<p>Right now, I'm currently 16 years old. I've been contemplating which college I should attend once I graduate from high school. I plan on going Ivy league, as I've set my goals high to live a comfortable and accomplished adult life. First, I'd like to say that my language skills are very developed for my age, and I have always been years ahead of my required reading and writing level. The simplicity of the English language for me has encouraged me to pursue challenging foreign languages to suffice for my lack of difficulty in my own language. This has lead to me over the past few years experimenting with many, many languages. I can safely say that I have general knowledge of over 15-20 languages and average skills in Mandarin and written French; this being tested when I was tested in naming random languages just by hearing a sentence from each. My interest in this has pushed me into pursuing International Business as a major in college. This should be a fairly easy and enjoyable career for me, as it blends my knowledge of language AND my interest in foreign countries together!</p>
<pre><code> I also have an interest in pursuing music. Even though my preferred school for this is The Juilliard, it's safe to say that I simply do not possess the prodigal talent required for such a prestigious music school; Therefore, I'm forced to find a school of the arts which offers a rigorous and reputable course in the matter that The Juilliard does. My skills in my Flute in my Freshman year of high school were boldly up to par with a talented Junior flautist. I was also the only Freshman player in my section capable of a vibrato! (youtube it!) I also have an advantage over my classmates; I own a pricey score producing software which helps teach chords, terms, and advanced musical terms. In short, my skill surpasses those in the same year as me, and I know that I'd easily qualify for a great musical college, I just don;t know which one's for me.
Lastly, philosophy has always been a major interest to me. My entire family is full of smart people who spill interesting random facts at very family event, and this has influenced me into the field of philosophy. The History Channel International and National Geographic are amongst my favorite television channels, with the Travel Channel topping my list. I find myself on Wikipedia for hours on my lazy days searching random things. I've read every page on the basic human anatomy at least twice, and I love searching for random historical events and people. I'm always on "cracked.com" , clicking on any article with interesting facts on it, and I stay on this website for hours at a time, walking out of my room with a magazine's worth of knowledge. I believe my love of wisdom coincides with my yearning to learn languages, and my dream of traveling the world in search for historic monuments and interesting cultures. My only problem with philosophy is that I'm not sure if there's even college classes for it, and I'm definitely not sure where to find them if there are.
So in general, what colleges would you recommend for me? And possibly, is there a career that blends Philosophy and International Affairs/Languages together? And what college would you recommend I look into for music?
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