The operation is constantly changing. The factors are different EVERY DAY. One day thunderstorms and MX delays, the next SNOW and slippery runways with crosswinds, and the next absolute peace and serenity from the clear blue skies and calm winds. Somedays you get more than one. And that's just the WX. I LOVE IT! Bottom line, you can't do it for the money. You have to do it because you LOVE to FLY, and you LOVE to work with other people.

If you're truly interested, then do it now. Get a degree unrelated to aviation. Something that will give you the option to pursue a different career if you find out it's not for you, or to get you through a furlough. You're better off pursuing now and finding out early if you like it or not.
Otherwise, you may spend the rest of your life wondering how it could have been if you would have.

I deal with a lot of whining and complaining in this job(Half the time it's me!), but I just wouldn't trade it for anything.