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Originally Posted by LordEden
Long story short, I realize that I LOVE cooking and I want to become a chef.
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You're only 25. You still have lots of time. You're only 25 and you've realized what you love to do and you want to do it. You're ahead of a lot of people.
Use your computer skills and experience to make enough money to put you through a good culinary school.
Do what you love to do, not just what you think you should do. You can make money and have a career as a chef. It is a realistic goal. Do it.
I spent 3 years in college learning how to manage businesses and marketing. I hated it when I graduated, so I spent another nearly 4 years in school, this time studying literature at the university level. I don't regret it. Now part of my job includes reading poetry and getting paid for it. I love it.
You will always have your first degree. You will always be good with computers, which is a good skill to have in just about any industry. You might even find uses for it as a chef, especially if you ever get around to opening your own restaurants. Most industries have moved toward a greater computer dependency. You have a great skill, but this shouldn't consume your life. Do something you know will be rewarding both monetarily and personally.
Good luck.