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No idea what to do...kinda?

Hey guys, I haven't really posted on here before but I am actually at a loss on what to do rn.
I'm a final year uni student and I've been looking at what to do after uni. I study music but I don't necessarily want to be a musician. I like working in the background and building relationships with people. I want to help people.
I've been looking at graduate schemes, but the only problem is that I don't see any in the creative field. I was wondering if anyone knows any websites where I could find some more information at least.
I think a music therapist is the best job for me, but I'm in the UK n as far as I know, only 7 unis do music therapy degrees. I don't see myself doing postgrad. not because I don't want to, but my family is poor, and postgrad loans work different. There's no unis even close to where my family home is, so I can't study music therapy, which sucks.
I want to get some form of income while doing a creative job that can help people. I might be asking for too much, I understand that.
Music has a lot of transferable skills, so I'm not so much worried about not getting a job, I know if I just settled for any job I'd get it, even though that sounds very egotistical.
Realistically, I have no way of becoming a music therapist anytime soon, but i hope I could get some help from you guys about different jobs in the creative field.
This is the last option I have before just settling for a job or graduate scheme i have no passion in, for now anyway.

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by daciacall
Hey guys, I haven't really posted on here before but I am actually at a loss on what to do rn.
I'm a final year uni student and I've been looking at what to do after uni. I study music but I don't necessarily want to be a musician. I like working in the background and building relationships with people. I want to help people.
I've been looking at graduate schemes, but the only problem is that I don't see any in the creative field. I was wondering if anyone knows any websites where I could find some more information at least.
I think a music therapist is the best job for me, but I'm in the UK n as far as I know, only 7 unis do music therapy degrees. I don't see myself doing postgrad. not because I don't want to, but my family is poor, and postgrad loans work different. There's no unis even close to where my family home is, so I can't study music therapy, which sucks.
I want to get some form of income while doing a creative job that can help people. I might be asking for too much, I understand that.
Music has a lot of transferable skills, so I'm not so much worried about not getting a job, I know if I just settled for any job I'd get it, even though that sounds very egotistical.
Realistically, I have no way of becoming a music therapist anytime soon, but i hope I could get some help from you guys about different jobs in the creative field.
This is the last option I have before just settling for a job or graduate scheme i have no passion in, for now anyway.

If you want to help people, have you ever thought of teaching? I know it might not be for you but it is usually just an extra year of uni before you go into placements so the student debt wouldn't be massive.
Your only other option would be to take some time out and work a job to get some money to then go and do the music therapy degree you suggested before.
Really all it depends on what you want to do most, and once you know don't let anyone stop you on your path to getting there.
Good luck and I wish you all the best!

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by stilllearning123
If you want to help people, have you ever thought of teaching? I know it might not be for you but it is usually just an extra year of uni before you go into placements so the student debt wouldn't be massive.
Your only other option would be to take some time out and work a job to get some money to then go and do the music therapy degree you suggested before.
Really all it depends on what you want to do most, and once you know don't let anyone stop you on your path to getting there.
Good luck and I wish you all the best!

I have thought about teaching, primary school level. I'd love to but I don't think I'm the teaching type. people say im nurturing, like a mother lol but teaching is something I could definitely do, and right now seems like the best option. Thank you so much for your help!!

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