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Coleman · 08-18-2005, 01:13 AM

it seems like you're trying to look at a career pathway in the wrong viewpoint. Instead of worrying about how much money something pays, see if you even have the skills for it.

I'm sorry, but when they say, "In America, you can be whatever you want to be." That's not the case. If you want to be an architect, you have to have experience in the field with a portfolio before you're even accepted into a college. You can't be a music performance major if you're "ok" at playing. You gotta be in those all-state ensembles in highschool if you want to be considered for it.

I'm going into Music Education. I'll admit it; the pay will suck terribly for the first years of my career--probably around $20,000. The most I'll probably make is $65,000/yr if I stick with the same school district for 35 years.

So you should think about what kind of skills you already have that you can build off from. Think about things that interest you. Trust me, you'll do alot better in a class that you like rather than struggling through a class that you dislike. Yeah, you need to think about salaries and stuff. Don't get me wrong. But I don't think it should be a major deciding factor.

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Coleman is Offline Major General Posts: 13,482 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: University Park, PA	08-18-2005, 01:13 AM it seems like you're trying to look at a career pathway in the wrong viewpoint. Instead of worrying about how much money something pays, see if you even have the skills for it. I'm sorry, but when they say, "In America, you can be whatever you want to be." That's not the case. If you want to be an architect, you have to have experience in the field with a portfolio before you're even accepted into a college. You can't be a music performance major if you're "ok" at playing. You gotta be in those all-state ensembles in highschool if you want to be considered for it. I'm going into Music Education. I'll admit it; the pay will suck terribly for the first years of my career--probably around $20,000. The most I'll probably make is $65,000/yr if I stick with the same school district for 35 years. So you should think about what kind of skills you already have that you can build off from. Think about things that interest you. Trust me, you'll do alot better in a class that you like rather than struggling through a class that you dislike. Yeah, you need to think about salaries and stuff. Don't get me wrong. But I don't think it should be a major deciding factor.