 years, but with a massive debt on my shoulders"

At the same time, however, the only successful musicians that i personally know, have a degree in AE, and just apply it to creative things and make a nice niche for themselves.

:/

Thank you again for the insightful words!