Leaving University to become a Chef. What does VGChartz think?

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I have a cousin and a friend who became chefs.

My cousin went into it straight from highschool, spent a number of years working as a chef after becoming qualified, mostly for the company who had the meal contract for Qantas (he lives in Brisbane). Got sick of the long hours and low (per hour) pay. Now he drives forklifts, a much lower stress job, with way better hours and about the same pay.

My friend (considerably younger than me), went to university for a year or 2 - almost doing the same sort of degree (commerce / economics-y stuff) - then quit do become a chef. So pretty much the same as your situation. He's just finishing his course this year, so hasn't yet started looking for a job. He's certainly really enjoyed doing the course and so far as I can tell doesn't regret ditching university one bit.

I think cheffing is a lot like acting / singing etc. 99% of chefs have  a bastard of a time trying to succeed, and the other 1% are the celebrity chefs/super chefs who are the famous ones making cheffing look al glamourous and amazing. So go into it with your eyes open, if that's what you decide.

My recommendation is do what your heart wanted to do in the first place: the BA in archaeology and ancient history, if you really groove on that during your undergrad degree then you can/could have a life in the academic world. I think there's more scope for you to have a carerr with that BA than people really think. You'd be surprised what opportunities open up if you pursue those subjects to the post-graduate level: Museums just off the top of my head.