My SMART Goal

  • My SMART Goal

    S - I will obtain a bachelor's degree in vocal performance from East Carolina University
    after completing two years at PCC
    M - in at least four years; two years at PCC and then transfer to ECU for voice
    A - by studying at PCC for the first two years and the School of Music at ECU for the last
    two years
    R - Yes, the goal is realistic. It is more important to first start out at PCC and get used to
    a college atmosphere and working rather than jumping immediately into school.
    T - in four years
  • Graduate from RCS!

    Graduate from RCS!
    The first step to completing my SMART goal is to graduate from RCS on June 2, 2017.
  • Attend Piedmont Community College

    Attend Piedmont Community College
    To help obtain the funds needed for future schooling, I'm going to attend PCC and work at the same time.
  • Continue studying with my vocal teachers

    Continue studying with my vocal teachers
    To get into ECU's School of Music, I have to meet a certain vocal criteria including studying songs in Italian, German, and French. I will keep studying with my voice teachers to help meet these requirements.
  • Audition for East Carolina's School of Music

    Audition for East Carolina's School of Music
    In order to even begin studying for voice, I have to audition for the School of Music to be accepted into the vocal program.
  • Graduate from Piedmont Community College!

    Graduate from Piedmont Community College!
    The second step to obtaining my SMART goal is to attend PCC for two years and graduate with an associate degree. During this time, I have a job to help finance my future schooling.
  • Transfer to East Carolina University!

    Transfer to East Carolina University!
    After auditioning and being accepted, I'm going to transfer to ECU and begin studying vocal performance in the School of Music!
  • Graduate from ECU!

    Graduate from ECU!
    I will obtain a bachelor's degree for vocal performance in two years and graduate from ECU
  • A Job!

    A Job!
    Finally, I will get a job with an opera company by graduating from ECU with a vocal performance degree!