Encouragement for the Waiting

soozievt
Tue, 24 Feb 2015 04:55:39 +0000

I very much agree! Whether we are discussing high schools or colleges or MT programs, I think what matters most in the end is the person, and not which school they attended. The school is important in terms of fit and that the student enjoys the experience and learns a lot. But what matters after they graduate really depends more on the person than their school. I truly believe a person can be a success coming out of ANY school. It matters what the person does in order to succeed. And especially in this field (though it’s true of all graduates), a person who takes initiative, has drive, is motivated, and has a strong work ethic, is more likely to succeed. It takes all that and more. The degree is important, but it is not what will really take you places. You really have to go after things and not wait for things to come to you. So, an inner drive and very strong work ethic is really going to help make things happen for these MT grads. That type of person is who I see doing well in their early careers, based on observations of the peers of my young adult professional actor/singer daughter.