I sat there at my desk wondering why in the world I chose this career. Why psychology? I always knew I wouldn’t be happy doing this, but here I am doing the same old boring thing as always. I could have fulfilled my dreams but I was too busy pleasing everyone else. I wanted to be a high school band director. Sure, it wouldn’t pay much but I would be doing something I love. I would be making music and making an impact on kids lives. According to my dad, though, that wasn’t a “practical job”. Ever since I was about 10 my dad had been on my case about going to college and getting a practical, good paying job. When my dad used to ask what I wanted to go to college for, I would tell him that I wanted to major in music. Every time I
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I was a musician and a really good one at that. I had gotten a full ride scholarship to UCA to be apart of their band. I remember the day I got my acceptance letter in the mail. It was a week before graduation and I had just gotten home from work. I was exhausted after the day I had (four tests, two presentations, band practice, and waiting tables at U.S. Pizza Co.). I walked in the door and my mom was standing there in the kitchen with an envelope in her hand and a big smile on her face. I set my stuff down, walked over to where she was standing, and took the envelope. The return address in the corner was UCA. I opened the envelope and skimmed through the letter. I was relieved to see that I had been accepted , but then I realized I hadn’t just been accepted. I had gotten a full ride scholarship! I looked at my mom with a surprised look on my face and she immediately snatched the paper out of my hand.
I had worked so hard for that scholarship. I spent months preparing to audition for it, and when it came down to the audition I thought I had blown it. I apparently did way better than I thought I did though because a year later I was starting college at UCA with a full ride scholarship. I decided to go with the more “practical” career so I majored in psychology and minored in music. I wish I would have gone with my gut and majored in music. I would be a lot more
I was a musician and a really good one at that. I had gotten a full ride scholarship to UCA to be apart of their band. I remember the day I got my acceptance letter in the mail. It was a week before graduation and I had just gotten home from work. I was exhausted after the day I had (four tests, two presentations, band practice, and waiting tables at U.S. Pizza Co.). I walked in the door and my mom was standing there in the kitchen with an envelope in her hand and a big smile on her face. I set my stuff down, walked over to where she was standing, and took the envelope. The return address in the corner was UCA. I opened the envelope and skimmed through the letter. I was relieved to see that I had been accepted , but then I realized I hadn’t just been accepted. I had gotten a full ride scholarship! I looked at my mom with a surprised look on my face and she immediately snatched the paper out of my hand.
I had worked so hard for that scholarship. I spent months preparing to audition for it, and when it came down to the audition I thought I had blown it. I apparently did way better than I thought I did though because a year later I was starting college at UCA with a full ride scholarship. I decided to go with the more “practical” career so I majored in psychology and minored in music. I wish I would have gone with my gut and majored in music. I would be a lot more