Drop out of MS accounting and find whatever entry level job in finance

Hi everyone. I need help... any kind of advice would be appreciated.

I did my undergrad at a school that has a top business program. I wasn't a BBA student, but my program was basically a joint program with the business school, so I took a lot of business classes.

And I loved my accounting classes so I entered a MAcc program right out of college. I'm in my first semester.
I interned in accounting too. I've done 3 private accounting internships so far.

And... I hated it. Working in accounting wasn't nearly as intellectually stimulating as STUDYING accounting.
But at first I thought, let's just stick with it until I get my CPA and a few years of audit experience, and that'll open a lot of doors. But I've been realizing that's not even the case. Also I'm in a 2 year MAcc program, so if I want to get a CPA, I'd have to commit at least 4-5 years, and I just don't think I have enough patience to do that.

I'm currently taking a finance class in my MAcc program and I'm really loving it. In my experience so far, it's similar to accounting but I get to do more macro-level critical thinking. And my personality has completely changed over the last few months too (I went through some s*** in my personal life). Before I was more risk-adverse, but now I need more excitement in my life and I don't give a f*** about stability.

On top of that, the only on-campus Big4 interview that I had (which I thought I did really well on) didn't go well. And now I'm completely discouraged. I hate school, and the idea of being in school for 2 more years suffocates me. I want to get myself out there and actually do something tangible. I'm seriously considering dropping out and finding whatever entry level job in finance. (I don't have high expectations. Just whatever I can find.) But I'm not sure if it's a wise decision or how to go about it.

Please help. Thanks everyone.

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