[Yes, at the time this is posting, I’ve already even completed a master’s degree. I’m gonna need you to go ahead and imagine/pretend with me that this is 2020 haha.]
As we’re continue to catch up from all we’ve missed, let’s talk about school!
[To anyone who missed it, I quit school about 10 years ago (when I was like a sophomore), dropping out after 3 semesters in a row of being in and out of the hospital – and getting a job that seemed kinda good haha.
I feel like I must have told that story somewhere on this blog already haha. [If not, let me know and I’ll get deeper into it!]]
Back in the late spring, when everything was going online. One of my old professors reached out and told me that Berklee was going to be completely remote in the summer. And if I ever wanted to go back, *right now* was the time [as something huge and world-changing like this is so unlikely to ever happen again].
I thought why not!
College is a subject on this blog that’s been touched on now and again. I’ve always thought about going back, or maybe getting a degree from somewhere else, if I never could go back to Berklee (e.g. Harvard Extension School, which you can do practically completely online).
It’s never been a main priority. And to my knowledge, it’s never truly held me back in my life. But… it doesn’t become an issue until it’s an issue. And if it’s ever an issue, it’s probably too late to do something by the time you’d need to. [e.g. if it is an absolute requirement for a job or fellowship or something you reeeeeeally want, and they want to hire you, depending on the place/the rules, if you don’t have it, but the time you could fix the ‘problem’ [if they’re not willing to waive rules], you’re most likely long-gone, and someone else is most likely long-in.
So, while it’s never been a problem, it’s not bad to be prepared!
Once you’re in at Berklee, you’re “in for life” – that’s what they always say.
So, there isn’t a HUGE process in coming back. Basically, you just declare you want to. (There are *some* other steps than that, but that’s the big giant step you gotta do.)
So, I did that. And you know what? Let’s just get into it in an overly detailed way, because we’ve got time. So, I’ll talk more about this tomorrow!