Music business?

morrismm
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:34:17 +0000

Some people will say “let her follow her dreams and major in what she wants” and others will say “tell her to major in something practical.”

Has her mom sent anyone through college? If not she may be thinking like the first type I described and I think that’s old school. With rising tuition costs college has become a HUGE investment. One that many people are starting to say is not worth it (especially in this economy). If I am going to spend tens of thousands of dollars I better be assured that I get a good return.



I can see both sides of a discussion on this thread. I used to be a strong advocate of the stance that undergraduate education should not be training for a job. Study whatever you want. And I still believe that the undergraduate education should develop a students ability to analyze, problem solve, write and communicate. I also think it should expose students to many areas of study not taught in HS, in other words a liberal arts education.

BUT… the world has changed. I am a parent, a boomer and what I wrote above may not apply in this day and age for several reasons.

1 Many more people are going to college. Not like when I went to college when just the degree was worth something.

2 (as plscat…said)The cost of college is so expensive, a student cannot really afford to major in something that won’t result in a job paying higher than they could have gotten out of HS.

3 There is such grade inflation that a high gpa certainly does not mean the student can analyze, problem solve, communicate, write…

4 Jobs today require more specific skills than when I graduated. Jobs require specific computer, engineering, accounting, science, etc skills.

If you are perusing a degree in a field where there is fierce competition (theater, sports, fashion) or declining (music industry), you should consider a double major or minor in a area that has job prospects and growth.

uskoofish–I would like to know what your D is doing in a couple of years. I sincerely hope it is in musical theater or vocal performance. It would be good if it was not pursuing an MBA like so many of my school’s music industry majors.