re: Change careers or stick it out?

I was sort of in your position. I put off having a family and making decent bank to go to school and go into debt up to my eyeballs. I made no $$ for 4 yrs, aside from summer jobs. If I had to do it all over again, I'd do the exact same thing. What's a few yrs compared to the rest of your life. The friends I had who decided to get plant jobs out of school are all still working plant jobs and making good money, but no way would I want to trade places with them.