If you asked me 5 years ago what college I wanted to go to, I would have said USC. If you asked me now what college I wanted to go to, I'd still say USC. My mom went to USC and she even works in the Urology department (she's a finance manager). One of the doctors she works with always told my mom that if we need a letter of recommendation for USC, just ask him for one and he'll happily do it. It seems like that was always in the cars for me to go to USC, but I'm not sure if I can make it to that 12% acceptance rate. But let's pretend I did, what am I going to study and what will my career be? To be completely honest, I'm not too sure myself. When I was younger, I always said I wanted to be a doctor. But as I got older, I realized that being a doctor, while high paying, isn't the only profession out there. I started getting straying from the "pay well" jobs and looked at the "increased happiness" jobs. That's my code name for the arts. I know I want to be able to live a comfortable life, but enjoy what I do. I know that there's this thing about "oh artists can't make a dime and it doesn't get them anywhere" and that is all just a lie. There's this article from The Owl (a student site for Boulder High School in Boulder, Colorado) that I found myself agreeing with (link below). It stated the concerns of being in the arts and uses good sources to back up their opinions. Going back to me, I see myself probably doing something I love instead of something forced onto me by society. The job I want should allow me to work on my own terms and allow me time to be there for my family. If I get married and have kids, I want to be able to be there for them along with my own parents. There should be also be enough money to split between both families. This is subject to change, but in the end it'll all work out. (Hopefully...) Here's that link: https://bhsowl.org/5328/opinion/why-does-society-have-a-problem-with-creatives/ 

Also Happy ACNH and Doom Eternal Day (4 years already!) and Happy Birthday Chaz. You would've been 48 today. Hope you are celebrating in Heaven, dude. We're celebrating you here :)