College

[Franken]

Originally posted by utahmom@Nov 11 2004, 12:18 PM
I didn't grow up in Utah, but BYU was the best place I could have gone. I loved it - I liked a lot of people - I liked feeling like I had to make my place among all the others who were great achievers. Its not impossible to get in. They do have an AWESOME business program but it is even tougher to get in. And as for being dumb in the business program ... not happening. Part of the requirements to get in are College Calculus and Statistics - not business math. And business is a good degree, especially if you find an emphasis within it. As for the music program, its good, but not the best available. There are a lot of talented musicians at BYU so it is pretty competitive. I would talk to your guidance counselor if that is the direction you want to go. She should have a list of the top music schools.

Ah,yes, Calculus and Statistics are what I do best :P Guess that'd be the way to go for me. Another thing, I had a chance to talk to Marvin Goldstein today (He was in Utah doing a few concerts and a clinic for piano) and one thing that really stuck out to me that he told me, is that it doesn't necessarily matter where you go to college, the big names and all that don't have a lot of meaning. Music is what you put into it, and how much you are willing to do for yourself. Music is not something that someone else can give you, you have to first want it, and then give it to yourself. He's so amazing, he's got such a handle on life, knows exactly where he's headed in life. The other thing that stuck out to me that he was saying, is that in being a musician, it's pointless to play for his own entertainement, or to just make money, he doesn't do that. He plays because he wants to do something for someone else, to give them something beautiful to listen to, to make them feel good about life, his concerts today, it was as if... you could feel the spirit there. Ah... I've never had such a great experience in my life before