 The University of Alabama is unique in that I applied as a history major on a pre-law track because it was one of the best pre-law programs in the area and then I turned around and changed my major to music composition. It was in one of the best schools of music in the southeast and there's not many schools that can say that they have both. I applied to the University of Alabama actually it was the only college that I applied to because of all the unique opportunities here that I just wouldn't find anywhere else. It didn't really matter to me that I'm only an hour and a half from home. It was the opportunities that were there. So I met with Dr. Z who is a composition professor over at the School of Music and I came out of that meeting convinced to try one major or one semester as a music composition major and never changed back to be honest. It's something I've stuck with that was my passion. He just convinced me to follow it. Being able to transition from the creative aspects of my music major into the more analytical aspects of the creative path to the MBA wasn't that hard actually. There's a very creative aspect to forming a business plan and trying to solve a problem trying to create a solution and it's something that really drew me to the program where these innovation projects that we get to do on a semester to semester basis. Well after I finished college I'm hoping to go into entrepreneurship, opening my own business and using my MBA to further my career as a composer. It was important to my parents that I give this a try because it's a unique opportunity that you wouldn't normally get. She saw the value of getting this MBA in half the time for a cheaper price tag and she saw that as absolutely invaluable to pair with my music composition degree.