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writes:Hello, everyone, I am sixteen years old and I have a 4.8 GPA at my school. My teacher told me that if I keep my GPA up I will be able to go pretty much anywhere college wise, which is great. I'd really love to study abroad. I do not really wanna attend college at my home state, I wanna study in a different country like in England or Canada or Japan or France...I just really wanna see the world and meet new people. I've been thinking about asking my dad to sign me up for the people to people program.(As for the language barriers, I've already taken the initiative to teach myself basic conservational phrases in different languages; although I did that because I really love studying different languages and not solely because I feel like I'm gonna be in a different country in two years)I know I shouldn't be hasty though because being so far away from home will not be like what I expect it to be like, when I grow up it'll be hard because I'll be living on my own and I'll have to get a job, drive, pay bills, and I'll miss home a lot too but I really wanna just see what's out there and learn brand new things.But even though I'm really good at academics, I am a performer at heart, I wanna get as much training and experience as a triple threat(which I know costs money) even if I don't become famous I wanna be an artist and touch as many people as I can. That is my dream.What I prefer to fall back on is something in the science field, like Chemistry, Microbiology, or Psychology.But I am afraid that if I major in these things that I won't be able to keep up with my arts as well because (and my father refuses to believe this) although I'm willing to compromise and make a back up plan for myself, my passion, the arts, is my primary goalI feel like dancing, singing, acting, writing, music. These are my niches but I know that it is better to have something to fall back on for money...So my questions areif i choose to major in the science field will I be able to take performing arts classes if the college I go to offers that?How much time will studying in the science field(or any field that is not the one that I prefer 'the arts') consume. Will I have time to take part in performing arts activities and still get my work done, or will one have to give?How do scholarships work? Like lets just say I keep my 4.8 GPA average up and this gets me free scholarships and free money to go to college. If I major in science for at the college I went to for free, will I continue to be able to go to colleges and study for free or will I have to start paying? Does it depend on how many grants you get?(I'm sorry I really don't know that much about scholarships or free money for college)And after I graduate from college, is it still okay for me to join arts conservatories or summer arts conservatories here and there or is there an age limit?My little pipe dream is that, like, I kind of wish that there was a way for me to study performing arts and sciences in a different country. I know that's a HARD path I'm trying to carve. You know at first I wanted to try and get a scholarship to just attend an arts conservatory like Julliard, or The Boston Conservatory or Theatre of Yugen's Japanese Theatre Arts Summer Conservatory.It's terribly busy in New York! As I expect it would be in the other places I aspire to go to...I have big dreams, what can I say exceptPlease guide me lol I'll have to major in something that is going to provide me with the money needed to do all of this stuff...unless I get free money by keeping my GPA up?
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reader, Candid Cally +, writes (12 November 2012):
Psychology and the arts go well together. There is a field of counseling devoted to exploring healing and expression through art and music. Psychology is an easier major than microbiology or chemistry. Psychology is more memorization and intuition than most other sciences.
Instead of going to college in a different country, look for good colleges in the USA that partner with an overseas institutions and offer summer programs or a couple of years abroad.
A 4.8 GPA is impressive, but it is extremely important that you are a well rounded student, you perform well on your standardized tests, and you have extracurricular activities as well. Not every college looks at your weighted GPA, some only want the unweighted (4.0 is the highest) GPA.
In addition to schools in NY, there are good schools in California that may meet your needs. London may also have colleges that would suit you well.
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