After being a musician for most of his life, senior Miles Gelman will follow his ultimate dream of attending Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts. 

“I’ve been wanting to go to Berklee since seventh grade,” Gelman said. “When I first found out I was accepted, I decided I’m going here. I set my mind to it, and I just kept trying to pursue it.”

In doing so, Gelman is one of the only seniors going to college to simply become a musician with the hopes of making it far.

“I’m excited to play music and be surrounded by people who love music, play music and do everything involving music,” Gelman said. “I’m going to Berkeley for filming and video scoring which is writing [and] arranging music for movies, TV shows and that type stuff.”

While trying to make it his profession, Gelman will certainly experience many setbacks simply because of the competitiveness of college. 

“I’ll probably be in debt for the rest of my life — it’s very expensive even with multiple scholarships,” Gelman said. “If that works out, great. If it doesn’t, oh well — I’ll be in debt.

Despite the future challenges that may arise from choosing such a competitive school, Gelman wants to experience college to the fullest.

“High school has been really, really fun. Leaving it seems weird because you’ve always looked forward to high school your entire life and now that it’s over, I’m kind of questioning if I got everything I wanted out of high school,” Gelman said. “I’m excited to be learning new stuff, and I have never lived in a city before so it’ll be something a lot different than what I’m used to — hopefully I’ll be able to survive in the city life.”