#truly life can take u anywhere ppol take advantage of how easily stressed and susceptible teenagers are to planning out their lives

[miekasa]

hellooo ms mie so i was just curious to know how you chose your course for college. bc im currently in my final years of high school and im still in a dilemma on whether i want to do something which i love (which in this case is music) or do something that could give me a sustainable life with a stable financial income since its quite obvious that its not really guaranteed that u can get a well paying job when working in the music field unless you're some really renowned figure in the industry 🤒 but at the same time im also scared because i dont want my passion for music to be taken away? bc u know how the things u love can gradually turn dull over time when you're playing by the book and constantly following rules.. and its not much reassurance but a lot of famous artists nowadays have grown so much despite not studying music but then again ig its different for everyone right ? hm but then again music schools are just so expensive and i wouldnt wanna burden my parents by making them pay that much money for me to study something where a proper paying job isnt warranted yk 🙁

hhh sorry this turned into a rant 😭 its just that every time i tell myself that its gonna be okay even if i dont study music i suddenly see people on the internet who do study in music schools and it just looks so fun yk?

Hellooo my dear!! My response/advice got kinda long lol so I'll put it under the cut, but as for me, I kind of always had a general picture of what I wanted to do? Even tho I've graduated, I'm still hovering on just the right course, but I know I have time to figure it out. All decisions about and in college seem so final and stressful and it sucks, esp since you're in some of the most difficult and important (developmental) times of your life; but there's a strange kind of comfort in that too--know that college isn't final and you don't have to peak in college, so you don't have make the "perfect" choice right now, and you can always change your mind <33

Firstly, as I was saying, regardless of what you choose to do in college, you can always end up choosing another path later in life, or even right after if you feel like it's not the right fit for you! If you choose music in college and for whatever reason find that it doesn't live up to what you envisioned, then you can totally find a new route; and vice versa--if you choose something more traditionally financially stable and it just reinforces that music is the path for you, then you can 100% go into music after uni. Even tho it's chalked up to be a scary and important decision, you're, essentially 18 or 19 when you sign up for your initial major; no teenager can possibly predict what they'll want to do forever with certainty, so don't stress if you pick something and wanna switch it up later!

From the depressing capitalist perspective, I totally understanding wanting to pick something stable over something uncertain and it's such an unfair choice for anyone to have to make. However, it's plausible to do both! You can pick a major you're still interested in that you think might work better financially in the long run and for your parents' situation, and still do music as a hobby, or even a minor at some schools. Your passion doesn't have to be your career; and hobbies and personal ventures are just as valuable, as are people who do art/music full-time!

Whichever choice you make, remember that even tho it feels final for right now, it doesn't have to determine your whole life; and I wish you the best on your college journey!!!! <333