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Originally Posted by Mischa Milosevic
Pursue your hearts passion life is short and zooms by so fast.
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I spent two useless years at The Boston Museum School. I wasted my time and my parents money. I learned nothing. I was lucky if an instructor showed up. They were in the the full throws of the "do your own thing school of art".
Better you work those two years and save for a school that can really teach you something. You are so lucky to have so many options in the fields open to you. Take evening figure drawing classes.
Most of us who are older artists spent a long time trying to teach ourselves how to paint figuratively. It was a desert and many of us desperately haunted libraries to find anything we could about traditional painting techniques. There were no ateliers, workshops, nothing and except perhaps for PAFA, schools that taught traditional methods. You are very lucky to have these.
If you live near a "Whole Foods", that is a great place to work. They pay $9-10 per hour, if you work Saturdays, they will pay you time and a half for Sundays, plus you get 20% off on your groceries. Many Brown and RISD students work at the one near me. Waiting tables and bar tending in high end restaurants are great ways to make money.
Also, if you want a guarantee, that any of these paths will ensure success and security, I would not even think of going into the arts. It would be better to go into a more secure field like law, banking, accounting etc. and do it in your free time. It is always like working without a net.
A good friend of mine once said, "Art is not for sissies".