Often times, I hear young folks talking how you are talking. I can only share MY experience with you, and it is in very general terms:

1. The older you get, the more life gets in the way, and your academic goals/dreams/opportunities usually vaporize without great commitment on your part. Throw in bills, a child, a mate, whatever...and it is H.A.R.D. to further your education.

2. The more specialized, and less 'generic' your education, the less opportunity you have. Sure, there are exceptions, but I am talking in generalities here. A 2 year radiology degree is limiting. A four year biology degree is less limiting.

3. Two years rarely beats 4 years (or more) in the educational arena. See number 1 for the "then I will go back and get my BA".

4. Four years in something IS usually better than 2 years in anything. Again, generally.

5. When *I* hear, "I am thinking of switching my 4 year degree to a 2 year degree", I think: excuses, lack of support, fear, anxiety, lack of commitment, lack of drive.

I don't know you IRL, I have nothing to gain or lose by your life choices, but I can't stand to see ANYONE, let alone a young lady (call me sexist if you will) quit on herself, and that is what I see you doing.

I had one choice after high school- pick a four year college, and get to it. College (which meant a four year degree from an accredited school) was never, ever a choice. I have seven siblings, and a step brother and a step sister. Each of us has a four year degree, if not more, and each of us had/had the ability to support ourselves. That is worth a billion, right there.

Yeah, all these people will say they know so and so, and this has happened to so and so without a degree, and they can live on $25,000, and money isn't important, and they will do it later, and they don't have any idea on what they want to do, college isn't for everyone (what, some people don't deserve it?) and blah, blah,blah. Some of these people will call you a friend. I know, from where I am today, looking at my friends and acquaintances, hands down- the regret is ONLY there with the people that did NOT go to a 4 year college. I can't think of a single one of my friends that is glad they got a 2 year degree, over a four year degree, and doesn't spend time wishing they had done THEN what they could be doing now.

Believe in yourself enough to give yourself the very best you can give yourself. A four year degree in something, with some decent long term prognosis, with good projections for the future, and with some reasonable ability to support yourself.

Stay with your four year program. IF after that, you want to pursue something in the two year field do it. We can call it your master's. LOL.