<p>I am currently 19 and beginning my first year as a Music Industry major at USC (transfer student), with an overall college GPA of 3.8. I am deeply into music and my dream is to become someone who can write, perform, and produce, and have great success at it. Yes, the typical rockstar thing, but it is a big goal, nonetheless. </p>
<p>So you might be wondering: what does this have to do with law? </p>
<p>Well, a few things. First off, while I love what I'm doing, I'm also realistic. While going to a prestigious university such as USC is nice, having a degree in Music Industry likely hardly carries any weight at all in such an industry as the music business. Because of this, I don't want to be the person in 5 years who is the typical "starving musician." In other words, I'd rather do something that I'm not particularly fond of and be able to eat, rather than do something that is my dream and starve. </p>
<p>So this is where law comes in. I'd still like to be able to be in the entertainment/music industry and I figure that my other option would be through law. I have developed a little fascination in copyright law recenty and could see myself doing something like that. This isn't to say that I would love to become a lawyer, I really wouldn't considering my musical aspirations, but with the difficulty of the industry being what it is as a musician, is this a viable alternative for me? I do very well in my writing/English classes, I have a love for philosophy/logic, and could see myself being good at it. But I suppose I just want to have a backup plan ready for me, in case the whole music thing doesn't work out. However, with the costs of law school being what they are, is this a road worth taking for what is perhaps a backup plan? </p>
<p>Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!</p>