Friday, January 29, 2016

School Series Response; University Vs. Conservatory

School Series; University Vs. Conservatory

First, here is a link to my video comparing Universities to Conservatories:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fMkd7VVHQQ

Now, a few follow up responses to my video.

1) There's a lot you seemed to not talk about.
     This is just ONE video in what will be a series. Each week (or so) I'll cover a new topic related to higher education and after posting this I realized I should have led with my second video. If you have a topic about higher ed you want to hear about let me know so I can include it if I'm not planning to already!

2) But what about the teacher being so important?
     I do mention in my video how important a teacher is! As I was making the video I realized just how much I had to say on that topic so it will be its own video. Keep a look out on either Sunday or Monday for this video to go up.

3) Thanks for mentioning the cost issue!
     This will also be its own video but yes it was pointed out to me that many teachers recommend university for undergrad because of lower costs and conservatories for graduate degrees which are shorter and make swallowing the debt much easier. We'll talk about how to navigate this more in a video on affording school.

4) Everyone is different how can you say what works for them?
     Each of these videos will be my OPINION based on my experiences. No one should take my words as absolutes (although I should point out that many do share my opinion). As I mention, though, your teacher is your best resource when trying to decide what is best for you.