designer?
Well I am a student and I work as a freelancer designer. Trust me now at 3rd year of my studies I have gained a lot of things through it.
Firstly if you are creative and can look at things differently, graphics is something which gets very easy on you. Well am not kidding but trust me I have no clue how to use Photoshop or Illustrator but even though I achieved a lot.
I just do logos and poster work and it pays pretty well. So if you actually learn the stuff and invest yourself in it I am quite sure things will turn good for you.