Should I or Should I Not? HELP

MusicGeek15
Thu, 02 Jan 2014 18:13:05 +0000

Warning: This is not an extremely mathematic-based post. I am considering majoring in math. Please continue.

I am currently a junior in my second semester in high school. I love music passionately and have never taken any lessons, but I have the gift of playing almost anything that I can pick up. I would love to be a music producer, and I have taught myself how to read music. I know how competitive jobs for a music major are, and I also know that life in a music career can be very low-income and hard. Should I major in it?

Also, I am planning to double major. If I chose music, I will double major in music and film studies/cinematography. If I don’t chose music, I will major in mathematics and/or minor/double major with music technology/something else like engineering.

Being able to financially support myself on my own is very important to me. I love music and I will always have music in my life. I want to be surrounded by musical people and go to plenty of festivals. I understand that I can do that even if I major in something else. I like mathematics and am good at it, but I am not passionate about it. I understand that mathematics majors make a lot more money than music majors if they work hard enough. I also know that given the right opportunities, music majors can fulfill a life of their dreams. I don’t want to “make it” and become famous or anything. I just want to do what I love and be financially stable. If I pursue mathematics and technology, I would love it and incorporate music in somehow. I would devote my time to it and hopefully become very stable.

I am a female, top 10% of my class, multiple leadership positions in extracurriculars, very involved in the fine arts programs as well as very involved in the mathematics department. Planning on applying to Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech, UGA, Georgia Southern, Emory (maybe), Duke, Florida State, and a few others.

PLEASE HELP. Any opinions and/or advice will be greatly appreciated. This is what I debate with myself about when I think of my future.