[Music] annenberg [Music] media additional funding is provided by the stratford foundation the arthur vining davis foundations geraldine r dodge foundation george i alden trust and alfred e chase charity foundation kevin i can write my songs on a computer they have a computer lab it opens up the possibilities what's the possibility of getting some food in this house soon i'm going grocery shopping tomorrow put what you want on the list i can't believe how many forms i have to fill out i can't believe we're out of cereal put it on the list rebecca casey 1097 e
street apartment number three boston mass 02168 we're almost out of peanut butter i just bought that jar hey look a coupon two for the price of one i know put it on the list phone number six one seven six eight six seven seven three one age twenty eight father patrick casey mother margaret casey deceased we should get more cookies gee they want to know everything my interests hobbies sports awards on and on i'll be here all night do you think this college thing is a good idea yeah for me it is it's the only way
i'm going to get anywhere in the music world when are you going to give up junk food and eat something healthy when healthy food tastes as good as cookies and peanut butter goodnight i hope i can make it mom [Music] i am late for school don't drink from the carton milk dates better this way you drive me insane why are you wearing shorts and a tie high school graduation pictures what do you mean graduation pictures you know they take a picture from here up they don't take a picture of your legs are all your exams
finished i just have my math fine kevin beck don't worry math is a breeze i gotta go hi dad bye dad don't slam the door thanks hi dad why are you up so early where's my coffee what this is this yours i'm sorry that's okay i'm late anyway i'll get coffee at work what's that it's my application to the boston school of music i have to mail it today oh not another school application yes another school application by the way does kevin ever tell you how his final exams are going no he he doesn't tell
me anything i try to talk to him but he has a final today i don't even know if he's studied for it he won't graduate if he doesn't pass his exams i'll talk to him i have to go your lunch is in the fridge do you have enough change for the bus yes i have some thanks becky don't slam the door [Music] thanks [Music] sandy hey carl you just made it is everything okay i was up late last night no with this look what is it it's a brochure from the boston school of music i
sent my application in this morning good for you this place looks expensive it is but it'll be worth it if i get accepted and if you don't get in i've got my backup schools maybe i'll get into one of them how many colleges are you applying to four four why so many that's a lot of work and a lot of money just to apply but i've been dreaming of this for a long time your dreams are so big exciting i mean my dreams are real simple get married have a family stuff like that no i
can't explain it i just want to know everything i can about music i'll get my degree and make something myself well when you become a big star and you get your first hit song don't forget your friends here at the factory me forget never i'll even send you a free copy oh you're all hard make your dreams come true at the boston school hello apply now yeah ah you're home early it was a half day today oh come on i just had one final in graduation pictures what's that my cap and gown let me show
you smells funny and the cap how about it kevin casey high school graduate uh it's too bad your mother can't see you now for lunch kevin come sit here rebecca and i are both worried about your finals how was your exam today a breeze math is my best subject it was an easy test well good what about the others science and history dad give me a break i'll pass them all flying colors this won't even cover my bills your whole paycheck yeah i lent some money to jack i can sure kiss that money goodbye why
are you so hard on jack you know he's really a good guy i'm sorry i just don't think the let's forget it i'd like to catch this chick please do you have an account at this bank yes could i see some form of identification please why do i always have to show matt he's a new teller hey they do it for your protection right so we have to show our id every second 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200. thanks hi i'd like to deposit this whole check into my savings account please
how do you live without cash i get money from the cash machine forty dollars at a time oh i can't stand your rebound don't they charge you for these cash machines depends on what kind of account you have and whether you have enough money in it and you have that much money saved how else am i going to pay for college save save save do you know about this videotape the boston school of music yeah this is the music school that becky wants to go to why doesn't she study something practical like business she'll never
make any money with a degree in music you never know now let's review and discuss the story kevin is rebecca's brother he's a senior in high school kevin casey high school graduate patrick casey it's patrick casey's rebecca's father yes hi dad rebecca's mother died long time ago rebecca meets her best friend sandy in the factory hey girl you just made it there's a big difference between those two women rebecca and sandy your dreams are so big exciting i mean my dreams are real simple get married have a family stuff like that i just want to
know everything i can about music i'll get my degree and make something myself i don't think it's um it's good to judge what is right what is wrong and it's just a personal choice and sandy if that's really what she wants to do and have a family settle down that's fine and you can also do both i think these days married women are not stuck just sitting home and having children i think i think you can have a career and do whatever you want so these two things are not really conflict with each other you
can have both if you can manage it well in both situations you gain something you lose something at the same time too [Music] annenberg media [Music] for information about this and other annenberg media programs call one eight hundred learner and visit us at www.learner.org additional funding is provided by the stratford foundation the arthur vining davis foundations geraldine r dodge foundation george i alden trust and alfred e chase charity foundation
