The other day I was talking to a lady who had her PhD in dance. She was able to teach dance all over the world, and she became a professor. The reality is that many people who get degrees in dance don't end up making all that much money, and if they dance professionally it's hard to keep up as they get older, the younger generation just has too much energy and agility to compete with, and your knees only hold out for so long. Not just for dance, you can ask any professional athlete. Speaking of which very few ever make the grade, but let's talk about that for a second shall we?
You see if you get a degree in fine arts from college or from a major university, it isn't going to be cheap, and even with all that debt that you've racked up in tuition and student loans, the chances of paying it off are slim to none in many cases. Yes, it's true those student loans will be guaranteed by the US taxpayer perhaps, but they're still going to want their money
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Well, it appears from this article that getting a degree in art or entertainment costs more than let's say getting an MBA or a law degree. That seems like a rather risky venture, and it's not that I don't believe that you should do what you love in life and something you have passion for, I do believe that to be true. But if you think you're going to pay off those expensive loans, think again, and consider your options more carefully. It's your choice in the end, but if you were worried about being broke while going to school, you may as well get used to it if you go for one of those high end art schools.
Well, perhaps what I'm asking is that you do a little soul-searching. Ask yourself if you really want a degree in art and to make it a career. Please consider all this and think on
In his article Ungar explains that one common misperception about obtaining a liberal arts degree is the cost. Many individuals argue that a liberal arts degree is an expensive luxury that most could not afford. Ungar disagrees when he writes, “But because of their commitment to expand need-based financial aid, the nets cost of attending a small liberal-arts college can be lower than that of a large public university.” (Ungar par. 19). This quote shows that achieving a liberal-arts degree can be more affordable to college
I came from Egypt in 2012 with a dream to become a successful person and going to college will be the first step to achieve this dream. And my experience in high school and doing a lot of research on the internet made it easy for me to choose the major that I chose (computer engineering),especially the area where I live in. The median salary of computer engineer in San Francisco bay area is $122,000. And I’m planning on just doing the bachelor degree and then find a job after that. I will not have to pay back a lot of debt because I am not going to take any loans in my 4 years in college. I will rely on the scholarships and the financial aid that I’m going to take from San Francisco State university and from the federal government. And even if I did take any loans, it will be worth it by looking at my salary in the
With the total price tag of a bachelor's degree from a top-tier U.S. College or university hovering around $150,000, even some of the most highly sought-after high school graduates are turning down universities like Yale and Stanford in favor of more economical options -- com...
The typical idea of a dancer is that they are tall, slender, full of energy, and lucky because they dance with all of the “stars”. Much of this is true, however, what many people do not think of are the many hardships that a dancer goes through in order to achieve their high status in the dance world. It takes much hard work and determination along with good direction to become a dancer. However, nothing good comes without a price. Dancers often times have many pressures put on them which can lead to physical and emotional damages. These damages occur through the pressures from the media, parents, teammates, and the stereotype that society has placed on dancers.
The debt associated with higher education is one of the biggest factors of deterrence for most people who are interested in college, and it is not at all surprising. 71 % of college seniors who graduated last year had student loan debt, and the average debt for a college student with a four-year degree is $29,400.This number has gone up an average of 6 % each year. Keep in mind that this is just the average debt, and there are students who are in debt upwards of $30,000 dollars (projectonstudentdebt.org). Now in order to understand why the debt is so high it is best to break down the different costs of higher education. The first and most important of which is tuition.
does our society fail to respect dance as a sport? Dancing as a career requires an incredible
In the U.S today the growth of students taking out student loans to help with daily finances and living expenses are increasing each year. That makes these young students to have an increasing debt on their name each year. To help students that are unable to pay back their student loans for any reason, lenders should have a forgiveness policy. If lenders would forgive student debt, it is said that this would stimulate the economy immediately. If this happened then credit markets would unfreeze, more jobs will be created and tax revenues would increase.
Alexander Hamilton once said, “a national debt, if not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.” The debt of the United States of America is by far excessive. As of April 27th 2014, at 7:45PM GMT, the estimated apparent debt is $17, 444, 8555, 980, 176.09; which makes each of the 318, 108, 108 citizens owe a portion of $54, 839.39 and demonstrates the daily increase in debt of $2.40 billion. Evidently, such a crisis did not arise over night. Numbers have steadily soared with the occasional dip and fluctuation. As for the deficit, the U.S. continues to spend more than it receives in revenue, adding to the cumulative debt. If the government continues expenditures in such increased amounts, the country will never eliminate its trillions upon trillions of debt.
...e a living, and you do arts, which you love. Also imagine you live in a luxurious apartment and have a job of an executive job for a major company but you hate that job. Would you rather choose to be an executive and do work you hate every day? Just because it is a secure path provided with staples of comfortable living high-salaried work? No. It is very unlikely that you will feel fulfilled or truly happy with your life.
I am contacting you because of the current financial aid issues that some students are facing. Such as for the students that don’t qualify for financial aid, and their parents aren’t helping them pay. Or for the students who get little help but are still struggling to find ways to pay for one semester of college and worrying about how to come up with ways to pay for the next couple of years.
...dance education is to continue growing throughout public schools and colleges in the United States, students, parents, and the rest of the community will need to stand behind their dance educators. Dance has always served a form of great exercise that allows people to express themselves through movement, and will continue to do so into the future. Dance education in the elementary level is a place that may need some help in child development, and the way to solve this problem is by getting classroom teachers who are skilled in dance and creative movement instruction. Dance education in the secondary level also needs to get highly skilled teachers who are also certified in dance themselves. It would also help attract more students if dance was presented in a different department other than physical education. Dance education in the college level is taught by certified dance instructors, therefore dancers in this level are able to explore movements, while being critiqued by someone who knows what is happening. Dance education has played a major role in the development of children of all ages, and will continue to do so, as long as dance educators and dancers have the proper support.
As we grow up, we are taught that after High School we have to attend college and earn a degree. Although graduating from a University and acquiring a degree will open more opportunities, it is not the only path that can be taken to become a successful individual. For graduates who feel that college is not for them, there is other available options including, starting a business, trade schools, military, or even becoming an artist. In this weeks Blog, as we interviewed our fellow students we found that each individual had their own game-plan and reasoning's behind the decisions and paths they plan on taking.
Having recently pulled through a tough time financially I would say that keeping an eye on where your money goes is one of the most important things one can do. My fiancé lost his job in early December and suddenly a two income home became half that.
Many states throughout North America don’t require art classes such as art, dance, drama, and music. Many states require credits of art classes in order for their students to graduate from high school. Schools in New York City note that not requiring arts classes in high school is a problem. Administrators from New York schools admit that “low income areas in NYC look to cut out art education because of tight budgets” (Raleigh). Many schools are making art classes either optional or eliminating them completely because they don’t have the funds to keep them. The many schools throughout North America that require art credits to graduate from
Getting your bachelor’s degree at an art school can cost you from $28,000 to $17,800 per year (at SANTA FE University of Art and Design in Santa Fe, New Mexico...