<p>RE: Racroce post #19 about Oscars:</p>
<p>This reminds me so much of when D was a competitive gymnast for 11 years and EVERYONE would say, “Are we going to see her in the Olympics one day?” I got so tired of explaining that not only was going to the Olympics NOT our goal, but that due to her birth date, she wasn’t likely to be the right age at the right level to be ABLE to compete, even if she had been good enough! GRR!! If I had a dollar for every time I heard that comment, I wouldn’t be needing scholarships! It was ALMOST as bad as trying to explain how competitive audition programs are!</p>
<p>On a different but related note, 30 years ago when I was in college, I majored in Communications with an emphasis in Television because I wanted to be a TV producer, actor, director or “something.” (I wanted to make “ABC Afterschool Specials.”) About midway through my Junior year, I realized I didn’t have the “fire in the belly” that it takes to pursue that career and I looked around to figure out what to switch my major to that would be more “practical.” Not wanting to add more years to my college experience, I decided to just go ahead and get my degree in Communications with an emphasis in Television and not worry about being practical.</p>
<p>You know, every single job I ever had after that required 2 things:<br>
- That I have a Bachelor’s degree (Not one employer cared what that degree was in) and
- That I be able to talk to people.<br>
That was it, and both of those requirements were fulfilled by having a degree in Communications, as they would by a degree in Theatre. So I never worry whether my child will be able to support herself. She will, whether she goes on to be a “star” or whether she starts a children’s theatre company or whether she works in customer service for some corporation somewhere. She will be just fine!</p>