<p>Hello everyone!</p>
<p>Thank you so much for your warm responses!!!
No one has ever called me an “inspiration” before !!
That just inspired ME. Hahaha. “One candle can light one thousand other candles” so to speak.</p>
<p>You have totally made me feel better about my decision to try and audition! I was expecting response to be more of like “Eh. You didn’t do much as a kid. You have no chance. Life is tough”… And I was totally prepared to accept that, since it can be the reality…</p>
<p>This is my first time thinking about this seriously, so that’s why I had little confidence.
My friends are all aiming for more “traditional” jobs [doctor, lawyer, engineer, etc.] and disapproved of me even thinking of majoring in music… since one of the girls in our group of friends has already toured in New York and played with Lang Lang when she was 14. And they all assumed I was trying to be a performer. They kept saying that I haven’t competed enough…</p>
<p>But I think my piano teacher is confident that I can get in somewhere if I work hard. I think I would be perfectly happy with most music related careers as long as it involved piano. </p>
<p>Few questions: Do conservatories “like” prodigy-type kids? Or a big list of repetoire? Or many awards, etc.? Or is it mainly auditions? I e-mailed Oberlin conservatory admissions officer, and he said that all they cared about is artistry, personality, performance, etc. and only cared about awards, list of repetoire etc. if it helped achieve the former qualities. Is that generally the same with all conservatories? </p>
<p>Once again, thank you all! I was really touched! All I want in life is to be happy 
Of course, happiness takes work… hahaha!</p>