Theater, actually. My high school had a very strong drama program, and I'd always enjoyed that. But college slapped me quickly with two realities:
1) While I'm not a terrible actor, I'm not *nearly* as good as a lot of the people who are seriously into it.
2) Making real money as an actor was problematic.
By contrast, it was already pretty clear that I was about as good a programmer as a college freshman could be, and it was going to be a lucrative career. So it was a pretty easy decision to face reality and go for the major that I had been much better trained for...
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1) While I'm not a terrible actor, I'm not *nearly* as good as a lot of the people who are seriously into it.
2) Making real money as an actor was problematic.
By contrast, it was already pretty clear that I was about as good a programmer as a college freshman could be, and it was going to be a lucrative career. So it was a pretty easy decision to face reality and go for the major that I had been much better trained for...