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Re: Grad School or Job?

Author: J. J.
Date: 2009-08-13 22:31

You'll be sorry if you leave school with two or three degrees in your late 20s with nothing to show for it. Following your dreams is fine, but make no mistake that when you do that you are taking a huge risk to do so. It sounds fine to say "never look back," but when you're forced to look back it doesn't sound as good.

I'm not saying you shouldn't continue on in grad school, but I was about to write a post telling you to be wary of anyone using the phrase "follow your dreams," when I saw the above post. Things are never that simple, and all you can really do is make smart decisions along the way. I recommend you work as hard as you possibly can and if you do not get into your top choices for grad school, re-evaluate your plans. Many, many clarinet students have been forced to change careers at a later point when they saw the writing on the wall at a later point. It's good that you're thinking about this now, but the best you can do is just work hard and wait and see.

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