Should I Follow My Heart? Is Drama What I Should Do?

You should always follow your heart. Having said that... My dad was a musician when he was young, but he tried to stop me doing anything in the performing arts. So I went to uni, got a degree, went into publishing... and still somehow ended up a theater director! So you could always study something sensible, and then do a postgraduate drama course... Hope this helps!

Go for it, girl! Who cares what you sound like, so long as it's your passion; besides, you can balance acting and going to school. Emma Watson does that, even though she's still in high school, but her grades are A-mazing. Nothing truly worthwhile in this world is without risk; that will and determination, fueled by your passion, will get you anywhere you want in your life! ^ ^

Neither, they are both a waste of time and most girls I knew from art/fashion/drama schools either went back to school to study business(like me) or became escorts/dancers/married much older men. Its not worth the risk to pursue your passion. Keeping it as a hobby is your best move. Because. Work is work. No one likes to work, even for people who get paid for their passion. There's always the super rare exception of course, but you'd have better luck playing the lottery

I have to confess that right before I got ready to answer I checked you ager. And I have to tell you why: because you have time to do either of them. You are confused now, and you will get confused (oh yes) many times during your life about different things. Passions are definitely something to follow. You know what the dream job's definition is by many? Well, doing something that you are passionate about. Because in the end, you spend 8-12 hrs minimum at your workplace, so then, why not do something that you love. Don't worry, you may end up changing your mind about acting, or maybe not, you still have time to figure that out in time. But if this is what you want now, I'd do it. We all know acting may not be make you a celebrity, but what if it does? You'll never know unless you try. Think about it well though. The decision is ultimately yours. Don't let the money issue make the decision. Money comes if what you do is right!

I agree with Sugarcoat. You can do both, but figure this: what is going to pay your bills? Acting or Psychology? You can be an actress and do psychology, or vice versa. I'm a secretary, and even though its not the best and the career I love, I'm also into drawing and painting, so I've been placing some political drawings on the web, and making money too. So all my bills are payed and I get lots of fun with my side job.

Both? You could go for acting and have psych as a back up plan. ;]

Well I am a safe person, so I would keep acting since you love it so much, but trying to actually be an actress would be really risky. You would have to move to wherever the opportunities are, and there is no chance you would even get any roles. There are so many people that want to act. The last thing you should worry about is people worrying if you are copying your friend. If I were you, I would go ahead and plan on going to school for psychology. Then when you graduate college and save up enough money you can move out to the opportunities and take a psychology job there, as well as trying to land a role in a commercial/tv show/movie etc. That way if something doesn't work out, you won't be poor and homeless, you will have psychology to fall back on. I wouldn't just not go to college and give everything up to be an actress. It may take a while, but it will be worth it in the end.