I wounder if you can help me finnish my screenplay . Scott, please know I don't have answers to everything, and feel awkward giving you advice about your college education. Therefore, you do need to have something to fall back on. There is some merit to having a degree. Studios and agencies want new business graduates to knock on their doors.
Animation companies love art students.
As for writers, all you need to do is write. There is no degree necessary. The only thing I suggest is that if you want some experience where you can make some mistakes, a film school is a great place to try things out. Also, regarding your format question, a film school can show you just what to do. In my teachings, I had such problems reading students' scripts that I wrote a book about format.