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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I attended UMD.  My two other colleagues attended Stanford and UPenn.  All three of us have to report to a boss who attended Berklee School of Music and he makes three times, around 900K, more than we do.  [/quote]

But how many Berklee School of Music grads work at your company in general compared to the three schools you mention?

However, you bring up another great point by mentioning Berklee.  I believe if you look at Julliard and Berklee from a pure average life outcome/earnings, they rank very low, with the average salary low and student-debt high.  Yet, they are both the top schools for music/arts in the country and I guarantee you people obsess about those schools as well.

Why is that the case?  Because everyone that gets accepted thinks they can be the next John Mayer or Quincy Jones (Berklee) or Anthony Mackee or Viola Davis (Julliard)...even though 98% won't.  In fact, the vast majority will really struggle in life from a $$$s perspective, so you could say that they are making poor decisions as well.[/quote]

Well, as a music major/theater major/performing art, it actually DOES matter where you attend.  That world is all about the connections for getting a job.  Study music at a top school and you will get your foot in the door for auditions, gigs, teaching, private lessons, etc.  It's an area where 1000 show up for the auditions for trumpet in a symphony, it helps with who you know to make the cut to the live auditions (sometimes they are blind, sometimes they are not).  When a smaller group is hiring, they ask for recommendations, and your connections will help you get the job.    Matters much more than most majors.  [/quote]

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