Natwerk Designs

Which career should I pursue? The one thay pays? Or the one I would enjoy more? Please help me consider my college path!!!! I've been doing a great deal of research lately into colleges, majors, and careers. Before I make my decision on a school, I need to figure out my major. I'm currently a mechanical engineering major, and I don't mind it. I'm good at it, I just sometimes find it boring and uneventful. I also have interest in the fields of Graphic Design/Animation/Media/Visualization. This is something I took classes on in highschool, and loved. I like the ability to be creative, and to create things that are interesting. I think it would be a good career path for me. However, my concern is that It does not pay as well as mechanical engineering in most cases. I would like to live a comfortable lifestyle, and be able to afford things. I'm just struggling with whether I should choose a career path that I can see myself enjoying each day (Graphic Design, etc.), or a career path that may become tiresome, yet will pay more (Mechanical Engineering). Also a huge concern of mine is college life. I will be going away to college next fall, and I want to make sure that I will have a good college life. I want to be well rounded in school, and have time to be social. My concern is that should i choose engineering, I would not have any free time for being social, and doing other activities. And I'm not sure what to expect from an engineering program at a university. I was a straight A student in regular level classes senior year. I've always done good in school. The bottom line is i just want to make sure that I have the best college life, and entire life, that I can. Thanks