if you can use the argument that your choose has been done over a professional orientation, you can have a advantage.

Quote: Original post by curtmax_0
If your family is aware of your feelings on this, I say you should go along and try it out for a year. You will learn something, even if you ultimately switch to another school. Most people (at least in the US) don't graduate from university in the standard 4 years anyways.

Also, don't think of a 'programming job' as programming. Any real software development job in a reputable organization is going to involve much more than coding. Programming language is really irrelevant, and you will be doing lots of process & design, testing, collaboration, etc. By the time you start coding it will pretty much all be automatic and you won't have to think much about how to go about it.

Hmm.. I'll certainly think about that.

Quote: Original post by jtagge75
You may have learned the syntax in two months but you certainly didn't learn anywhere near all of what there is to learn about the language itself.

But if you want to try then you should really get a regular CS degree as you might find corporate world programming to be a bit less extreme.

That about sums it up right.

Quote: Original post by Obscure
As Frob says - if you don't have a real passion for game development you will hate it. However you have already made one rash and ill informed choice by jumping into this course. You shouldn't compound this by making a second equally ill informed choice and jumping again.

It is easy to be overwhelmed when you jump into something new (and challenging) and time may show that it is actually something you cab succeed at. Alternatively time may prove what you currently only suspect, which is that it isn't for you. Give this course a year, work as hard as you can to succeed, but spend that year researching other possible jobs.

At the end of that time you can make your decision based on actual knowledge.
1. You will know if you like/can manage the course,
2. You will know about potential new careers,
3. You can say to your folks that you have given this your best shot and it simply isn't for you (and explain what career is for you based on your research).

I think thats my best option - thanks for your valuable advice Sir.

Thank you to everyone else too :-).