>>13566557I really want to tell you no, but practically it may be a mistake.
I'm 30, an attorney, and I wish literally every day that I had become a mechanical engineer. My dream job would be at SpaceX or in the defense industry but thats a pipe dream.
I have a woman who loves me, and would follow me anywhere. But 3-4 years of little to no income, plus debt to go to school would be asking too much I think. I couldn't bear asking her to support me through that. Alternatively would be to serve as a JAG/ other officer for a 4 year stint and use the GI bill to pay for engineering school. I'm leaning towards that option but that...is probably even more of a misstep. Alternative 3 is to teach myself software engineering, at least that would be more "practical problem solving" that I could do.
So basically, OP, I'm in a similar situation a few years down the road. I'm still trying to decide if I should keep doing a job (lawyer) that makes me want to kill myself, or taking a financial mis-step into engineering for a job I am fairly certain I would enjoy.
