RE: Motivation for college: education or salary?
July 22, 2013 at 3:05 am
(This post was last modified: July 22, 2013 at 3:05 am by rexbeccarox.)
(July 22, 2013 at 2:59 am)teaearlgreyhot Wrote:(July 21, 2013 at 8:53 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: Anyone that thinks the arts are "easy" degrees has no idea what they're talking about. Along with classes, lessons, tests (not to mention juries), and homework, I practiced five or more hours a day and had performances five or more times a week. Grueling.
I'm about to go off to grad school in a masters of music program so I'm going to get to experience that. I did my BS in a computer related degree while studying and practicing music mostly on my own. I hated my BS major even though I got good grades in it.
Good for you! What's your focus?
(July 22, 2013 at 2:27 am)kılıç_mehmet Wrote:(July 21, 2013 at 8:53 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: My music degrees are monetarily worthless. The field I wanted to go into required a ton of post-graduate work, and I didn't get offered any grant money for the schools I got into, so I didn't continue. I'm glad I went to college, and I continue my education by taking classes in other fields. I took a radio and television course that was a ton of fun. I just don't necessarily expect gainful employment as a result of these interests. I like education for education's sake.
Anyone that thinks the arts are "easy" degrees has no idea what they're talking about. Along with classes, lessons, tests (not to mention juries), and homework, I practiced five or more hours a day and had performances five or more times a week. Grueling.
Well, education for education's sake would require you to move up in the academic field my friend so that your education actually matters.
I uh... I think I mentioned that was my plan. It just didn't work out.
