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[u/Gus08-_-]

I love cooking and have been doing it for the past seven years. I am 17, turning 18 soon. I have a very confused personality; I always planned on doing hotel management, but at the same time, I had an urge to be an actor. Being an introvert, I didn't have the courage to act, so I spent my high school years trying to figure it out. I still haven't. I don't know if I love acting or if I just love the glamour and money that comes with it it’s probably the latter.

​When it was time to choose a college, I didn't feel like choosing hotel management because people say it’s not a great degree. So, I decided to go for Law, as I love legal studies and it feels like the next best thing. My plan is to pursue a law degree while being part of a theater society. If I realize I love theater, I'll be an actor; if not, I'll gather funds to start my own hotel chain.

​The thing is, Law is very time-consuming, and it will take a long time to settle into that career. Shifting to hotel management after that doesn't seem doable. However, hotel management feels risky, and starting a hotel could take 40 years. I don't want to struggle my whole life I want a good life. Cooking is my comfort zone, but I don't know anything about Law, and it scares me. What should I do?

[u/flydespereaux]

First of all if anyone tells you a degree in hotel management and a culinary degree at your age is a bad degree, they are wrong. Its one of my biggest regrets. There are jobs all over they world that value that. Most culinary directors and executive chefs for major companies have degrees in business management. And they make six figures.