Friday, January 29, 2010

#24 Reason I Hate Film School . . . It's tough to get parents to agree to it.

Let's face it. Even with big dreams, for most of us, our parents play a huge role when it comes to how we can work to achieving those dreams. We need to get a job and be able to sustain ourselves before we can become independent from our parents. And to get a good job that pays well and is something we love, we need to go to school and learn how to do so.

There's an irony there somewhere, I'm sure.

The thing is, as supportive as our parents would be to seeing us fulfilling our dreams and ambitions, once they see the price tag of what film school would be like, they're not exactly going to be onboard just like that. There's the expenses for school on top of equipment under equipment.

We all know these things don't come cheap, but we should be able to give our parents reassurances that the money they spent on us won't go to waste and that we actually get to use our education to further our lives. Things like a reputable school that's established itself in helping the students with their dreams and even helping the students find jobs even after they've graduated will surely come a long way for parents to helping their children. And it would help if they're not so heavy on their checkbooks either.

I don't think parents would want to shell out thousands for the possibility that the most that their kids would be doing would be shut inside a classroom and watch movies in and out. They're most likely to say "Go to the cinema."

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