<p>To make a decision on what “career” will be with you for the rest of your life?</p>
<p>I’m an upcoming Senior in High School, and I should really have a general idea on what I want to study.</p>
<p>I attend a special high school magnet program for acting. I absolutely love acting, but I DO need something to support myself while doing it. Not being narrow minded. But, Idk what to do. </p>
<p>I also LOVE to travel, study the world and human culture.
ANY advice? majors? careers out in the field?
I would LOVE to be a translator. But, idk. if that would even be useful? like, would it be internationally? Do you even need a degree to be a translator?idk. if they make much money (hence, why I’m ditching the BFA in Acting)</p>
<p>I’m very interested in:</p>
<p>Cultures,
Languages,
Foreign languages…
Biology (Neuro-Science)
and most important-Acting.</p>
<p>btw,
how can I keep my Acting career training still in progress?</p>
<p>Do you live in a large city? Do you know anyone in “the biz”? If not, and IF you really want to be an actor, you need to go to a school that can yield you some connections.</p>
<p>If you want to make money, you need a new career choice. I would never, ever recommend to anyone to go to college in order to get a degree that can support them while they try to do something else. That’s not what college is for (in my opinion).</p>
<p>It’s not going to make you money, but something you might find interesting is anthropology, or specifically, linguistic anthropology. To keep up on acting, perhaps double major or minor in theatre. Even if it doesn’t get you a career, you learn valuable skills with a theatre major.</p>
<p>You don’t need to map out your whole career with the pick of a major. Something like 80% of college students change their majors at least once.</p>
<p>Did you consider a career in fine arts management? Maybe that could be a viable job option that would keep you in touch with the performing arts.</p>
<p>I know several students of acting, but no actual actors. I wonder how many graduates of acting programs get to make a living in that field? Probably not many. It is wise of mikeyshypnotic to look ahead and be aware of employment prospects.</p>
<p>Thanks for pointing that out lkf. I guess it’s like saying, I want to be the next Jonas Brothers…so I’m going to college to major in Music! </p>
<p>I’m pretty sure I’ll just stick with the Theatre Minor. But, what if I WANTED to teach acting on the side. Would I have to major in it?
…and If I still wanted to learn about cultures and different languages so I could be sort of a translator, y’know? maybe for the UN. or something…or teach acting in a France, etc. or do something internationally like international affairs, etc?</p>
<p>Did you notice that the some of the things you are most interested in (acting and foreign languages) are areas where you will be judged by your ability above your paper credentials? While you can certainly learn things in college, you can become an actor or translator with no college education at all. Don’t give up…study languages and/or acting in college, but realize that there is a lot to be said for things like experience in community theater productions and like traveling abroad to immerse yourself in other cultures.</p>
<p>First, I would say that you do not need to make any hard and fast decisions right now. You should relax a little, get yourself into a school you love, and, once you are there, take some different classes you think would interest you and see what clicks.</p>
<p>Acting is fine and there is nothing wrong with having that dream, but I agree that it is not something you need to study in school. If you really want to, go ahead, but you are right, imo, to do theater as a minor.</p>
<p>Have you considered law? It is not the instant millionaire career that people think it is, but if you enjoy acting and communication you will probably love it. If you are or get fluent in a foreign language you may be able to be an immigration attorney and help people.</p>