I started undergrad as a pre-med, like probably 40% of the kids I ended up graduating with. Then I changed to Anthropology. Then I had an existential crisis. Then I started taking classes I found kinda interesting and forced the University to find a degree that fit my credits. Now I work in a field that's maybe tangentially related to what I ended up studying. Your Mileage May Vary, but contrary to the messages our generation has been receiving since pre-k, college is not everything. You are not your degree, you are far far more than that. You are not what your parents want you to be. KB gives good advice. Enjoy whatever remains of your undergrad if you can, while simultaneously trying to milk it for every professional advantage possible.
Thanks for your input, OB. It's nice to know on some level I'm not an isolated incident. Right after posting, I went back for another round of looking at alternative degrees. I like the sound of this approach much more, and probably going to tackle the problem from this angle. I really appreciate it.Then I started taking classes I found kinda interesting and forced the University to find a degree that fit my credits.
After going in for an appointment, it sounds as though I may well be able to graduate faster as an IDS (meaning I'm nearly done, with credits that I care about which actually count in the major like my 4 physics classes) and I'll be able to peacefully transition into Physical Sciences/Computational Sciences Areas of Study (similar to a slash from New College, my brothers' alma mater - see Joint AoC at bottom of page) with a built in History minor. Thanks for bringing this back into my scope of awareness. Scheduling another appointment to make a formal switch. Hawt-diggity-dog!