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thesbohemian · 10-14-2004, 04:53 PM

Awwww. Thanks, Catherdingmom. You won’t have to worry about it, though, cuz they’re comin’ to see ME!

This group has been sort of therapeutic to me in this whole process, so I don’t mind giving back at all. Shoot. I keep saying I’m gonna stop posting, but I keep coming back, anyway.

Looks like the whole making a living as an actor thing is coming up again, so I guess I’ll practice a little more self-therapy at the expense of a little bandwidth. The following is essentially how I feel about the whole question:

I can only speak for myself and maybe I’m arrogant, but I’m not worried about making a living with a BFA in Acting at all. My mom likes to call it a “BFA in Table Waiting,” but that’s okay. I actually LIKE waiting tables. Beats the doo doo out of working in an office. I can keyboard at around 100 wpm and am fairly computer literate, so I can always pay the bills that way if need be. I’d make a great receptionist, too. If you knew me, you’d also know I can sell ANYTHING. You don’t need a business degree to sell real estate or insurance and people who are good at it can make lots of money. Commissioned sales leave your time flexible to audition, too. Besides, with a BFA, things don’t stop there education-wise. I could move on to get a MFA. As Doctorjohn implied above, I may find I’ll need one, anyway. I could use that to teach at the college level and maybe even go for a PhD and chair a department. Then again, I could just get a teaching certificate and teach high school drama. I’m also fluent in German, semi-fluent in Spanish, and my current plan is to learn Russian in college, so I could always get a Masters in International Business after maybe taking a few basic business classes at a cheap community college. Law school is a possibility, too, though I’d probably hate my life if I did that. Ya never know … I might just end up marrying a rich dude! LOL

Really, what’s a Bachelor’s degree worth these days in most things career-wise? You’re no more likely to be the next Donald Trump with a business degree than you are to be the next Julianne Moore with a BFA. Most people don’t end up doing what they studied in college, anyway. Ya know … I have a cousin who graduated Cum Laude from a fairly well-respected Business department at a state university. Know what he does? Assistant Manager at Blockbuster. I was making more money than him waiting tables last summer. Of course, I won’t do ANY of those other things until I’m at least thirty and have given the love of my life a real go. Fact is, I must act. I’ll be fine.

Maybe I’m not spoiled and materialistic enough to understand all the talk about the slight chance of making a decent living at this. I’m from a single parent, two-child household living off a nurse’s salary. I’ve never had a lot and I feel like I can live with less as long as I’m doing something I love. I hope this doesn’t come off as a rant, but I somehow felt the need to chime in.

10-14-2004, 04:53 PM	#15
thesbohemian Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Threads: 19 Posts: 294	Awwww. Thanks, Catherdingmom. You won’t have to worry about it, though, cuz they’re comin’ to see ME! This group has been sort of therapeutic to me in this whole process, so I don’t mind giving back at all. Shoot. I keep saying I’m gonna stop posting, but I keep coming back, anyway. Looks like the whole making a living as an actor thing is coming up again, so I guess I’ll practice a little more self-therapy at the expense of a little bandwidth. The following is essentially how I feel about the whole question: I can only speak for myself and maybe I’m arrogant, but I’m not worried about making a living with a BFA in Acting at all. My mom likes to call it a “BFA in Table Waiting,” but that’s okay. I actually LIKE waiting tables. Beats the doo doo out of working in an office. I can keyboard at around 100 wpm and am fairly computer literate, so I can always pay the bills that way if need be. I’d make a great receptionist, too. If you knew me, you’d also know I can sell ANYTHING. You don’t need a business degree to sell real estate or insurance and people who are good at it can make lots of money. Commissioned sales leave your time flexible to audition, too. Besides, with a BFA, things don’t stop there education-wise. I could move on to get a MFA. As Doctorjohn implied above, I may find I’ll need one, anyway. I could use that to teach at the college level and maybe even go for a PhD and chair a department. Then again, I could just get a teaching certificate and teach high school drama. I’m also fluent in German, semi-fluent in Spanish, and my current plan is to learn Russian in college, so I could always get a Masters in International Business after maybe taking a few basic business classes at a cheap community college. Law school is a possibility, too, though I’d probably hate my life if I did that. Ya never know … I might just end up marrying a rich dude! LOL Really, what’s a Bachelor’s degree worth these days in most things career-wise? You’re no more likely to be the next Donald Trump with a business degree than you are to be the next Julianne Moore with a BFA. Most people don’t end up doing what they studied in college, anyway. Ya know … I have a cousin who graduated Cum Laude from a fairly well-respected Business department at a state university. Know what he does? Assistant Manager at Blockbuster. I was making more money than him waiting tables last summer. Of course, I won’t do ANY of those other things until I’m at least thirty and have given the love of my life a real go. Fact is, I must act. I’ll be fine. Maybe I’m not spoiled and materialistic enough to understand all the talk about the slight chance of making a decent living at this. I’m from a single parent, two-child household living off a nurse’s salary. I’ve never had a lot and I feel like I can live with less as long as I’m doing something I love. I hope this doesn’t come off as a rant, but I somehow felt the need to chime in.