Sometimes Paul you need to take a backward or sideways step to find a different route to your career goals, so providing you can afford to take the financial hit, go for it.
Totally agree reddebs.
I was doing a Politics and Sociology course at bristol uni years ago and utterly hated it.
I ended up dropping out after 2 years but loved being in Bristol...great town.
Anyway, i ended up at home scratching my head and really at a total loss for what to do with my life.
I started to think about all the things i passionately loved. I soon realized that playing for Liverpool was never going to happen for me and my fat ass but working in the film industry could be something i'd love.
I knew no one who had ever gone into the business and ended up heading down to london and going to the London Film Commission.
I went in every day for a week and just sat there in the reception area reading books and pamphlets and generally getting in their way!
Eventually, just to get rid of me and my terrible tea making skills, they put me in contact with a Location Manager who was doing a tiny and crap film in the capital.
5 weeks of no pay and hard work later i got offered an assistant location manager's job on the dire TV show 'Peak Practice'.
They got me a car, helped with my rent and gave me terrible money but i was living out a dream and learning so much.
15 years later i find myself here in Los Angeles as a 1st Assistant Director making TV commercials that take me all over the world with great people, fun adventures, creative outlets and some security to own a house and a decent lifestyle.
I feel very glad that i took the risk, went against others opinions and worked bloody hard.
You just have to find what makes you excited each morning to go into work, that makes the hours go by in a flash because you feel stimulated and can go home with a smile on your face.
Follow your dreams....the money will follow.